Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Specs Comparison

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8.5	5.8
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+	Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Released · Aug 11, 2023	Released · Mar 20, 2024
12.4-inch · 2800x1752px	6.6-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera	Triple camera
12GB · 256GB	8GB · 128GB
10090 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023	Mar 11, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
€1268	$489

Design

Dimensions
11.24 x 7.30 x 0.22 inches 285.4 x 185.4 x 5.7 mm	6.34 x 3.05 x 0.00 inches 161.1 x 77.4 8.2 mm
Weight
	7.51 oz / 213.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Beige, Graphite	Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Size
12.4-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.30% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 550 nits
Resolution
2800x1752px, 16:10 ratio, 266 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1510 (Good)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	1.3 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Exynos 1480 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GHz Cortex-A715 2x2.8GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 4x2.7GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 740	Yes
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (14, 13)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2122	1163
GeekBench 6 Multi
5665	3487
3D Mark High
3920	930
3D Mark Low
3341	916

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Battery

Type
10090 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 25.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 44min

Video

6h 21min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 36min

Browsing

17h 7min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 39min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0/F26.0 Sensor size: 1/3.4"	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

132

Overall

140

Photo

123

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	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 Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage


Memory	512GB

With 256GB internal storage


Memory	256GB

Wi-Fi Only


Weight	20.49 oz / 581.0 g

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


Memory	12GB/256GB

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