Google Pixel Tablet vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 10, 2023	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$499	8GB/128GB - $800

Design

Dimensions
10.16 x 6.65 x 0.32 inches 258 x 169 x 8.1	10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm
Weight
17.39 oz / 493.0 g	17.57 oz / 498.0 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Porcelain, Hazel, Rose	Beige, Graphite
Tablet dock
Yes

Display

Size
10.9-inch, 79.76% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 276 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Yes	Adreno 740
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)	8GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (13)	Android (14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1468	2128
GeekBench 6 Multi
3866	5657
3D Mark High
1858	3853
3D Mark Low
1848	3033

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Battery

Type
7020 mAh	8400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 42min

Browsing

6h 48min

Video

9h 12min

Gaming

6h 37min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, Proprietary, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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