Galaxy Tab S9 vs Galaxy Tab S11
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87
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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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S11, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus and came out 2 years and 1 month 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
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
- 55% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2745K versus 1771K)
- Delivers 61% higher peak brightness (940 against 583 nits)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- 31% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2742 and 2093 points
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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 11 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 274 ppi | 274 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.2% | 83.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.3% | 99.5% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) | 253.8 mm (9.99 inches) |
| Width | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) | 5.5 mm (0.22 inches) |
| Weight | 498 g (17.57 oz) | 469 g (16.54 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Yellow | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Area | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) | 420 cm2 (65 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.86/5) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (62nd and 16th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (45th and 12th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus |
| Max clock | 3360 MHz | 3630 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 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9692 | 21988 |
| Single-core score | 2093 | 2742 |
| Multi-core score | 5838 | 8933 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 623980 | 871712 |
| GPU | 451553 | 976476 |
| Memory | 275042 | 335022 |
| UX | 420840 | 562350 |
| Total score | 1771415 | 2745560 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | 73% |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1156 | 2385 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 94% | - |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Section 1 | 24 FPS | 47 FPS |
| Section 2 | 22 FPS | 42 FPS |
| Section 3 | 18 FPS | 35 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5635 | 10813 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 89% | - |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 3917 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 14704 |
| Video editing | - | 7384 |
| Photo editing | - | 41221 |
| Data manipulation | - | 13970 |
| Writing score | - | 27706 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-11 (Mohammad Abu Sayeed) | AnTuTu | 1749561 |
| π 2026-04-30 (Vulpes) | CPU Throttle | 87% |
| π 2026-04-30 (Vulpes) | AnTuTu | 1777999 |
| π 2026-03-03 -> Lello75 | GeekBench CPU | 2093 / 5838 |
| π 2025-10-12 (niko) | AnTuTu | 1771415 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-11 (Omsin) | AnTuTu | 2745560 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 16 |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 40 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 0 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8400 mAh | 8400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 45 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 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 07:39 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:06 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:18 hr | - |
| Standby | 133 hr | - |
General battery life
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 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.4" (β 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 6E (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 | 5.4 |
| 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2023 | September 2025 |
| Release date | August 2023 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $799 |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| 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 S11 is definitely a better buy.
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