Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 is a series of Android-based tablets developed and marketed by Samsung Electronics. Unveiled at Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event on July 26, 2023, in Seoul, South Korea, they serve as the successor to the Galaxy Tab S8 series. The tablet's announcement, alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5, and Galaxy Watch 6, marked the first Galaxy Unpacked to be held in Samsung's home country of South Korea. The tablets were released on August 11, 2023.
On October 3, 2023, Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Galaxy Tab S9 FE+, alongside the Galaxy S23 FE, with notable differences include using LCD screens of lower resolutions and refresh rate, a mid-range Exynos 1380 chipset, two speakers, a slower USB 2.0 port without DisplayPort support, Wi-Fi 6, a different camera setup, and having fingerprint scanner on the power button.
The Galaxy Tab S9 series is the final flagship tablet series in the Galaxy Tab S series to support 32-bit applications.
Line-up
The Galaxy Tab S9 series includes five models: Galaxy Tab S9, Galaxy Tab S9+, Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, Galaxy Tab S9 FE, and Galaxy Tab S9 FE+. It also marked the first time that Samsung released two FE models.With the release of the first three models, it brings minor upgrades over its predecessor, such as Dynamic AMOLED 2X display on all models, introduction of an IP rating on a tablet, lower latency S Pen, under display fingerprint sensor, and slightly bigger battery.
Features
Design
The tablets still use the same aluminum body from its predecessors, and only comes in two different colors. For the first time, all tablets under this release now support IP68, a first for the overall Tab S series.| Model | Galaxy Tab S9, Galaxy Tab S9+ and Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra | Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ |
| Base colors |
Display
The first three tablets inherits the same screen size, the same display resolution and refresh rate from its predecessors, but the former now has a Dynamic AMOLED 2X display, with the remaining tablets upgraded to a Dynamic AMOLED 2X display from its predecessors.The Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Galaxy Tab S9 FE+, meanwhile, uses a TFT LCD display and a lower refresh rate.
Performance
The first three tablets uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy chipset, which is a higher clocked version of the regular Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, with RAM variants ranging from 8 GB to 16 GB. It is also the last Samsung Galaxy Tab S series tablet to have a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, as its successors now use a Mediatek Dimensity chipset.The FE models uses the older Exynos 1380 chipset, which was first used on the Galaxy A54 and was also used again on the Galaxy Tab S10 Lite. RAM variants range from 6 GB to 12 GB, with the latter being a first for the FE lineup.
Cameras
The rear camera for the Galaxy Tab S9 drops the ultrawide camera, but inherits the same primary and front cameras from its predecessor. The rear camera for the Galaxy Tab S9+ upgrades the ultrawide camera to a higher 8 MP resolution, with the front camera and the primary main camera having the same megapixels from its predecessor. The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra also keeps the same cameras from its predecessor.The Galaxy Tab S9 FE only has a single 8 MP rear camera, but the larger model now have an additional 8 MP ultrawide camera, a first for the Tab FE series. The front cameras have a 12 MP sensor.
Battery
The Galaxy Tab S9+ and Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra keeps the same battery sizes and charging speeds from its predecessor, while the smaller Galaxy Tab S9, despite having the same 45W charging speed, now have a 8400mAh battery.The Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ have a 8000mAh and 10090mAh battery, respectively. Charging speeds for both devices is at 45W.