Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 09, 2022	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$899	$800

Design

Dimensions
7.28 x 11.22 x 0.22 inches 185.0 x 285.0 x 5.7 mm	10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm
Weight
20.00 oz (567.0 g)	17.57 oz (498.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold	Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
12.4-inch, 84.65% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2800x1752px, 16:10 ratio, 266 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 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 730	Adreno 740
Memory
8GB/128GB 128GB/256GB	8GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (13, 12)	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
10090 mAh	8400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

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Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
6 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
12 MP	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, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	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	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	128GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 5G

Weight	20.18 oz (572.0 g)
5G Bands	5G Ready

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs
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