Galaxy Tab S9 vs Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
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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 Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 3 months after. 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
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1771K versus 582K)
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Comes with 1360 mAh larger battery capacity: 8400 vs 7040 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (584 against 461 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 15W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- 33% higher pixel density (274 vs 206 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
- Shows 10% longer battery life (25:25 vs 23:10 hours)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | TFT LCD |
| Size | 11 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 8:5 |
| PPI | 274 ppi | 206 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 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% | 80.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 98.3% | 94.2% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 2 ms | 42 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | 1409:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) | 257.1 mm (10.12 inches) |
| Width | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) | 168.7 mm (6.64 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 498 g (17.57 oz) | 480 g (16.93 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Yellow | Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Area | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) | 434 cm2 (67.2 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.81/5) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (64th and 126th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (47th and 98th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
| Max clock | 3360 MHz | 2200 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9692 | 1405 |
| Single-core score | 2093 | 908 |
| Multi-core score | 5838 | 2072 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 623980 | 245267 |
| GPU | 451553 | 57538 |
| Memory | 275042 | 108723 |
| UX | 420840 | 170923 |
| Total score | 1771415 | 582451 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [14 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1156 | - |
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 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 10572 |
| Video editing | - | 4298 |
| Photo editing | - | 22564 |
| Data manipulation | - | 8881 |
| Writing score | - | 13360 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-11 (Mohammad Abu Sayeed) | AnTuTu 11 | 1749561 |
| π 2026-04-30 (Vulpes) | CPU Throttle | 87% |
| π 2026-04-30 (Vulpes) | AnTuTu 11 | 1777999 |
| π 2026-03-03 -> Lello75 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2093 / 5838 |
| π 2025-10-12 (niko) | AnTuTu 11 | 1771415 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-23 (Ambar Anand) | AnTuTu 12 | 704103 |
| π 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1246 |
| π 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 917 / 1939 |
| π 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 907 / 2014 |
| π 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+) | AnTuTu 11 | 582451 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 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 | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | 40 GB | 22.9 GB |
| OS updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8400 mAh | 7040 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 (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:58 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 07:39 hr | 08:57 hr |
| Watching video | 12:06 hr | 11:07 hr |
| Gaming | 06:18 hr | 05:44 hr |
| Standby | 133 hr | 155 hr |
General battery life
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 | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | - |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - 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, 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 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2023 | October 2023 |
| Release date | August 2023 | October 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $219 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) |
| 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 | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus):
- Doesn't have S Pen support.
*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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Total votes: 47