Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ vs Honor Pad 9
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 13.1 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1580, vs Honor Pad 9, Manufactured in December, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+
- Larger display: 13.1in
- Higher pixel density: 259ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 10090mAh vs 8300mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
- Built-in eSIM
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Honor Pad 9
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 555g vs 664g
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 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 | IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 13.1 in | 12.1 in |
| Resolution | 1800x2880 pixels | 1600x2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 8:5 | 16:10 |
| Pixel density | 259 ppi | 249 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | n/a | 500 nits |
| HDR support | n/a | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.1 % | 84.7 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | n/a |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 29480 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 27 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | 1533:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 300.6 mm (11.83 in) | 278.27 mm (10.96 in) |
| Width | 194.7 mm (7.67 in) | 180.11 mm (7.09 in) |
| Thickness | 6 mm (0.24 in) | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 664 g (23.42 oz) | 555 g (19.58 oz) |
| Area | 585 cm² (90.68 in²) | 501 cm² (77.66 in²) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gray - Blue |
- White - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1580 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
| Max Frequency | 2900 MHz | 2200 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) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A78) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 540 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 676 MHz |
| FLOPS | n/a | 346.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1376 | 941 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3860 | 2785 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 6952 | 1640 |
| CPU | 299365 | 177815 |
| GPU | 259844 | 47525 |
| Memory | 149182 | 151348 |
| UX | 192377 | 132954 |
| NanoReview Score | 900768 | 509642 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | n/a |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | n/a | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | n/a | 32 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | Magic OS 8 |
Battery
| Volume | 10090 mAh | 8300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 35 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | n/a | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 37 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:45 h | 2:05 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 07:22 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 06:55 h |
| Games | n/a | 05:34 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 157 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4128x3096 pixels | 4160x3120 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 13 MP | Standard: 13 MP |
| Features |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | n/a | C616WPU |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Matrix | 4000x3000 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | n/a | C617HWK |
| 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 |
n/a |
| 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 | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April, 2025 yr | December, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2025 yr | December, 2023 yr |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
- Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 35 W |
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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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