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    Galaxy Tab S9 vs Galaxy Tab S8

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    General Information

    • Model Name

      Galaxy Tab S9

      Galaxy Tab S8

    • Model type

      Tablet

      Tablet

    • Colors

      Beige ()
      Graphite ()

      Graphite ()
      Silver ()
      Pink Gold ()

    • Announced

      2023, July

      2022, February

    • Released

      2023, August

      2022, March

    Physical specifications

    • Dimensions

      Tablet: 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm

      Tablet: 253.8 x 165.3 x 6.3 mm

    • Weights

      498g

      503g

    • IP rating

      IP68

    Operating system

    • Operating system

      Android 13

      Android 12

    • One UI version

      5.1.1

      4.1

    Display

    • Kind

      Main Display

    • Name

      Infinity Display

      Infinity-O Display

    • Technology

      Dynamic AMOLED 2X

      LTPS TFT

    • Size

      11 inch / 279.4 mm

      11 inch / 279.4 mm

    • Resolution

      WQXGA / 2560x1600 pixels

      WQXGA / 2560x1600 pixels

    • Pixel density

      276 PPI

    • Refresh rate

      120Hz

      120Hz

    Processors

    • Model Number(s)

    • Chipset

      Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

      Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

    • Clock Speed

      Single-Core @ 3.36 GHz
      Quad-Core @ 2.80 GHz
      Triple-Core @ 2.00 GHz

      Single-Core @ 3.00 GHz
      Triple-Core @ 2.50 GHz
      Quad-Core @ 1.80 GHz

    • Cores

      Octa-Core

      Octa-Core

    • GPU

      Adreno 740

      Adreno 730

    Memory

    • RAM/ROM sizes

      8 GB RAM with 128 GB ROM
      12 GB RAM with 256 GB ROM

      8 GB RAM with 128 GB ROM
      12 GB RAM with 256 GB ROM

    • External memory support

      Yes

      Yes

    • External memory support maximum

      1 TB

      1 TB

    Sensors

    • Accelerometer

      Yes

      Yes

    • Compass

      Yes

      Yes

    • Fingerprint on Display

      Yes

      No

    • Fingerprint sensor (Side key)

      No

      Yes

    • Gyro sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Hall sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Light Sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    Video

    • Max. Video Recording Resolution

      4K UHD video recording at 30 fps (3840x2160)

      4K UHD video recording at 30 fps (3840x2160)

    • External memory support

      Yes

      Yes

    • External memory support maximum

      1 TB

      1 TB

    Front Camera

    • Flash

      No

      No

    • Kind

      Ultra Wide Camera

    • Megapixels

      12MP

    • Field of view

      120°

    • Kind

      Selfie Camera

    • Megapixels

      12MP

    Rear Camera

    • Flash

      Yes

      Yes

    • Digital Zoom

      Yes

      Yes

    • Kind

      Wide-angle Camera

    • Megapixels

      13MP

      13MP

    • Aperture

      F2.0

      F2.0

    • Kind

      Ultra Wide Camera

    • Megapixels

      6MP

    • Aperture

      F2.2

    Connectivity

    • ANT+

      No

      No

    • USB version

      Type C

      Type C

    • 3.5mm Headphonejack

      No

      No

    • Location technology

      BeiDou
      Galileo
      Glonass
      GPS

      BeiDou
      Galileo
      Glonass
      GPS

    • Wi-Fi

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wi-Fi Direct

      Yes

      Yes

    • NFC

      No

      No

    • Bluetooth Version

      5.3

      5.2

    S Pen

    • Availability

      Yes

      Yes

    • Pressure sensitivity levels

      4096

      4096

    Battery

    • Standard battery capacity

      8400mAh

      8000mAh

    • Removable battery

      No

      No

    • Wired fast charging

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wired fast charging watt

      45

      45