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Galaxy Tab S9 vs OnePlus Pad 3

71 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
VS
80 out of 100
OnePlus Pad 3
Galaxy Tab S9
Pad 3

Here we compared two flagship 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 3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 1 year and 10 months after. 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)
  • Shows 31% longer battery life (23:10 vs 17:40 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Much smaller footprint: 30% more compact case (65.4 vs 94.1 square inches)
  • Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Weighs 177 grams less
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad 3
  • Has a 2.2 inches larger screen size
  • 87% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3317K versus 1771K)
  • Comes with 3740 mAh larger battery capacity: 12140 vs 8400 mAh
  • Delivers 45% higher peak brightness (848 against 583 nits)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • 15% higher pixel density (315 vs 274 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 and OnePlus Pad 3 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
12 / 256 GB
66.6
(Good)
Value Index
58.0
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Galaxy Tab S9
vs
Pad 3

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 11 inches 13.2 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 2400 x 3392 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 7:5
PPI 274 ppi 315 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 600 nits 900 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 60-144
Screen-to-body ratio 83.2% 87.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 98.3% -
PWM 240 Hz -
Response time 2 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
Pad 3
13.2β€³ (7:5 ratio) = 82.4 in2
Galaxy Tab S9
11β€³ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~51% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Tab S9
583 nits
Pad 3 +45%
848 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) 289.61 mm (11.4 inches)
Width 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) 209.66 mm (8.25 inches)
Thickness 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) 5.97 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 498 g (17.57 oz) 675 g (23.81 oz)
Waterproof IP68 No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Yellow Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Area 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) 607 cm2 (94.1 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy Tab S9
83.2%
Pad 3 +5%
87.6%
Tablet Ranking (62nd and 34th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (45th and 25th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 and OnePlus Pad 3
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 3360 MHz 4320 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 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 680 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 and OnePlus Pad 3
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy Tab S9
2093
Pad 3 +43%
3003
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy Tab S9
5838
Pad 3 +59%
9307
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy Tab S9
9692
Pad 3 +155%
24691
Compute Score (GPU) 9692 24691
Single-core score 2093 3003
Multi-core score 5838 9307
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy Tab S9
1771415
Pad 3 +87%
3317414
CPU 623980 1061523
GPU 451553 1152696
Memory 275042 369778
UX 420840 733417
Total score 1771415 3317414
Samples [3 tests] [4 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy Tab S9
1156
Pad 3 +120%
2544
Stability 97% 82%
Graphics test 9 FPS 19 FPS
Graphics score 1156 2544
3DMark Solar Bay
Galaxy Tab S9
5635
Pad 3 +111%
11865
Stability 94% -
Graphics test 21 FPS 45 FPS
Section 1 24 FPS 50 FPS
Section 2 22 FPS 46 FPS
Section 3 18 FPS 40 FPS
Graphics score 5635 11865
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Galaxy Tab S9
3917
Pad 3
n/a
Stability 89% -
Graphics test 23 FPS -
Graphics score 3917 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy Tab S9
n/a
Pad 3
14372
Web score - 13279
Video editing - 6340
Photo editing - 25239
Data manipulation - 15200
Writing score - 18634
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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)AnTuTu1749561
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-30 (Vulpes)CPU Throttle87%
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-30 (Vulpes)AnTuTu1777999
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-03 -> Lello75GeekBench CPU2093 / 5838
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-12 (niko)AnTuTu1771415
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OnePlus Pad 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Harsh)AnTuTu3242325
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-10 (Π”Π°Π½ΠΈΠΈΠ» Oneplus Fan)AnTuTu3286274
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-20 (SusGo0d)AnTuTu3188009
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-03 -> Afera666AnTuTu3612786
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-30 (Shakeel)AnTuTu3317414
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 15
ROM One UI 6.1 Oxygen OS 15
OS size 40 GB -

Battery

Capacity 8400 mAh 12140 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 80 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 (40% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:29 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:39 hr 06:01 hr
Watching video 12:06 hr 12:27 hr
Gaming 06:18 hr 07:31 hr
Standby 133 hr 77 hr
General battery life
Galaxy Tab S9 +31%
23:10 hr
Pad 3
17:40 hr
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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 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 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 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4
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 -
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano No
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 -
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 8.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes -
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy Tab S9
89 dB
Pad 3
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced July 2023 June 2025
Release date August 2023 June 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $649
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
Keyboard weight 423 g -
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 80 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 OnePlus Pad 3 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
7 (36.8%)
12 (63.2%)
Total votes: 19

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