Microsoft Surface 9 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches 287 x 209 x 9.3 mm	10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm
Weight
31.01 oz / 879.0 g	17.57 oz / 498.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
	Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
13.0-inch, 83.87% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body
Type
120Hz	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2880x1920px, 3:2 ratio, 266 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

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

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Hardware

System chip
12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Deca-core	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Intel Iris Xe Graphics	Adreno 740
Memory
8GB/128GB	8GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Windows	Android (14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2128
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5657
3D Mark High
Untested	3853
3D Mark Low
Untested	3033

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Battery

Type
	8400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
10 MP	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
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
Yes	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E 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	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
	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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

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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