Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$600	$1200

Design

Dimensions
9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm	12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm
Weight
15.13 oz / 429.0 g	25.82 oz / 732.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Colors
Black, Silver	Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.71% screen-to-body	14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2048x1536px, 264 PPI	2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	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
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 740
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (13)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2071
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5531
3D Mark High
Untested	3905
3D Mark Low
Untested	2997

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Battery

Type
6000 mAh	11200 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 0min

Browsing

9h 54min

Video

7h 22min

Gaming

9h 10min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm	13 MP
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p	Yes
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
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	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	5G Ready
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Weight	15.31 oz / 434.0 g
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s)
Prices (MSRP)	€769

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