Galaxy Tab S9 vs Galaxy Tab S8
70
out of 100
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63
out of 100
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 S8, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 1 year and 5 months before. 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)
- 41% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1771K versus 1259K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (584 against 541 nits)
- Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor's LTPS LCD)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2093 and 1696 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
- Shows 8% longer battery life (24:56 vs 23:10 hours)
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 | LTPS LCD |
| 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) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 550 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.2% | 83.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 98.3% | 91.7% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 62870 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 29 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | 918:1 |
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) | 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) |
| Weight | 498 g (17.57 oz) | 503 g (17.74 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Yellow | Silver, Gold, Gray, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) | 420 cm2 (65 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (62nd and 89th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (45th and 66th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 3360 MHz | 3000 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 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~1675.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9692 | 7007 |
| Single-core score | 2093 | 1696 |
| Multi-core score | 5838 | 3656 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 623980 | 487311 |
| GPU | 451553 | 217104 |
| Memory | 275042 | 180940 |
| UX | 420840 | 374346 |
| Total score | 1771415 | 1259701 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | Less than 3 |
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% | 79% |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3917 | 2215 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 13237 |
| Video editing | - | 7311 |
| Photo editing | - | 27827 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10976 |
| Writing score | - | 15631 |
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 S8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-02-07 (river1337) | AnTuTu 11 | 1259701 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 3200 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 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | One UI 6.1 |
| OS size | 40 GB | 27.1 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 8400 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 45 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 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:20 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:39 hr | 09:07 hr |
| Watching video | 12:06 hr | 11:46 hr |
| Gaming | 06:18 hr | 06:13 hr |
| Standby | 133 hr | 144 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 13 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 60FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Ultrawide: 6 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode |
| 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) |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 6 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| 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 | 5.2 |
| 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, Galileo |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 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 | February 2022 |
| Release date | August 2023 | March 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $699 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.87 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Keyboard weight | 423 g | 274 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 S9 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 46