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

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$1200	$1099

Design

Dimensions
12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm	12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm
Weight
25.82 oz (732.0 g)	25.61 oz (726.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Colors
Beige, Graphite	Graphite

Display

Size
14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body	14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI	2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 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 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 740	Adreno 730
Memory
12GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (13)	Android (13, 12)

Battery

Type
11200 mAh	11200 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 0min

Browsing

9h 54min

Video

7h 22min

Gaming

9h 10min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)	6 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
12 MP (Dual-Camera)	12 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.2
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 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
	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
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 5G

Weight	25.68 oz (728.0 g)
5G Bands	5G Ready

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Specs
PhoneArena Review
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