Galaxy Tab S9 FE vs Lenovo Tab P11 Pro (2nd Gen)
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Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 10.9-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE (with Exynos 1380) that was released on October 4, 2023, against the Lenovo Tab P11 Pro (2nd Gen), which is powered by MediaTek Kompanio 1300T and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Shows 15% longer battery life (25:00 vs 21:42 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 20W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Delivers 10% higher peak brightness (693 against 630 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- 38% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1014 and 733 points
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab P11 Pro (2nd Gen)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- OLED display (versus competitor's TFT LCD)
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- Weighs 43 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | OLED |
| Size | 10.9 inches | 11.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2304 pixels | 1536 x 2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 5:3 |
| PPI | 249 ppi | 267 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 750 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.7% | 81.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 96.7% | 97.8% |
| PWM | 84400 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 27 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | 1052:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Tab P11 Pro (2nd Gen)
11.2″ (5:3 ratio) = 55.3 in2
Galaxy Tab S9 FE
10.9″ (16:10 ratio) = 53.4 in2
~3% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) | 263.66 mm (10.38 inches) |
| Width | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) | 166.67 mm (6.56 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) | 6.8 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 523 g (18.45 oz) | 480 g (16.93 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Green, Purple | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) | 439 cm2 (68.1 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (108th and 111th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (83rd and 86th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | MediaTek Kompanio 1300T |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | - |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
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| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | - |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | - |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | - |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Mali-G77 MC9 |
| GPU shading units | 160 | - |
| GPU clock | 949 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3076 | - |
| Single-core score | 1014 | 733 |
| Multi-core score | 2910 | 1976 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 306773 | - |
| GPU | 92101 | - |
| Memory | 125803 | - |
| UX | 216534 | - |
| Total score | 741211 | - |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 295 | 430 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 85% |
| Graphics test | - | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1249 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10094 | 10941 |
| Video editing | 6776 | 7070 |
| Photo editing | 25266 | 42225 |
| Data manipulation | 10377 | 10432 |
| Writing score | 14346 | 16574 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-15 -> AzuNoBel | AnTuTu 11 | 741211 |
| 📘 2026-03-27 (DanielDuca12) | AnTuTu 11 | 696034 |
Lenovo Tab P11 Pro (2nd Gen)
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | - |
| OS size | 29 GB | 23.2 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 8000 mAh | 8200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:25 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:42 hr | 07:12 hr |
| Watching video | 12:33 hr | 11:29 hr |
| Gaming | 05:38 hr | 06:05 hr |
| Standby | 145 hr | 123 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4160 x 3120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | - | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | - |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.0 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | - |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2023 | September 2022 |
| Release date | October 2023 | September 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $399 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.59 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| Keyboard weight | 345 g | - |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 20 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, battery life, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE. But if the display, camera, and gaming are more of a priority – go for the Lenovo Tab P11 Pro (2nd Gen).
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