Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S9
Samsung Galaxy S9 Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e
Released · Mar 16, 2018
Released · Apr 26, 2019
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
10.5-inch · 2560x1600px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
7040 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches
245 x 160 x 5.5 mm
Weight
5.75 oz (163.0 g) 14.11 oz (400.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue Black, Gold, Silver

Display

Size
5.8-inch 10.5-inch
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI 2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
84.36 % 81.50 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 630 Adreno 615
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 7040 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Hyperlapse
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps) 8 MP (Autofocus), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, ANT+ ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 11, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 720 $ 480

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018 Feb 15, 2019

Alternative variants

International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval Date approved: Dec 27, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR Head: 0.26 W/kg
Body: 1.00 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg
with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 400
with Dual SIM
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM Yes
with LTE support
Phone functionality Yes
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
SIM type Nano SIM
with 256 GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 820
with 6GB RAM
RAM 6GB
with 128 GB storage
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 770
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