Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) vs Galaxy Tab A11
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Here we compared two tablets: the 11-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on October 5, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab A11, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 2 years after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
- Has a 2.3 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1940 mAh larger battery capacity: 7040 vs 5100 mAh
- 15% higher pixel density (206 vs 179 PPI)
- 24% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 908 and 732 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- Much smaller footprint: 39% more compact case (40.8 vs 67.3 square inches)
- Weighs 145 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 11 inches | 8.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 1920 pixels | 800 x 1340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 8:5 | 5:3 |
| PPI | 206 ppi | 179 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.9% | 81.9% |
| RGB color space | 94.2% | 78.6% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 42 ms | 29 ms |
| Contrast | 1409:1 | 1461:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
11β³ (8:5 ratio) = 54.4 in2
Galaxy Tab A11
8.7β³ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in2
~62% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 257.1 mm (10.12 inches) | 211 mm (8.31 inches) |
| Width | 168.7 mm (6.64 inches) | 124.7 mm (4.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 480 g (16.93 oz) | 335 g (11.82 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Blue | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 434 cm2 (67.2 inches2) | 263 cm2 (40.8 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.81/5) | Average (2.72/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) Β· 104 drops |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (126th and 119th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (98th and 92nd place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 | MediaTek Helio G99 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1405 | 1314 |
| Single-core score | 908 | 732 |
| Multi-core score | 2072 | 2049 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 245267 | 250145 |
| GPU | 57538 | 43322 |
| Memory | 108723 | 116331 |
| UX | 170923 | 135748 |
| Total score | 582451 | 545546 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | [178 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10572 | 10433 |
| Video editing | 4298 | 4521 |
| Photo editing | 22564 | 14671 |
| Data manipulation | 8881 | 7520 |
| Writing score | 13360 | 11923 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-23 (Ambar Anand) | AnTuTu 12 | 704103 |
| π 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1246 |
| π 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 917 / 1939 |
| π 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 907 / 2014 |
| π 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+) | AnTuTu 11 | 582451 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (ctoyu7665) | AnTuTu 11 | 521495 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | 22.9 GB | 14 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7040 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 60 min) | Yes (51% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:58 hr | 2:28 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:57 hr | - |
| Watching video | 11:07 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:44 hr | - |
| Standby | 155 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 3264 x 2448 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | No | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | No |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | October 2023 | September 2025 |
| Release date | October 2023 | October 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $219 | $180 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) | - |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.29 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus):
- Doesn't have S Pen support.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Tab A11. But if the performance and gaming are more of a priority β go for the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus).
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