Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra vs Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra

Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 14.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on July 26, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra, 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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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
  • Shows 23% longer battery life (32:45 vs 26:34 hours)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2347K versus 1750K)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra and Tab S10 Ultra 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
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
51.9
(Average)
Value Index
41.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 14.6 inches 14.6 inches
Resolution 1848 x 2960 pixels 1848 x 2960 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 239 ppi 239 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 930 nits 930 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8% 90.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 98.2% 99.9%
PWM 240 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 3 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 326.4 mm (12.85 inches) 326.4 mm (12.85 inches)
Width 208.6 mm (8.21 inches) 208.6 mm (8.21 inches)
Thickness 5.5 mm (0.22 inches) 5.4 mm (0.21 inches)
Weight 732 g (25.82 oz) 718 g (25.33 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Yellow Silver, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Area 681 cm2 (105.5 inches2) 681 cm2 (105.5 inches2)
Repairability - Average (2.85/5)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (58th and 32nd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (42nd and 24th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
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 Immortalis-G720 MC12
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 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 9753 14163
Single-core score 2127 2135
Multi-core score 5667 7125
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 605896 676003
GPU 452910 788281
Memory 229430 368524
UX 462701 514308
Total score 1750937 2347116
Samples [134 tests] [64 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% 78%
Graphics test 9 FPS 14 FPS
Graphics score 1153 1898
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 96% -
Graphics test 21 FPS 31 FPS
Section 1 24 FPS 33 FPS
Section 2 21 FPS 31 FPS
Section 3 18 FPS 27 FPS
Graphics score 5622 8051
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 79% -
Graphics test 22 FPS 31 FPS
Graphics score 3829 5298
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
Web score - 14898
Video editing - 6833
Photo editing - 28407
Data manipulation - 17927
Writing score - 22497

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 28.1 GB
OS updates - 0 years

Battery

Capacity 11200 mAh 11200 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 (32% in 30 min) Yes (80% in 61 min)
Full charging time 2:08 hr 1:43 hr
Battery cycles - 2000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:11 hr 12:18 hr
Watching video 12:20 hr 18:28 hr
Gaming 07:26 hr 09:39 hr
Standby 165 hr 167 hr
General battery life
32:45 hr

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 60FPS
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 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Additional lens 12 MP 12 MP
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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) $1199 $1199
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
SAR (head) 0.93 W/kg 0.94 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
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 Ultra is definitely a better buy.

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