SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy Tab S9+ review: A 12.4" Dynamic AMOLED tablet with S Pen and IP68 at $1,000.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2023·$1,000
Overall
82/100
Class rank
#134 of 241
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The premium Android tablet sweet spot.

Galaxy Tab S9+ hits the middle of the lineup — 12.4" AMOLED, S Pen, IP68 — without the Ultra's 14.6" size.

01Display

92/100

92/100 puts it above the 88-point average for flagship phones of 2023.

TypeDynamic AMOLED 2X, 120 Hz
Size12.4 inches
Resolution2,800 × 1,752 px

02Camera

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2023 — 17 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main13 MP + 8 MP ultrawide
Selfie12 MP

03Performance

90/100

90/100 puts it above the 88-point average for flagship phones of 2023.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
RAM12 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB · microSD

04Battery

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.

Capacity10,090 mAh
Wired45 W

05Build

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 84-point average for flagship phones of 2023.

06Value

72/100

72/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2023 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • 12.4" AMOLED + IP68.
  • S Pen + DeX.
  • Quad AKG.
  • 4 OS updates.
What doesn't
  • $1,000 price.
  • 45 W charging.
  • Heavy for travel.
  • No jack.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 16 Pro Max
$1,199 · score 91/100

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 241-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .