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Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus) vs Galaxy Tab S10+

74 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus)
VS
79 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+
Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus)
Galaxy Tab S10+

Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 12.4-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on July 26, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus and came out 1 year and 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (2)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus)
  • Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (551 against 475 nits)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • 23% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2147K versus 1750K)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus) and Tab S10+ crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
21.0
(Mediocre)
Value Index
51.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus)
vs
Galaxy Tab S10+

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 12.4 inches 12.4 inches
Resolution 1752 x 2800 pixels 1752 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 266 ppi 266 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 600 nits 650 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2% 84.2%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 98.5% 100%
PWM 120 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 2 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus) +16%
551 nits
Galaxy Tab S10+
475 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 285.4 mm (11.24 inches) 285.4 mm (11.24 inches)
Width 185.4 mm (7.3 inches) 185.4 mm (7.3 inches)
Thickness 5.7 mm (0.22 inches) 5.6 mm (0.22 inches)
Weight 581 g (20.49 oz) 571 g (20.14 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Yellow Silver, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Area 529 cm2 (82.1 inches2) 529 cm2 (82.1 inches2)
Repairability - Average (2.86/5)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (54th and 38th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (40th and 26th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus) and Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus
Max clock 3360 MHz 3250 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek NPU 790
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 680 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus) and Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 9760 14151
Single-core score 2102 2080
Multi-core score 5600 6696
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus)
1750937
Galaxy Tab S10+ +23%
2147024
CPU 605896 678072
GPU 452910 766062
Memory 229430 253688
UX 462701 449202
Total score 1750937 2147024
Samples [134 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% 74%
Graphics test 9 FPS 14 FPS
Graphics score 1153 1846
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 91% -
Graphics test 21 FPS 30 FPS
Section 1 24 FPS 33 FPS
Section 2 22 FPS 30 FPS
Section 3 18 FPS 25 FPS
Graphics score 5623 7768
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test 23 FPS 30 FPS
Graphics score 3890 5071
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 14577
Video editing - 6819
Photo editing - 28036
Data manipulation - 17451
Writing score - 22642
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📘 2026-06-03 -> aurum00AnTuTu2147024
📘 2026-04-04 -> Taym721CPU Throttle79%
📘 2025-05-24 -> khoi1234GeekBench GPU14151
📘 2025-05-24 -> khoi1234GeekBench CPU2080 / 6696
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
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 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 6.1 One UI 8.5
OS size 40 GB 28 GB
OS updates - 0 years

Battery

Capacity 10090 mAh 10090 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (50% in 35 min)
Full charging time 2:04 hr 1:40 hr
Battery cycles - 2000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:15 hr -
Watching video 16:47 hr -
Gaming 08:55 hr -
Standby 163 hr -
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4128 x 3096 4128 x 3096
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4000 x 3000
Aperture f/2.4 -
Autofocus No -
Stabilization Digital -
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (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 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced July 2023 September 2024
Release date August 2023 October 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $999
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 - Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
SAR (body) 1.35 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 380 g -
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These tablets have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+. It has a better performance, gaming, software, and design.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
118 (48.6%)
125 (51.4%)
Total votes: 243

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man person 94 January 20, 2025 at 04:27 PM
Idk why people prefer the S9 Plus over the S10 Plus (at the time im posting this). People think that because samsung is using a mediatek chip the performance won't be as good as a snapdragon chip. With PROPER iOS-level optimizations in One Ui 7, the S10 Plus could outperform the M2 iPad Pro and match the M4 (in terms of AI performance/NPU, the 9300+ has higher NPU performance than the 8 gen 3 leading edition)
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no it doesn't... March 10, 2025 at 06:03 PM
barely anyone uses a tablet for just ai performance, with proper iOS level optimization te tab S10 ultra will barely even reach m1 levels let alone m2. and no Dimensity 9400 and snapdragon 8 elite or whatever could match m series levels of performance just yet
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