Galaxy Tab S9 FE vs Lenovo Tab P12
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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 P12, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7050 and came out 2 months 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)
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Delivers 71% higher peak brightness (697 against 408 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- Much smaller footprint: 25% more compact case (65.4 vs 86.6 square inches)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
- Weighs 89 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab P12
- Has a 1.8 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 2200 mAh larger battery capacity: 10200 vs 8000 mAh
- Shows 23% longer battery life (30:46 vs 25:00 hours)
- 10% higher pixel density (273 vs 249 PPI)
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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 10.9 inches | 12.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2304 pixels | 1840 x 2944 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 249 ppi | 273 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 750 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.7% | 83.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 96.7% | 98.6% |
| PWM | 84400 Hz | 280300 Hz |
| Response time | 27 ms | 29 ms |
| Contrast | 1052:1 | 750:1 |
Screen space comparison
Tab P12
12.7″ (16:10 ratio) = 72.5 in2
Galaxy Tab S9 FE
10.9″ (16:10 ratio) = 53.4 in2
~35% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) | 293.3 mm (11.55 inches) |
| Width | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) | 190.7 mm (7.51 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 523 g (18.45 oz) | 612 g (21.59 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Green, Purple | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) | 559 cm2 (86.7 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (109th and 113th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (84th and 88th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | MediaTek Dimensity 7050 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 550 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 160 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 949 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3076 | 2392 |
| Single-core score | 1014 | 966 |
| Multi-core score | 2910 | 2424 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 306773 | 285232 |
| GPU | 92101 | 80158 |
| Memory | 125803 | 188153 |
| UX | 216534 | 247047 |
| Total score | 741211 | 800617 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [11 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 295 | 233 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10094 | 9630 |
| Video editing | 6776 | 5765 |
| Photo editing | 25266 | 28539 |
| Data manipulation | 10377 | 8000 |
| Writing score | 14346 | 15985 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-15 -> AzuNoBel | AnTuTu | 741211 |
| 📘 2026-03-27 (DanielDuca12) | AnTuTu | 696034 |
Lenovo Tab P12
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 2.2 |
| 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 13 |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | - |
| OS size | 29 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 8000 mAh | 10200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 30 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 (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:35 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:42 hr | 11:47 hr |
| Watching video | 12:33 hr | 17:12 hr |
| Gaming | 05:38 hr | 07:44 hr |
| Standby | 145 hr | 159 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| 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 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | 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 | July 2023 |
| Release date | October 2023 | July 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $349 |
| 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 - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
| 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 display, camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Lenovo Tab P12.
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