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Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ review: A 12.4" IP68 Tab with Exynos 1380 and S Pen at $600.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2023·$600
Overall
70/100
Class rank
#56 of 148
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The value 12.4" Galaxy Tab.

Tab S9 FE+ brought IP68 and a 12.4" screen to the mid-tier $600 — Samsung's value-flagship tablet.

01Display

70/100

70/100 is one of the weaker display results among mid-range phones of 2023 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeLTPS LCD, 90 Hz
Size12.4 inches
Resolution2,560 × 1,600 px

02Camera

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker camera results among mid-range phones of 2023 — 13 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main8 MP + 8 MP ultrawide
Selfie12 MP

03Performance

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2023.

ChipsetExynos 1380
RAM8 / 12 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB · microSD

04Battery

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 82-point average for mid-range phones of 2023.

Capacity10,090 mAh
Wired45 W

05Build

82/100

At 82/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among mid-range phones of 2023 — 6 points above the cohort average.

06Value

72/100

72/100 trails the 75-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2023.

What works
  • IP68 at $600.
  • Big 12.4" screen.
  • 4 OS updates.
  • S Pen + Quad AKG.
What doesn't
  • LCD, not AMOLED.
  • Exynos 1380 mid-tier.
  • 90 Hz only.
  • No jack.
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 8a
$499 · score 83/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 148-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .