Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE vs Honor Pad X9
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 10.9 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1580, vs Honor Pad X9, Manufactured in July, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
- Higher pixel density: 249ppi
- Lighter design: 497g vs 499g
- Higher battery capacity: 8000mAh vs 7250mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Honor Pad X9
- Larger display: 11.5in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 12/256 GB |
n/a |
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 | 10.9 in | 11.5 in |
| Resolution | 1440x2304 pixels | 1200x2000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 5:3 |
| Pixel density | 249 ppi | 203 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 750 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.7 % | 84.1 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 97.3 % | n/a |
| Response time | 32 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 1700:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 254.3 mm (10.01 in) | 267.3 mm (10.52 in) |
| Width | 165.8 mm (6.53 in) | 167.4 mm (6.59 in) |
| Thickness | 6 mm (0.24 in) | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 497 g (17.53 oz) | 499 g (17.6 oz) |
| Area | 422 cm² (65.41 in²) | 447 cm² (69.29 in²) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gray - Blue - Purple |
Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1580 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
| Max Frequency | 2900 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A520) - 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720) - 1/2.9 (Cortex-A720) |
- 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.8 (Cortex-A73) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 540 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 128 |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 1260 MHz |
| FLOPS | n/a | 322.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1324 | 477 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3858 | 1551 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 6847 | 570 |
| CPU | 288527 | 110393 |
| GPU | 256341 | 40144 |
| Memory | 149748 | 92324 |
| UX | 193736 | 80831 |
| NanoReview Score | 888352 | 323692 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 13 |
| OS Size | 29.5 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | MagicOS 7.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 8000 mAh | 7250 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 225 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (34% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 2:50 h | 2:04 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:55 h | 08:56 h |
| Video Playback | 14:58 h | 11:02 h |
| Games | 06:44 h | 07:03 h |
| Standby Mode | 118 h | 155 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 5 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4128x3096 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | n/a | No |
| Lenses count | Standard: 13 MP | Standard: 5 MP |
| Features |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 5 MP |
| Matrix | 4000x3000 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | 6.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | April, 2025 yr | July, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2025 yr | July, 2023 yr |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE the clear winner in this comparison.
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