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Galaxy Tab S9 vs OnePlus Pad

70 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
VS
63 out of 100
OnePlus Pad
Galaxy Tab S9
OnePlus Pad

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 OnePlus Pad, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9000 and came out 5 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)
  • 49% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1771K versus 1190K)
  • Delivers 31% higher peak brightness (584 against 446 nits)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Much smaller footprint: 14% more compact case (65.4 vs 75.8 square inches)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad
  • Comes with 1110 mAh larger battery capacity: 9510 vs 8400 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 45W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 and OnePlus Pad 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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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
64.6
(Average)
Value Index
58.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 11 inches 11.61 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 2000 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 7:5
PPI 274 ppi 296 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.2% 84.2%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 98.3% 99.8%
PWM 240 Hz 60 Hz
Response time 2 ms 20 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 1481:1
Screen space comparison
OnePlus Pad
11.61β€³ (7:5 ratio) = 63.8 in2
Galaxy Tab S9
11β€³ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Tab S9 +31%
584 nits
OnePlus Pad
446 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) 258.03 mm (10.16 inches)
Width 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) 189.41 mm (7.46 inches)
Thickness 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) 6.54 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 498 g (17.57 oz) 552 g (19.47 oz)
Waterproof IP68 No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Yellow Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Area 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) 489 cm2 (75.8 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy Tab S9
83.2%
OnePlus Pad +1%
84.2%
Tablet Ranking (62nd and 88th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (45th and 65th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 and OnePlus Pad
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Max clock 3360 MHz 3050 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 590
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G710 MC10
GPU shading units 1536 640
GPU clock 680 MHz 848 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~1085.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 and OnePlus Pad
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy Tab S9 +24%
2093
OnePlus Pad
1691
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy Tab S9 +33%
5838
OnePlus Pad
4386
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy Tab S9 +54%
9692
OnePlus Pad
6296
Compute Score (GPU) 9692 6296
Single-core score 2093 1691
Multi-core score 5838 4386
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy Tab S9 +49%
1771415
OnePlus Pad
1190167
CPU 623980 410160
GPU 451553 253720
Memory 275042 203220
UX 420840 323067
Total score 1771415 1190167
Samples [3 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy Tab S9 +47%
1156
OnePlus Pad
787
Stability 97% 99%
Graphics test 9 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 1156 787
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]
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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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OnePlus Pad
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-25 (Akash)AnTuTu 111190167
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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 4
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 15)
ROM One UI 6.1 OxygenOS 15
OS size 40 GB 23 GB

Battery

Capacity 8400 mAh 9510 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 67 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 30 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:18 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:39 hr 08:15 hr
Watching video 12:06 hr 12:45 hr
Gaming 06:18 hr 05:59 hr
Standby 133 hr 112 hr
General battery life
Galaxy Tab S9 +5%
23:10 hr
OnePlus Pad
22:00 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4128 x 3096 4160 x 3120
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
Slow motion - No
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
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/2.3
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 5.3
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
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano No
eSIM support* Yes -
Hybrid slot 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 +3%
89 dB
OnePlus Pad
86.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced July 2023 February 2023
Release date August 2023 April 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $479
Successor - - OnePlus Pad 3
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
Keyboard weight 423 g 360 g
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 67 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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So, which tablet would you choose?
7 (58.3%)
5 (41.7%)
Total votes: 12

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