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

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$1200	$699

Design

Dimensions
12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm	6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches 165.3 x 253.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
25.82 oz / 732.0 g	17.74 oz / 503.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Beige, Graphite	Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.62% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	LTPS, 120Hz
Resolution
2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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)	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
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (13)	Android (13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2071	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
5531	Untested
3D Mark High
3905	Untested
3D Mark Low
2997	Untested

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Battery

Type
11200 mAh	8000 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

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP	13 MP (Autofocus)
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)	6 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
12 MP (Dual-Camera)	12 MP

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, Hall (for flip covers), 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

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 5G

Weight	17.88 oz / 507.0 g
5G Bands	5G Ready
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s

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