Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 vs Honor Pad X9a
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 Manufactured in October, 2023, with display 8.7 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G99, vs Honor Pad X9a, Manufactured in March, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
- Lighter design: 333g vs 475g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Honor Pad X9a
- Larger display: 11.5in
- Higher pixel density: 254ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 8300mAh vs 5100mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 8/128 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 8.7 in | 11.5 in |
| Resolution | 800x1340 pixels | 1504x2508 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 5:3 |
| Pixel density | 179 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.9 % | 84.1 % |
| sRGB gamut | 81.2 % | n/a |
| Response time | 44 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 1389:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 211 mm (8.31 in) | 267.3 mm (10.52 in) |
| Width | 124.7 mm (4.91 in) | 167.4 mm (6.59 in) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 in) | 6.77 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 333 g (11.75 oz) | 475 g (16.76 oz) |
| Area | 263 cm² (40.77 in²) | 447 cm² (69.29 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gray - Blue |
Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
| Max Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76) |
- 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.8 (Cortex-A73) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 64 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 1000 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 128 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 738 | 471 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2025 | 1505 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 1262 | n/a |
| CPU | 98658 | 191663 |
| GPU | 51808 | 29731 |
| Memory | 85127 | 110054 |
| UX | 65871 | 129788 |
| NanoReview Score | 301464 | 461236 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 9118 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 | Android 15 |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.1 | MagicOS 9 |
Battery
| Volume | 5100 mAh | 8300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 15 W | 35 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 60 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 2:30 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 09:48 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 14:41 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:35 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 132 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | No | No |
| Lenses count | Standard: 8 MP | Standard: 8 MP |
| Features |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.0 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/5.0 (0.2) |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Matrix | n/a | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
n/a |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | No |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B66) | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | 4.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | October, 2023 yr | March, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2023 yr | March, 2025 yr |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass |
Accelerometer |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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