Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Review: It Keeps Getting Better! 

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Samsung killed it this year. updating the displays, the optimized performance with the processor. the battery is great, display is amazing, and the S pen features with multitasking are great. as an Apple first user, Apple needs to take notes on their iPadOS/Stage Manager imporvements.

Having an OLED screen on the smallest model is such an underrated upgrade. Hated having to consider the bigger models to have one. The market exists, people!📣!📣!📣!

Great review, most people only review the Ultra and with the new upgrades the S9 seems to be very good choice. It's rather surprising that Samsung hasn't added much to make the plus more appealing.

I hate being broke

It's great to see that more & more ipad apps are coming to android (lumafusion, goodnote, etc). Hope the developer will consider bringing in more apps to android. Personally I prefer using Samsung Notes than Goodnote since its free and have good intergration with other samsung devices.

Always tempted to upgrade to a new Galaxy Tab but I'm still rocking my Tab S4. All these years later and it still does everything I need it to.

I agree with you Thao. The size on the S9 is perfect. I previously had an S7+ and traded it for the S8. The smaller form factor is just way better for lap/couch use. If you primarily use it at a desk then maybe the bigger size is better (or using it as straight up laptop replacement) but for me the small form factor is the one I use the most.

The base model Tab S9 is a HUGE upgrade from the base model Tab S8. And its screen size is the legacy size for the Tab S series so it's sufficient for most users who don't need bigger display. If I don't already have the Tab S8+, I would totally consider getting the base model Tab S9.

I really want to thank you for your YT videos. Not only do they have the sympathetic Thao feeling, but importantly you're actually using your tech, really talking about pros and cons - not like a lot of these hyped RU-vidrs getting every week new hardware and not really caring about it but mainly about click counts. Video design is top too. Wish you success and all the best.

If I want to learn about anything Samsung...Thao has got me covered. Can always count on a thorough, informative and enjoyable review. Another excellent review.

Waited for your Tab S9 video, Watch6 next please 😊. I just got the Tab S9+ and I really love it. I'm using Galaxy Tabs since Tab S2 and yes they improved a lot over the years. I don't agree with bad app experience though, as with popup window or splitscreen you can force any stubborn app to work (e.g. Insta, which btw doesn't behave on iPads either). I have an M1 iPad Pro too, but honestly I really prefer the Samsung in almost all aspects. This of course matters on how you use your tablet. I don't do big video projects. 😅 The only apps I'm missing are the Affinity ones, but to be honest, when I need them, I'm using them on my PC not my iPad. No tablet can replace a laptop. Maybe I'm not the typical customer, but using Smartphones since Android 2.2, phones getting bigger an bigger, I'm now perfectly fine using a relatively small Phone (S22) during the day, but when at home again, then switching over to the tablet and its big screen. Feature packed with Goodlocks (OneHand opertion is a much have) it's a much better and so more relaxing experience that wouldn't be possible even with a real big smartphone.

I've been waiting for your review since it was released. Thank you!!

I was weighing the base and the plus model. I bought the base (11") and I really like this tablet. It is a tablet and needs to be portable and easy to use hence I did not want a huge device. I preordered it and got the increase in memory, plus my company also had a discount. A really good move and I just put in a 512Gb SD memory card so I was able to upload all of my music and musical scores. Now to integrate my pedal for turning pages.

Thanks for the review Thao. I ended up getting the Tab S9 Regular based on your size preference. I am glab I did. Typing on the smaller size makes me glad I didn't go any bigger. It's hard to reach as it is to get to the middle of the screen!

This is the review that I was looking for. Thank you. I love your videos. Keep up the AMAZING work!

I was waiting for you and your review of this exact model, in this exact color. You didn't disappoint...as always.

The review I've been waiting for! 🎉🎉🎉

Thanks for another awesome video ❤. I have the Tab S7 Plus. Love it. Runs great. I also using my Ipad Pro from 2020. The smaller size one.

The Surface's built-in kickstand is the most useful thing about it. I never remove it from my Lenovo Duet 3.

