Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 Review: Why It Beats Most Competitors
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Discover the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 in our latest video review and find out why this tablet surpasses the competition in one crucial aspect. We tested the A9 against tablets like the Lenovo Tab M9, Amazon Fire HD 8, and the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, revealing its distinctive advantage in one area. This comparison also sheds light on its standing against premium tablets like the Lenovo Legion Tab Y700 and the iPad Mini.
The Galaxy Tab A9 features an 8.7-inch display, making it ideal for HD streaming and casual gaming, though it does not support a stylus like the S Pen. Under the hood, it's powered by a MediaTek Helio G99 processor, combined with up to 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, providing solid performance for everyday apps and less demanding games.
A standout feature of the Galaxy Tab A9 is Samsung's commitment to long-term software support, promising at least two major Android updates and four years of security updates, making it nearly unique in its price range.
Despite its shortcomings, like a shorter battery life and the absence of a 90Hz display, the Galaxy Tab A9 offers excellent value for money. It's perfect for reading news, magazines, books, and streaming movies. Users also benefit from built-in GPS for on-the-go use. However, if you value an active stylus or high gaming performance, the A9 might be less suitable.
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I wish Samsung would make a small tablet with Tab S9 specifications to compete with the iPad Mini.
This
it would have to have S-Pen support and Dex
Active series is something like that (Active 5 now).
@@MrTkaczu Active5's 8" display is too small. It should be at least 8.4" or 8.7" and it is far too heavy.
It would be perfect, but that's why they did the Fold 5.. and that is what I'm using to write this comment..
Thank you for this very informative and concentrated review 😊 There is an s6 2024 edition on the way, so it might be a good competitive for the a9/a9+ series .
Thank you very much for your well explained review, I am buying this for my partner she has never had a tablet before and I think this will suit her as she does not need it for playing games, just for searching internet and maybe use it for things like KZhead and Netflix etc. Thanks again you have a new subscriber 👍
The video comparison should also be against standard resolution PAL TV. Thanks for youur reviews!!!
Great review as always. Are you aware that a new high-end 8 inch tablet from NEC called the Lavie T9 8.8 inch is coming out in Japan in May? Digital pen support, LCD display: 2560 x 1600, refresh rate 144 HZ, Snapdragon 8 + Gen 1, 12 GB memory and 256 GB storage etc. The only problem is that it'll cost over 1000 USD at launch (at least according to the Amazon Japan page).
How would this display compare to the Lenovo Legion Y700?
Thank you for the review. I was wondering if you would recommend this tablet for use of Microsoft office applications? At work?
Microsoft apps run but for me it would be a bit too small to work with
S Pen support really would've set this over the top.
😂😂 the tablets price is little higher than Apple pencil. What are u even expecting
@@Ttk00007 A higher priced version with pen support. People who put emotes in their KZhead/Reddit comments lack critical thinking skills.
@@LazyPCRehab there is s6lite already around 21k. Giving s pen with such weak processor will only reduce their brand value. Even Samsung notes full features are not there. Please don't act so oversmart. It looks awful
@@Ttk00007 The S6 lite is not an 8 inch tablet, this information seemed prettey obvious. "oversmart" hilarious. 😆😆😆😆😅😅😅😅😆☺😅😆😅😅😅😆😆😅😅😅😅😅😆😆😅😅🤣😅😆😆😅☺☺😗😗😅😅😅😁😁🤗😋😋🥲😘🤗🤑😍🤭😗☺😅😅😆😅😁😆🤭🤩😄☺🤫😘😘
@@Ttk00007 “Oversmart” LMFAO
Nice review. Thanks. Please review Realme Pad mini Vs Samsung A9 tablet
the ipad mini is better but approaching 3 times the price of the A9. totally different offerings.
Amazon renewed in the UK, £360 for the iPad mini 6 if your budget can stretch that far. One-year warranty included. That would be worth the extra £150 over the Tab A9, as it is a far better tablet in every metric and still would get four more OS updates despite being released in 2021.
The 2 aren't even comparable, the Mini is so much better it's not even funny, I wish Samsung made a true competitor to it instead of releasing these mediocre tablets.
