Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra vs Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus)
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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 S9+ (Plus), 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 Ultra
- Has a 2.2 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1110 mAh larger battery capacity: 11200 vs 10090 mAh
- Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (643 against 556 nits)
- Thinner bezels – 6.6% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus)
- Shows 13% longer battery life (30:03 vs 26:34 hours)
- Much smaller footprint: 22% more compact case (82 vs 105.5 square inches)
- 11% higher pixel density (266 vs 239 PPI)
- Weighs 151 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 | 14.6 inches | 12.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1848 x 2960 pixels | 1752 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 239 ppi | 266 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 930 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8% | 84.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.2% | 98.5% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
14.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 95.8 in2
Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus)
12.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 69.1 in2
~38% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 326.4 mm (12.85 inches) | 285.4 mm (11.24 inches) |
| Width | 208.6 mm (8.21 inches) | 185.4 mm (7.3 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.5 mm (0.22 inches) | 5.7 mm (0.22 inches) |
| Weight | 732 g (25.82 oz) | 581 g (20.49 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Yellow | Gray, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Area | 681 cm2 (105.5 inches2) | 529 cm2 (82.1 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) | 9753 | 9760 |
| Single-core score | 2127 | 2102 |
| Multi-core score | 5667 | 5600 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 605896 | 605896 |
| GPU | 452910 | 452910 |
| Memory | 229430 | 229430 |
| UX | 462701 | 462701 |
| Total score | 1750937 | 1750937 |
| Samples | [134 tests] | [134 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | 9 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1153 | 1153 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 96% | 91% |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Section 1 | 24 FPS | 24 FPS |
| Section 2 | 21 FPS | 22 FPS |
| Section 3 | 18 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5622 | 5623 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 79% | - |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3829 | 3890 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | One UI 6.1 |
| OS size | 40 GB | 40 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 11200 mAh | 10090 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 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:08 hr | 2:04 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:11 hr | 10:15 hr |
| Watching video | 12:20 hr | 16:47 hr |
| Gaming | 07:26 hr | 08:55 hr |
| Standby | 165 hr | 163 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 2) Ultrawide: 8 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 | 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/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 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) | $1199 | $999 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 |
| SAR (head) | 0.93 W/kg | - |
| 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 |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life is more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus). But if the design is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra.
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