Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra vs Galaxy Tab S9 FE
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56
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Here we compared two 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 S9 FE, which is powered by Exynos 1380 and came out 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
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
- 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1750K versus 741K)
- Has a 3.7 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 3200 mAh larger battery capacity: 11200 vs 8000 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Thinner bezels – 9.1% more screen real estate
- Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor's TFT LCD)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 2.2
- 2.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2127 and 1014 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE
- Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (689 against 639 nits)
- Much smaller footprint: 38% more compact case (65.4 vs 105.5 square inches)
- Weighs 209 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 | TFT LCD |
| Size | 14.6 inches | 10.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1848 x 2960 pixels | 1440 x 2304 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 239 ppi | 249 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 930 nits | 750 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8% | 81.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.2% | 96.7% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 84400 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 27 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1052:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
14.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 95.8 in2
Galaxy Tab S9 FE
10.9″ (16:10 ratio) = 53.4 in2
~79% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 326.4 mm (12.85 inches) | 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) |
| Width | 208.6 mm (8.21 inches) | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.5 mm (0.22 inches) | 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) |
| Weight | 732 g (25.82 oz) | 523 g (18.45 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Yellow | Silver, Gray, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 681 cm2 (105.5 inches2) | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (58th and 109th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (42nd and 84th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Samsung Exynos 1380 |
| Max clock | 3360 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (4 + 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-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Mali-G68 MP5 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 160 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 949 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9753 | 3076 |
| Single-core score | 2127 | 1014 |
| Multi-core score | 5667 | 2910 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 605896 | 306773 |
| GPU | 452910 | 92101 |
| Memory | 229430 | 125803 |
| UX | 462701 | 216534 |
| Total score | 1750937 | 741211 |
| Samples | [134 tests] | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1153 | 295 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 96% | - |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 24 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 21 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 18 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5622 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 79% | - |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 3829 | - |
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 Ultra
No benchmark results yet
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-15 -> AzuNoBel | AnTuTu | 741211 |
| 📘 2026-03-27 (DanielDuca12) | AnTuTu | 696034 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| 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 | 29 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 11200 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 (32% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:08 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:11 hr | 08:42 hr |
| Watching video | 12:20 hr | 12:33 hr |
| Gaming | 07:26 hr | 05:38 hr |
| Standby | 165 hr | 145 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | - |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | No |
| 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 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 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 | - |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Additional lens | 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 6 (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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| DisplayPort | Yes | 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 | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2023 | October 2023 |
| Release date | August 2023 | October 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1199 | $449 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE |
| SAR (head) | 0.93 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.59 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 |
| 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 S9 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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