How does Samsung Tab A9 Wifi only (no sim card) perform in Google Maps? How accurate is the positioning of GPS module
I don't care much about HZ on this tablet but I sure do wish they put an FHD IPS LCD display with 200+ ppi. It would've been perfect
Alldocube put a higher res panel in the iPlay 50 Mini, there's absolutely no reason why Samsung. They simply shafted their costumers simply because they can. I like Samsung products but they continually try to screw over their consumers.
I have bought the A7 Lite LTE for christmas for me. Huge huge improvement over my previous Amazon Fire tablets. I have nothing to wine about the A7 Lite. It has 3 speakers as does the LTE version of the A9 as well. Only LTE versions have 3 speakers. I use the tablet anyways only for mobile entertainment majorly KZhead. The 3 GB of RAM are never filled up having open only 1 App at once. So 3 GB of RAM are plenty but 4 and more would be better. A tablet is not for playing games or productivity but rather was intended for sitting outside or in the bed watching YT, check some emails, listen audiobooks, read some newspapers on the coffee table or browse in an emergency the web. Play games and productivity as well as watching movies for that there is your desktop PC with an big screen. Thus the A7 Lite LTE does everything what a tablet is supposed to do.
a7 lite is ok but the cpu power of the Tab a9 is more than 3 times as powerful which will mean it will be a lot longer before it starts to struggle with general os and apps.
I wish you would've shown the Geekbench comparison with the A7 Lite. As its predecessor, it's a very important information to take into consideration!!!
it's 3 times more powerful
It's not. There's an A8. The A7 lite was garbage. Terrible performance.
@@reilly-vc1rm no because I own an A7 Lite and wish to compare the A9 to what I have now..
Compare with Realme Pad Mini, which is better?
Perfect tablet to use as satnav :)
Thanks
Looking to buy this. my samsung tab 10.1 2016 is 7 years old
As someone who wanted a smaller portable tablet for media consumption. I wouldnt complain if Samsung gave the tablet a slightly weaker CPU in favour of a 1080p IPS screen. With that said. I was also looking at the Lenovo options but the samsung seems to be the best option for a small tablet.
I have seen worst fhd screens than that in A9; and Lenovo M9 is "slower", but works much longer.
@@MrTkaczu I hear you! and I heard many reviewers say the same thing although im not sure why that is... Maybe the M9 running close to stock android without all the bloat running in the background extends the battery life. In any case, I picked up my M9 yesterday so ive had it under 24hrs. I can confirm that the screen on it aint that great but setting video quality to 1080p despite the 720p res on the device does sharpen up the picture quality more. Its never going to be 1080p screen quality but there is a very noticeable bump in video quality when watching in 1080p. Ive spent a good few hours doing some A-B testing on it. And its not like there is a better option for the money so even if it sucked you just have to deal with it. I could get the Y700 but Lenovo are currently charging *DOUBLE* the price of the China version that is found on Aliexpress. I wish Lenovo wouldnt scalp their customers.
anyone else think that he sounds like the pilot talking through the speaker in a plane
There's the Lenovo Legion Y700 with Pen support, it's just a little bit bigger
Question for you: Can you use a 25 Watts charger on this without causing any problems?
Yes. I got A9 and 45 watt charger.
@MrTkaczu thanks for the info I've just been informed that the A9 table is only setup for 15 Watts fast charging,but it's good to know that I can use the 45 Watts charger
I'm trying to find a budget Android tablet to take to our caravan. We do not have WiFi at caravan so want to connect an usb c to hdmi cable to our TV that is not smart., to screen mirror what is on the Tablet. Can this Tablet do this? Thankyou.
This is not possible in any entry level tablet or phone, even all the way to Galaxy Tab S9 FE. Only Galaxy Tab S9 non FE supports using USB C to HDMI cable. Alternatively, there should be tool or device you can buy that can receive and convert any Miracast Wireless Streaming to any TV via HDMI.
buy a second hand laptop with a hdmi port
Why is it "a shame" about the 60hz display? I have a phone that has 120hz (a54) and only use the 120 when playing games; other than that, I'm at 60. Who needs "buttery smooth graphics" to browse the net, or go through the UI? And please note, I said "need" not "want" or "lust for". That said, this and the other specs are good or bad on a case-by-case basis. :)
100%
People perceptions does change after so many budget phone already has at least 90mhz screen. Coming from it and going back to 60mhz feels like a "stuttery frame" for most people so it worth to mention.
Got one ui 6 two weeks back
May 2024 and still not available in the US, and can't find the 128gb / 8gb memory model anywhere.
