Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 vs Blackview Tab 18 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$800

Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm	10.93 x 6.82 x 0.31 inches 277.6 x 173.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
17.57 oz / 498.0 g	22.29 oz / 632.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Beige, Graphite	Turquoise Green, Glacier Blue, Space Grey

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body	12.0-inch, 85.23% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	IPS LCD, 350 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI	2000x1200px, 194 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	MediaTek Helio G99 MT6789 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 2200 MHz
GPU
Adreno 740	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (14, 13)	Android (13)

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GeekBench 6 Single
2128	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
5657	Untested
3D Mark High
3853	Untested
3D Mark Low
3033	Untested

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Battery

Type
8400 mAh, Li - Polymer	8800 mAh
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 33.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	16 MP
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)	Yes
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.1
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 Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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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
Radio
	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

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	1, 3, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	40
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB