The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 is a series of

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-based tablets developed and marketed by

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. Unveiled at Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event on July 26, 2023, in Seoul, South Korea, they serve as the successor to the Galaxy Tab S8 series. The tablet's announcement, alongside the

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, and Galaxy Watch 6, marked the first Galaxy Unpacked to be held in Samsung's home country of South Korea. The tablets were released on August 11, 2023. On October 3, 2023, Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ with notable differences being using LCD screens of lower resolutions and refresh rate instead of AMOLED, a mid-range Exynos 1380 chipset instead of a high-end Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, two speakers instead of four, a slower USB 2.0 port without DisplayPort support (no external monitor), Wi-Fi 6 (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz) instead of Wi-Fi 6E (6 GHz support), a different camera setup, and having fingerprint scanner on the power button instead of under the display. The Galaxy Tab S9 series is the final flagship tablet series in the Galaxy Tab S series to support 32-bit applications.

Models

Galaxy Tab S9

The Galaxy Tab S9 features an 11-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with a 2560x1600 pixel resolution and a 120Hz

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. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, paired with 8GB or 12GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of storage. The tablet has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 12-megapixel front camera. It is powered by an 8400mAh battery and supports 45W fast charging. The Galaxy Tab S9 runs on

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with Samsung's

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5.1.1 user interface. However, it has since been upgraded to

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with One UI 7.0. It is available in two colors: Graphite and Beige.

Galaxy Tab S9+

The Galaxy Tab S9+ features a 12.4-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with a 1752x2800 pixel resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, paired with 12GB of RAM and 256GB or 512GB of storage. The tablet has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 12-megapixel front camera. It is powered by a 10090mAh battery and supports 45W fast charging. The Galaxy Tab S9+ was initially launched with Android 13 and One UI 5.1.1. However, it has since been upgraded to Android 15 with One UI 7.0. It is available in two colors: Graphite and Beige.

Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra features a 14.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with a 1848x2960 pixel resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, paired with paired with 12GB of RAM and 256GB, 512GB or 1TB storage or 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage The tablet has a 13-megapixel rear camera, a 8-megapixel ultrawide camera, a 12-megapixel front camera and a 12-megapixel front ultrawide camera. It is powered by a 11200mAh battery and supports 45W fast charging. The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra was initially launched with Android 13 and One UI 5.1.1. However, it has since been upgraded to Android 15 with One UI 7. Being promised 4 years of OS updates by Samsung, its anticipated that it will receive both Android 16 and Android 17 after they're released. It is available in two colors: Graphite and Beige.

Galaxy Tab S9 FE

The Galaxy Tab S9 FE features a TFT display with a 2304x1440 pixel resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. It is powered by an Exynos 1380 processor, paired with 6GB or 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The tablet has an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 12-megapixel front camera. It is powered by a 8000mAh battery and supports 45W fast charging. The Galaxy Tab S9 FE was initially launched with Android 13 and One UI 5.1.1. However, it has since been upgraded to Android 15 with One UI 7.0. It is available in four colors: Silver, Grey, Lavender and Mint.

Galaxy Tab S9 FE+

The Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ features a TFT display with a 2560x1600 pixel resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. It is powered by an Exynos 1380 processor, paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The tablet has an 8-megapixel rear camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide and a 12-megapixel front camera. It is powered by a 10090mAh battery and supports 45W fast charging. The Galaxy Tab S9FE+ was initially launched with Android 13 and One UI 5.1.1. However, it has since been upgraded to Android 15 with One UI 7.0. It is available in four colors: Silver, Grey, Lavender and Mint.

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