It is not available in India too with that configuration.. Samsung representative told me that there is no such configuration for A9. In A9 plus one can get that configuration..
Vs Tab A8 with Spen?
A7 lite was updated to Android 14, and A9 will receive Android 16
I have a9 still on Android 13 Touch is not responding sometimes
Imo the competitions are Lenovo M10 Plus (3rd gen), Redmi Pad and Honor X9. You compared it to year old tablets
and you are comparing an 8" tablet to 10" tablets. Thats like comparing a mini cooper to a 4x4 land rover.
I care about software updates because of new features, but I don't care about security updates. But I wouldn't get a tablet with 4GB RAM nowadays. 6GB is the minimum for me, 8GB is better
Es ist groß und schön aber es ist nicht schnell😅. Danke schön! ❤
I wanna buy this for my parents so they can watch youtube and play with games. Because they have been using our very old galaxy tab 2😔😔😔
can A9 with 4gb do good job with Facebook,youtube,whatsapp,instagram ? not for gaming
I got it along with the s24 ultra and have to sam its very Good for socijal browsing and youtube
@@hypnoticdropbear5148 do you have any touch issues
Wow that's cool. I"m sure a tablet of this caliber would very easily make it to Canada right? Right???
It's already being sold in Canada
@deleqtronica8733 nope. That's just the A9+. What you might be referring to are the international models being sold by 3rd party sellers in Canada. No Canadian versions yet cuz Samsung is being goofy
@magaming7853 you're right I didn't notice it was sold by third party sellers, I know the a9 wasn't released at all in the US, maybe it's the same here
@deleqtronica8733 i believe so too. Such a shame cuz I was really excited about it
I have the A7 Lite and its slow to boot and sluggish.... Not sure if something is wrong with it but wish I knew this tablet was coming out...
No that sounds about right, the A7 Lite is/was a terrible tablet.
@@deleqtronica8733 uggh Now I find that out... LOL
@neccros007 samsung really screwed their consumers with that tablet, it has a very low end processor, very little ram and storage. I bought one last year and ended up packing it right back up and returned after using it for an hour. The a9 is a much better tablet, the g99 processor in it is actually a capable midrange chip instead of the cheapest chip Samsung could find that they put in the a7 lite.
@@deleqtronica8733 Yeah I had a old Nexus 7 from 2013 thats just not capable anymore plus it kept dying so I needed something right before a trip I was taking. Since I prefer 8-9" tables, I grabbed the A7 for like 125.... Seemed once it boots and sits for a few it smooths out but booting and initial use is slow and sluggish.
Is it better then the iplay 50 mini pro?
In term of performance is no, but intern of system update yes
I watched this because I wanted small form factor but that awful display resolution turned me off. Instead I bought for 150 euros an Honor X9 Pad and I am super happy with it. It is almost 12 inch display but is slick and I could not get better than this for 150 euros.
Test some games on high graphics ❤
Shouldnt you be comparing it with the lenovo m10 not m9 and the a8 samsung not a7 lite
Does it support the samsung pens.
No, just cap pens.
What about Android OS update?
I talk about it in the review
@@MyNextTablet can it be used for editing videos?
I wouldn't keep the tablet past 4 years when the support ends because of the short-lived battery anyways
Can you use thos for video editing?
I won the tablet from my school, I don't think it will support video editing as I tried to play Roblox with it on the lowest graphics and it ran poorly
It would have been the best tablet had it been lighter than iPad mini 6. Anyway My Next Tablet will be Samsung tab A11 (Tab A10, which i presume, will be skipped).
*_I know Samsung DeX is only for higher models of mobiles and tablets but would be great to have it here._*
pens and dex are not going to appear on the most budget model
No pen support??? Like universal pen ?
Actually no one talks about it, but the A9 can be used as a phone, it has a speaker above the front camera.
There is literally no sim managers setting tho, I just got one and am about to return it cause it won't even register my sim
If you bought a LTE version, do you have the call app?
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I just bought and noticed it lagging while playing and having youtube at the same time and i was playing yugioh master duel on it
I disagree, Alldocube iPlay50 Mini Tablet is much better than that Samsung! has FHD screen unlike the Samsung Tab A9.
The fire hd 8 is unusable.
cant beat the price which is 230 dollars cheaper then the ipad mini