SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB A9 PLUS

NETWORK           Technology        

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

LAUNCH               Announced        2023, December 11

Status   Available. Released 2023, December 16

BODY    Dimensions        161 x 76.5 x 8.3 mm (6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 in)

Weight 197 g (6.95 oz)

Build     Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

SIM        Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY               Type      Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM)

Size        6.5 inches, 103.7 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution          1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density)

                Always-on display

PLATFORM          OS          Android 14, One UI 6

Chipset Exynos 1280 (5 nm)

CPU       Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU       Mali-G68

MEMORY            Card slot              microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA Triple    50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS

8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm

2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

Features              LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video    4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA Single   13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm

Video    1080p@30fps

SOUND Loudspeaker      Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack         Yes

COMMS               WLAN   Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth            5.3, A2DP, LE

Positioning         GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

NFC        Yes (market/region dependent)

Radio    Market/region dependent

USB        USB Type-C 2.0

FEATURES            Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass

                Virtual proximity sensing

BATTERY              Type      5000 mAh, non-removable

Charging              25W wired

MISC     Colors   Brave Black, Personality Yellow, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue

Models SM-A256E, SM-A256E/DS, SM-A256E/DSN, SM-A256B, SM-A256B/DS, SM-A256B/DSN, SM-A256U, SM-A256U1

SAR EU 0.46 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)   

Price      $ 170.00 / € 189.90 / £ 146.00 / ₹ 20,999

TESTS    Performance     AnTuTu: 443234 (v9), 480771 (v10)

GeekBench: 2023 (v5), 2098 (v6)

3DMark Wild Life: 2320 (offscreen 1440p)

Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Camera Photo / Video

Loudspeaker      -26.0 LUFS (Very good)

Battery (new)   

Active use score 10:19h