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Galaxy Tab S9 vs Lenovo Tab P12

70 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
VS
53 out of 100
Lenovo Tab P12
Galaxy Tab S9
Tab P12

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 Lenovo Tab P12, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7050 . 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)
  • 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1771K versus 800K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Delivers 43% higher peak brightness (584 against 408 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Much smaller footprint: 25% more compact case (65.4 vs 86.6 square inches)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab P12
  • Has a 1.7 inches larger screen size
  • Shows 33% longer battery life (30:46 vs 23:10 hours)
  • Comes with 1800 mAh larger battery capacity: 10200 vs 8400 mAh

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 and Lenovo Tab P12 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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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
64.6
(Average)
Value Index
49.6
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Galaxy Tab S9
vs
Tab P12

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 11 inches 12.7 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 1840 x 2944 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 274 ppi 273 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 83.2% 83.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 98.3% 98.6%
PWM 240 Hz 280300 Hz
Response time 2 ms 29 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 750:1
Screen space comparison
Tab P12
12.7β€³ (16:10 ratio) = 72.5 in2
Galaxy Tab S9
11β€³ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~33% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Tab S9 +43%
584 nits
Tab P12
408 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) 293.3 mm (11.55 inches)
Width 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) 190.7 mm (7.51 inches)
Thickness 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 498 g (17.57 oz) 612 g (21.59 oz)
Waterproof IP68 No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Yellow Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Area 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) 559 cm2 (86.7 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy Tab S9
83.2%
Tab P12
83.6%
Tablet Ranking (64th and 114th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (47th and 89th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 and Lenovo Tab P12
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 MediaTek Dimensity 7050
Max clock 3360 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (2 + 6)
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		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 550
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G68 MP4
GPU shading units 1536 128
GPU clock 680 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 and Lenovo Tab P12
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy Tab S9 +117%
2093
Tab P12
966
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy Tab S9 +141%
5838
Tab P12
2424
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy Tab S9 +305%
9692
Tab P12
2392
Compute Score (GPU) 9692 2392
Single-core score 2093 966
Multi-core score 5838 2424
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy Tab S9 +121%
1771415
Tab P12
800617
CPU 623980 285232
GPU 451553 80158
Memory 275042 188153
UX 420840 247047
Total score 1771415 800617
Samples [3 tests] [11 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy Tab S9 +396%
1156
Tab P12
233
Stability 97% 97%
Graphics test 9 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 1156 233
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% -
Graphics test 23 FPS -
Graphics score 3917 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 9630
Video editing - 5765
Photo editing - 28539
Data manipulation - 8000
Writing score - 15985
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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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Lenovo Tab P12
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 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
ROM One UI 6.1 -
OS size 40 GB -

Battery

Capacity 8400 mAh 10200 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 2:35 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:39 hr 11:47 hr
Watching video 12:06 hr 17:12 hr
Gaming 06:18 hr 07:44 hr
Standby 133 hr 159 hr
General battery life
Galaxy Tab S9
23:10 hr
Tab P12 +33%
30:46 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 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 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4128 x 3096
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Sensor - CMOS
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 5.1
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, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 -
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy Tab S9 +4%
89 dB
Tab P12
85.8 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced July 2023 July 2023
Release date August 2023 July 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $349
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Keyboard weight 423 g -
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 20 W
*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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