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Galaxy Tab S9 vs Google Pixel Tablet

70 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
VS
54 out of 100
Google Pixel Tablet
Galaxy Tab S9
Pixel Tablet

Here we compared two tablets: the 11-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on July 26, 2023, against the Google Pixel Tablet, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 3 months before. 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Comes with 1380 mAh larger battery capacity: 8400 vs 7020 mAh
  • 53% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1771K versus 1158K)
  • Shows 12% longer battery life (23:10 vs 20:42 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 15W)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Delivers 13% higher peak brightness (574 against 506 nits)
  • Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel Tablet
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 and Google Pixel Tablet 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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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
64.6
(Average)
Value Index
37.9
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Galaxy Tab S9
vs
Pixel Tablet

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 11 inches 10.95 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 1600 x 2560 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 274 ppi 276 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.2% 79.7%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 98.3% 94.9%
PWM 240 Hz 1108 Hz
Response time 2 ms 26 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 1022:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Tab S9 +13%
574 nits
Pixel Tablet
506 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) 258 mm (10.16 inches)
Width 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) 169 mm (6.65 inches)
Thickness 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 498 g (17.57 oz) 493 g (17.39 oz)
Waterproof IP68 No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Yellow White, Gold, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Area 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) 436 cm2 (67.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy Tab S9 +4%
83.2%
Pixel Tablet
79.7%
Tablet Ranking (64th and 113th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (47th and 88th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 and Google Pixel Tablet
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Google Tensor G2
Max clock 3360 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (2 + 2 + 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G710 MP7
GPU shading units 1536 448
GPU clock 680 MHz 848 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~759.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 and Google Pixel Tablet
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy Tab S9 +47%
2093
Pixel Tablet
1425
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy Tab S9 +61%
5838
Pixel Tablet
3633
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy Tab S9 +104%
9692
Pixel Tablet
4741
Compute Score (GPU) 9692 4741
Single-core score 2093 1425
Multi-core score 5838 3633
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy Tab S9 +53%
1771415
Pixel Tablet
1158921
CPU 623980 407685
GPU 451553 277802
Memory 275042 174019
UX 420840 299415
Total score 1771415 1158921
Samples [3 tests] [31 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy Tab S9 +60%
1156
Pixel Tablet
723
Stability 97% 99%
Graphics test 9 FPS 5 FPS
Graphics score 1156 723
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 94% -
Graphics test 21 FPS -
Section 1 24 FPS -
Section 2 22 FPS -
Section 3 18 FPS -
Graphics score 5635 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 89% 93%
Graphics test 23 FPS -
Graphics score 3917 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 7172
Video editing - 5860
Photo editing - 19954
Data manipulation - 9994
Writing score - 14930
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-11 (Mohammad Abu Sayeed)AnTuTu 111749561
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-30 (Vulpes)CPU Throttle87%
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-30 (Vulpes)AnTuTu 111777999
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-03 -> Lello75Geekbench 6 CPU2093 / 5838
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-12 (niko)AnTuTu 111771415
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Google Pixel Tablet
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 6.1 Stock Android
OS size 40 GB -

Battery

Capacity 8400 mAh 7020 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 15 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
Full charging time 1:30 hr 2:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:39 hr 08:17 hr
Watching video 12:06 hr 11:22 hr
Gaming 06:18 hr 05:19 hr
Standby 133 hr 105 hr
General battery life
Galaxy Tab S9 +12%
23:10 hr
Pixel Tablet
20:42 hr
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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 No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - No
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 -
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 5.2
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 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS -
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes -
Hybrid slot No -
LTE Cat* 20 -
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy Tab S9 +9%
89 dB
Pixel Tablet
81.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced July 2023 May 2023
Release date August 2023 June 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $499
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
Keyboard weight 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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 is definitely a better buy.

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