I just discovered your channel and I learned alot on my tablet and I'm using the tab s7 fe I'm getting a keyboard cover for my tablet I can't wait until I get it

I love watching your reviews keep up the good work

I agree about the size. I absolutely love my tab S8. I think the LCD looks just fine. I don't see any reason to upgrade at this point. Maybe I'll buy a brand new S9 when the S10 comes out 😊. Great video as always. Oh, and I picked up the Book Keyboard Case cover for $100 on sale. I'm loving this thing. It has mostly replaced my laptop. I use this thing every day. I used my laptop once a week or once every two weeks.

I just upgraded from a tab S4. Yes, that's correct. 2023 and I'm still rocking the S4. LoL. Anyhoo, I just picked up the S9 plus today. This thing is amazing. I was considering the ultra, but the size, particularly when using in portrait mode, was just a bit too much for me. The plus will do just fine. Samsung is currently giving away a free slim keyboard cover with these units, so that's a nice bonus. Coming from an S4, there's a ton of features I've yet to get into, but so far this thing is damn impressive. Not the cheapest for sure, but no regrets on the purchase.

great review Thao! Love Samsung tabs!

Your reviews are the best.. You do such a great job! Thank you.

Watching this on my tab s8 plus, i love my tablet so much, definitely worth getting one specially the new S9 lineup

I find 10 " is the best tradeoff between portability and sufficient size. It actually even works for films. The keyboard felt a little cramped at first. But it is SO 2nd nature to me now. And my tablet even has a DVD 📀 player. I bet you didn't see that coming! 🐱

the most complete review on S9 ❤ gone through many reviews, but instead of only unboxing and showing, you covered important features and use cases i was looking for 😁 LOVE FROM INDIA ❤❤

I really enjoyed your review!!! One of the best at the moment 😊

This is the best review of S9 on youtube. The way you neatly organize the content and give the value upfront is just amazing. I loved your review, it felt balanced and yet very fresh. More power to you. 🥳👍☺️

only 3 minutes in and is the best review i´ve seen great work!!!

I see a video from Thao and it puts a smile on my face! I finally bought the Tab S9+ after years of watching your videos and your Samsung videos are some of the best. I'm excited to see what you cover in this video.

Thanks for your video, I bought a s7+ after watching your channel. Using the s7+ to watch this video now.

Thumbs up and great overall coverage.

The Tab S6 is when they got the design right on the outside, but the Tab S7/S7+ was the beginning of them locking on to what it means to make an overall premium android tablet. Each year since they have refined the experience, and it's been up to Android itself to catch up. While it can't replace a PC 100%, its much better than say, a chromebook or a budget laptop (under $500 USD). And if you're already familiar with the Android/Samsung ecosystem, you'll fit right in. Worried about price? You can always dip your toes into the Tab S8 lineup for a cheaper price, OR the 2022 refreshed Tab S6 lite, which beefed it up from the 2019/2020 versions, and you can get it for $300 USD or less with deals. Me personally, imma wait one more year to upgrade from my Tab S7+. It still has solid battery life & security updates into the next year, and then I can get what should be a beautiful Tab S10 Ultra.

Love the new channel name!!

Love the review, love the way you talk. Thanks

Amazing review! Thanks for the in-depth review :)

The sneak peek of the speaker video is great really want to see that video

Hey Thao! Awesome video as always. I had the S7+ and that got terribly hot while notetaking - became unusable practically. How do the new tablets fare in this regard? Whatever writing app I would use, the app would get REALLY hot just on the area that has the palm - centre bottom area. I am an educator and wanted to use the tab primarily to make notes and take classes so being able to write for a couple of hours at a stretch is something I wanted to do.

The Goldielocks sized Tab S6 has been my favorite device the past two years (bought refurbished/new not boxed for $320). It has a SuperAMOLED also. I bought it as a video monitor for flying my drone while filming, but it became obvious that it beats my Windows Thinkpad for most tasks. I would buy the S9 for its 12GB RAM, IP rating, faster processor and 120 Hz refresh. Q: it's advertised as 915 nits brightness-- is this only accessible under Dolby Vision while watching HDR content or is there a manual toggle to force it like the S23 phone has?

Really been eyeing one of these bad boys. I'd be using mainly for emails, media consumption(sports,youtube, Netflix) and the occasional word document. I am really tempted to pull the trigger.

I was waiting for this.

Good . Very informative and comprehensive

its been a while thao,can't wait for another video!!

