Galaxy Tab S9 FE vs Galaxy Tab S8
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Here we compared two 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 S8, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 1 year and 8 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)
- Delivers 29% higher peak brightness (698 against 541 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
- 70% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1259K versus 741K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 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
- 10% higher pixel density (274 vs 249 PPI)
- 67% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1696 and 1014 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | LTPS LCD |
| Size | 10.9 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2304 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 249 ppi | 274 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 750 nits | 550 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.7% | 83.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 96.7% | 91.7% |
| PWM | 84400 Hz | 62870 Hz |
| Response time | 27 ms | 29 ms |
| Contrast | 1052:1 | 918:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) | 253.8 mm (9.99 inches) |
| Width | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) | 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) |
| Weight | 523 g (18.45 oz) | 503 g (17.74 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Green, Purple | Silver, Gold, Gray, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) | 420 cm2 (65 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (108th and 89th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (83rd and 66th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 3000 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 160 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 949 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS | ~1675.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3076 | 7007 |
| Single-core score | 1014 | 1696 |
| Multi-core score | 2910 | 3656 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 306773 | 487311 |
| GPU | 92101 | 217104 |
| Memory | 125803 | 180940 |
| UX | 216534 | 374346 |
| Total score | 741211 | 1259701 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 295 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 79% |
| Graphics test | - | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2215 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10094 | 13237 |
| Video editing | 6776 | 7311 |
| Photo editing | 25266 | 27827 |
| Data manipulation | 10377 | 10976 |
| Writing score | 14346 | 15631 |
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 S8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-02-07 (river1337) | AnTuTu 11 | 1259701 |
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 | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | One UI 6.1 |
| OS size | 29 GB | 27.1 GB |
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 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:20 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:42 hr | 09:07 hr |
| Watching video | 12:33 hr | 11:46 hr |
| Gaming | 05:38 hr | 06:13 hr |
| Standby | 145 hr | 144 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 13 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 60FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Ultrawide: 6 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 6 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | - |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| 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 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
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 | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2023 | February 2022 |
| Release date | October 2023 | March 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $699 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 |
| SAR (body) | 0.59 W/kg | 0.87 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Keyboard weight | 345 g | 274 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 S8 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 44