Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 vs Honor Pad 9 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9	Honor Pad 9
Released · Aug 11, 2023	Released · Dec 21, 2023
11.0-inch	12.1-inch
Single camera	Single camera
8GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
8400 mAh	8300 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm	10.95 x 7.09 x 0.28 inches 278.2 x 180.1 x 7 mm
Weight
17.57 oz (498.0 g)	19.58 oz (555.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Beige, Graphite	Gray, Blue, White

Display

Size
11.0-inch	12.1-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 249 PPI
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
120Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
83.20 %	84.76 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SM6450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x 3.36GHz Cortex-X3 + 2x 2.8GHz Cortex-A715 + 2x 2.8GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x 2.0GHz Cortex-A510	4x 2.2GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 740	Adreno 710
RAM
8GB	8GB
Internal storage
128GB (UFS)	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (14, 13), One UI	Android (13)

Battery

Capacity
8400 mAh	8300 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 35.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 33min

Browsing

9h 40min

Video

6h 18min

Gaming

8h 18min

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	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)	Yes
Front
12 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.1
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer
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
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 800
In The Box
Tablet, Type-C cable, paperwork

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


RAM	12GB
Internal storage	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs	Honor Pad 9 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Review