Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus) vs Galaxy Tab S9
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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 S9, which is powered by the same chip. 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+ (Plus)
- Has a 1.4 inches larger screen size
- Shows 30% longer battery life (30:03 vs 23:10 hours)
- Comes with 1690 mAh larger battery capacity: 10090 vs 8400 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
- Much smaller footprint: 20% more compact case (65.4 vs 82 square inches)
- Weighs 83 grams less
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 | Dynamic AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 12.4 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 1752 x 2800 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 266 ppi | 274 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2% | 83.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.5% | 98.3% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus)
12.4β³ (16:10 ratio) = 69.1 in2
Galaxy Tab S9
11β³ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~27% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 285.4 mm (11.24 inches) | 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) |
| Width | 185.4 mm (7.3 inches) | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.7 mm (0.22 inches) | 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 581 g (20.49 oz) | 498 g (17.57 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Yellow | Gray, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Area | 529 cm2 (82.1 inches2) | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
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Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 3360 MHz | 3360 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| 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 |
- 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 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9760 | 9692 |
| Single-core score | 2102 | 2093 |
| Multi-core score | 5600 | 5838 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 605896 | 623980 |
| GPU | 452910 | 451553 |
| Memory | 229430 | 275042 |
| UX | 462701 | 420840 |
| Total score | 1750937 | 1771415 |
| Samples | [134 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | 9 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1153 | 1156 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 91% | 94% |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Section 1 | 24 FPS | 24 FPS |
| Section 2 | 22 FPS | 22 FPS |
| Section 3 | 18 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5623 | 5635 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 89% |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3890 | 3917 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus)
No benchmark results yet
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-07 (Lello75) | CPU Throttle | 86% |
| π 2026-06-11 (Mohammad Abu Sayeed) | AnTuTu 11 | 1749561 |
| π 2026-04-30 (Vulpes) | CPU Throttle | 87% |
| π 2026-04-30 (Vulpes) | AnTuTu 11 | 1777999 |
| π 2026-03-03 -> Lello75 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2093 / 5838 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | One UI 6.1 |
| OS size | 40 GB | 40 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 10090 mAh | 8400 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 40 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:04 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:15 hr | 07:39 hr |
| Watching video | 16:47 hr | 12:06 hr |
| Gaming | 08:55 hr | 06:18 hr |
| Standby | 163 hr | 133 hr |
General battery life
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 |
| Camera features | - | - |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 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 | July 2023 |
| Release date | August 2023 | August 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $799 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.35 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 | 380 g | 423 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 S9+ (Plus).
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