Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 15, 2019	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$480	$800

Design

Dimensions
9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches 245 x 160 x 5.5 mm	10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm
Weight
14.11 oz (400.0 g)	17.57 oz (498.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver	Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 81.50% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 615	Adreno 740
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB	8GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh, Li - Ion	8400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

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Video

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Gaming

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Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	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, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
ANT+	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

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 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$400

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

with LTE support

Phone functionality	Yes
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
SIM type	Nano SIM

with 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB

Links

Full specifications
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