Galaxy Tab S9 FE vs Galaxy Tab S10 FE
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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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE, which is powered by Exynos 1580 and came out 1 year and 6 months after. 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
- Delivers 13% higher peak brightness (698 against 620 nits)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
- 67% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1240K versus 741K)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 34% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1360 and 1014 points
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 | TFT LCD |
| Size | 10.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2304 pixels | 1440 x 2304 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 249 ppi | 249 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 750 nits | 750 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.7% | 81.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 96.7% | 97.3% |
| PWM | 84400 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 27 ms | 32 ms |
| Contrast | 1052:1 | 1700:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) | 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) |
| Width | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) | 6 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 523 g (18.45 oz) | 497 g (17.53 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Green, Purple | Silver, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.82/5) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (108th and 83rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (83rd and 62nd place)
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Xclipse 540 |
| GPU shading units | 160 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 949 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3076 | 7019 |
| Single-core score | 1014 | 1360 |
| Multi-core score | 2910 | 3877 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 306773 | 491848 |
| GPU | 92101 | 298745 |
| Memory | 125803 | 187448 |
| UX | 216534 | 262140 |
| Total score | 741211 | 1240181 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | 94% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 295 | 657 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10094 | 12301 |
| Video editing | 6776 | 7055 |
| Photo editing | 25266 | 22426 |
| Data manipulation | 10377 | 10830 |
| Writing score | 14346 | 15855 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-15 -> AzuNoBel | AnTuTu 11 | 741211 |
| π 2026-03-27 (DanielDuca12) | AnTuTu 11 | 696034 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-31 (Avacada) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1356 / 3888 |
| π 2026-02-09 (Mike) | CPU Throttle | 87% |
| π 2026-02-07 (Mike) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1360 / 3877 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Mike) | AnTuTu 11 | 1260942 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Musicevolver) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 7019 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| 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 | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 29 GB | 29.5 GB |
| OS updates | - | 0 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8000 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:50 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:42 hr | 09:55 hr |
| Watching video | 12:33 hr | 14:58 hr |
| Gaming | 05:38 hr | 06:44 hr |
| Standby | 145 hr | 118 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4128 x 3096 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| 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: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| 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 6E (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 | 5.3 |
| 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 - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 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 | April 2025 |
| Release date | October 2023 | April 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $499 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.59 W/kg | 0.92 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Keyboard weight | 345 g | - |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE is definitely a better buy.
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