Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 vs OnePlus Pad 3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023	Jun 05, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$800	$700

Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm	11.40 x 8.25 x 0.24 inches 289.61 x 209.66 x 5.97
Weight
17.57 oz (498.0 g)	23.81 oz (675.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Other
Colors
Beige, Graphite	Storm Blue, Frosted Silver

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body	13.2-inch, 87.35% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	IPS LCD, 144Hz, 900 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI	3392x2400px, 7:5 ratio, 315 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510	2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L 6x3.53GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 740	Adreno 830
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (14, 13)	Android (15), up to 3 OS updates

Battery

Type
8400 mAh, Li - Polymer	12140 mAh, Li - Ion
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 80.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 20min

Browsing

15h 23min

Video

7h 41min

Gaming

11h 22min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

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 (PDAF)
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)	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.4
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 7 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
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

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	12GB/256GB

With 16GB RAM and 512GBinternal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs	OnePlus Pad 3 Specs
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