Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 vs OnePlus Pad 4
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 Manufactured in October, 2023, with display 8.7 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G99, vs OnePlus Pad 4, Manufactured in April, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
- Lighter design: 333g vs 672g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus Pad 4
- Larger display: 13.2in
- Higher pixel density: 315ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 13380mAh vs 5100mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 8/128 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 12/512 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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 8.7 in | 13.2 in |
| Resolution | 800x1340 pixels | 2400x3392 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 7:5 |
| Pixel density | 179 ppi | 315 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 700 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 540 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.9 % | 87.5 % |
| Features | n/a | DCI-P3 |
| 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) | 289.71 mm (11.41 in) |
| Width | 124.7 mm (4.91 in) | 209.76 mm (8.26 in) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 in) | 5.94 mm (0.23 in) |
| Weight | 333 g (11.75 oz) | 672 g (23.7 oz) |
| Area | 263 cm² (40.77 in²) | 608 cm² (94.24 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gray - Blue |
- Green - Brown |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max Frequency | 2200 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76) |
- 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance) - 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon |
| 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 | 3467 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2025 | 10377 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 1262 | n/a |
| CPU | 98658 | 1127624 |
| GPU | 51808 | 1462424 |
| Memory | 85127 | 489729 |
| UX | 65871 | 923935 |
| NanoReview Score | 301464 | 4003712 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 64 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.1 | OxygenOS 16 |
Battery
| Volume | 5100 mAh | 13380 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 15 W | 67 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| 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 | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4160x3120 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | No | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 8 MP | Standard: 13 MP |
| Features |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 2 MP | 8 MP |
| Matrix | n/a | 3264x2448 pixels |
| 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| 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 | 8.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | n/a |
Other
| Class | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2023 yr | April, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2023 yr | April, 2026 yr |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass |
| Charger Included | No | Yes, 67 W |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus Pad 4 the clear winner in this comparison.
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