Older high-end · 2023

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9

Our Take

CPU capability matches high-end phones like Google Pixel 10a

Best for

Strength All-day battery (8400mAh), 120Hz AMOLED

Extras IP68 water resistance

11″ AMOLED · 120Hz

8 Gen 2 8 / 128 GB

8400 mAh 45W charging

13 MP 12 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6

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Full specifications

Display

11.0″ · Dynamic AMOLED · 1600 × 2560 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

11.0"

Panel type

Dynamic AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1600 × 2560 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Performance

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.36 GHz · Adreno 740

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

High-end

CPU

8-core, 3.36 GHz

GPU

Adreno 740

Process

4 nm

Software & updates

Android 13, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6 · 4-year support

Updates ending soon

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 13, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6

Software support

4 years of updates

Updates remaining

~1 year

Camera

13 MP f/2.0 main · 12 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

13 MP f/2.0

Front camera

12 MP f/2.4

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

8400 mAh · 45 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

8400 mAh

Wired charging

45 W

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 6

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.3

USB

USB-C 3.2

USB OTG

Accessory connector

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

498 g · 5.9 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

254.3 mm

Width

165.8 mm

Thickness

5.9 mm

Weight

498 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 15

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

Dynamic AMOLED vs OLED panel · 120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1600 × 2560 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

151% larger battery capacity

45 W vs 20 W charging · 8,400 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 13 MP · f/2.0 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Heavier in hand

498 g vs 171 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Sharper screen

1600 × 2560 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution · 11″ vs 6.1″ screen

115% larger battery capacity

45 W vs 25 W charging · 8,400 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Heavier in hand

498 g vs 168 g

Full comparison

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