The Galaxy Tab S9 FE is better than the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite in virtually every way. For one, it's dust and water-resistant thanks to an IP68 rating. It also looks slightly more modern and has an upgraded S Pen, featuring a side button that's not as easy to press accidentally.
More importantly, the Galaxy Tab S9 FE ships with newer software — Android 13 and One UI 5.1.1 — and will receive four major OS upgrades to Android 17. It also boasts a considerably more powerful Exynos 1380 chipset, which beats the Exynos 9611 across the board. And it features 6GB or 8GB of RAM and 128GB / 256GB of storage instead of 4GB+64GB/128GB.
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Better battery life with faster charging; improved cameras and display
The new Fan Edition tablet has a slightly bigger battery than the 2020 Lite model (by about 960mAh). Combined with more energy-efficient components, the Galaxy Tab S9 FE should deliver nearly twice the battery life of the Tab S6 Lite on a single charge, with Samsung giving it a 20 hour rating for video content. And it supports 45W charging, up from 15W.
The 10.9-inch panel is a TFT LCD. Although it is unfortunate that we didn't get an AMOLED display, the new panel supports Vision Booster technology for better color accuracy and has a refresh rate of up to 90Hz instead of 60Hz.
The cameras have also seen a significant upgrade, particularly the front-facing one, which has a 12MP resolution, an ultra-wide field of view, and supports modern features like auto-framing — great for video calls.
You can check the spec sheet below for a closer look at how the Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Tab S6 Lite (2020) differ at a hardware level. But from where we're looking at these two tablets, the 2023 Fan Edition model seems like the perfect upgrade over the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite.
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