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Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Plus Vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 256gb

General

Brand

Samsung Samsung

Custom UI

Samsung One UI Samsung One UI

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Launch Date

February 22, 2022 (Official) July 27, 2023 (Official)

Model

Galaxy Tab S8 Plus Galaxy Tab S9 256GB

Network

5G: Not Supported in India, 4G: Not Available, 3G: Not Available 5G: Not Supported in India, 4G: Not Available, 3G: Not Available

Operating System

Android v12 Android v13

Quick Charging

- Yes

Battery

Capacity

10090 mAh 8400 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Fast, 45W: 100 % in 82 minutes Yes, Fast, 45W

Type

Li-Polymer Li-ion

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

User Replaceable

No No

Camera

Autofocus

Yes -

Camera Features

Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus -

Flash

Yes, LED Flash -

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels -

Resolution

12 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera -

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control -

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) -

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps -

Design

Build Material

- Back: Aluminium

Colours

Silver, Graphite, Pink Gold Graphite, Beige

Height

285 mm 254.3 mm

Ruggedness

- Dust proof

Thickness

5.7 mm 5.9 mm

Waterproof

- Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68

Weight

567 grams 498 grams

Width

185 mm 165.8 mm

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED

Pixel Density

266 ppi 274 ppi

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5 -

Screen Resolution

1752 x 2800 pixels 1600 x 2560 pixels

Screen Size

12.4 inches (31.5 cm) 11 inches (27.94 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio

84.85 % 83.5 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
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Front Camera

Resolution

- 12 MP f/2.4, Ultra-Wide Angle, Primary Camera

Key Specs

Battery

10090 mAh -

Display

12.4" (31.5 cm) -

Main Camera

Autofocus

- Yes

Camera Features

- Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Flash

- Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

- 4128 x 3096 Pixels

Resolution

- 13 MP f/2.0, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 3.4" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)

Settings

- Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

- Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

- 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Multimedia

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Atmos

Audio Jack

USB Type-C USB Type-C

FM Radio

No No

Fm Radio

No -

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.2 Yes, v5.3

NFC

No No

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India 5G Not Supported in India

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging Mass storage device, USB charging

Voice Calling

No No

Wi-Fi

- Yes, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

- Wi-Fi Direct

WiFi

Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz, MIMO -

Wifi Features

Wi-Fi Direct -

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Graphics

Adreno 730 Adreno 740

Processor

Octa core (3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 + 2.5 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510) Octa core (3.36 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 + 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 + 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510)

Ram

8 GB -

Smart TV Features

Camera

13 MP + 6 MP -

Special Features

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen On-screen

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory

Yes, Up to 1 TB Yes, Up to 1 TB

Internal Memory

128 GB 256 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 101 GB Up to 218 GB
Scoring parameters
How is the score calculated?

This is a relative score calculated on the basis of the following specifications:

  • Performance
  • Smart features (Voice calling, fingerprint sensor)
  • Camera
  • Storage
  • Display

Each tablets has been benchmarked against ~31,000 other phones to calculate the score.

For personalized scores based on your preference, you can visit Tablet Recommender to check scores of the recommended Tablets for you.

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