Galaxy Tab S9 FE vs Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
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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 S6 Lite (2024), which is powered by Exynos 1280 and came out 5 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
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Comes with 960 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 7040 mAh
- Delivers 49% higher peak brightness (698 against 470 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 15W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 23% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (741K versus 603K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
- Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (58.4 vs 65.4 square inches)
- Weighs 58 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | 10.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2304 pixels | 1200 x 2000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 5:3 |
| PPI | 249 ppi | 224 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 750 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.7% | 81.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 96.7% | 92.5% |
| PWM | 84400 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 27 ms | 32 ms |
| Contrast | 1052:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab S9 FE
10.9″ (16:10 ratio) = 53.4 in2
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
10.4″ (5:3 ratio) = 47.7 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) | 244.5 mm (9.63 inches) |
| Width | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) | 154.3 mm (6.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) | 7 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 523 g (18.45 oz) | 465 g (16.4 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Green, Purple | Gray, Green, Rose gold |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) | 377 cm2 (58.5 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (109th and 134th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (84th and 104th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2400 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 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 160 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 949 MHz | 897 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS | ~229.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3076 | - |
| Single-core score | 1014 | 979 |
| Multi-core score | 2910 | 2029 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 306773 | 247569 |
| GPU | 92101 | 72099 |
| Memory | 125803 | 109735 |
| UX | 216534 | 174046 |
| Total score | 741211 | 603449 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [35 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 295 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10094 | - |
| Video editing | 6776 | - |
| Photo editing | 25266 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10377 | - |
| Writing score | 14346 | - |
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 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
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 | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.1 |
| 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 14 |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | OneUI 6.1 |
| OS size | 29 GB | 16 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 8000 mAh | 7040 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 15 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 70 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:42 hr | 08:57 hr |
| Watching video | 12:33 hr | 14:20 hr |
| Gaming | 05:38 hr | 05:24 hr |
| Standby | 145 hr | 134 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | - | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | - |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 15 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2023 | March 2024 |
| Release date | October 2023 | March 2024 |
| 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 - Ambient light sensor |
| Keyboard weight | 345 g | - |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 8 W |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024):
- A gyroscope is only included in the Wi-Fi model.
*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 S9 FE is definitely a better buy.
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