I’m an apple person (just used to it) and never tried Samsung but I’m trying to watch these videos as my mum loves Samsung and I wanna get her a new one for Christmas, there’s just so many to pick from but this was so helpful

That's great video btw, I enjoyed it for sure.💙 I was like anybody please Tab S9 review, not S9+ or S9 Ultra. Finally 😄

Great video. I just purchased one and am excited to use it!

I see you with Thar PnB rock playing. From a Philly Native. LLPnB Rock. great video.

Great review. Just don't understand why Samsung won't make an 8" model with all the high end specs. 🤔

love this thanks

Does it come with access to the galaxy games like my ultra 23 phone.....? Thanks and great review video....Paul

I have the S9, and while I agree there are some apps that are not tablet compatible, I find it worse on my iPad Mini 6. Many apps just aren't good on the Mini, such as RU-vid, where the slider to fast forward is almost unusable. The Mini also has a terrible keyboard that takes up too much space in landscape and not large enough in portrait. On the S9, just use Dex with web pages and it is basically a laptop repacment. The lack of customization on the iPad is frustrating to me.

Wow, what a great and detailed presentation. Overall Awesome review I liked it so much I subscribe to your channel. Thank you so much.

Thanks for the the great review! I'm happy you focused on the smaller and cheaper tablet instead of the ultra that everyone is tempted to talk about.

Thanks for the awesome video Thao ❤👍😎🤗🤗

I cannot wait to have saved up enough to comfortably upgrade from my tab s6 to the tab s9 😊

Loved the review, Thao! Would you happen to know if Presenter's View on Microsoft Powerpoint works on the s9 when you connect it to an external display? That is if the tab s9 shows the speaker notes while the monitor shows the slides. Thanks!

I just got the Galaxy Tab S9 as a birthday gift from my Dad this year and it is worth it! I'm glad that Samsung finally decided to put an OLED screen on the base S9 because aside from that, The size is perfect for me and the sound of its speakers are already very good as well.

In Brazil, all the Galaxy Tab S9 series come with the keyboard cover in the box.

Beautiful review. Would you please recommend a few good blue tooth and mouse combinations for the s9 series. Full Size. Thank you.

I'm looking to replace my Chromebook, so I'm thinking about the Ultra 🤔 water resistance ftw ☔

Thanks for the review

I have the Tab S9 and I'd love to have that wallpaper of yours.

im planning on getting this, for both college and entertainment, DeX seems like a great thing for school!

Damn I love what Samsung’s doing with their tablets! I have no intention of moving away from my 11” iPad Pro, but I would really like to have that OLED display instead of the still very good IPS LCD. Also I prefer the smaller 11” size too. For a secondary device to my laptop it’s easier to carry around and it’s such a comfortable size to cozy up to in bed or on the couch to watch videos.

I might get the S9+ after the release of the Tab S10 series. Love my TabS7 but want an upgrade. Sorry to be a pain, could you go through how you set the tablet up? Love that home screen calender

Very nice content as always. Well, donen thank you. I like your wallpapers Thao. Could you please recommend where to download them from. Thanks

Brilliant perspective !

As far as Photoshop/Photo Editing goes, one of the GREATEST features of my Tab S8 Ultra that no one talks about is the 'Second Screen' feature. SuperDisplay a $10 app works really great. The Tab S8 Ultra has basically replaced my Wacom Cintiq as my main Photoshop editing device. It's higher resolution, wireless, lighter, portable, and the S-Pen might be even better... Samsung's built-in 'Second Screen' works OK, but it used to work much better than it does now, I don't know what happened, but hopefully they will update it to work as good as SuperDisplay does. Plus, your files stay resident on your workstation and you don't have to copy files back and forth. I find that SuperDisplay works exactly the same wired or over WiFi. If there's a difference, I don't see any. As you mentioned, it's SO much better than Samsung's Second Screen. It's pretty crazy to me that Samsung definitely knows how much of a superior product SuperDisplay is and they could easily license the technology (like they do Wacom's EMR) or even purchase the company without even batting an eye, instead they ship a vastly inferior piece of software... Plus, the device is awesome all on its own... Literally blown away by how great it is! The S-Pen is fantastic and FREE in the box. You don't need to add a paper-like screen protector ($40) in addition to the $130 you'll pay extra for the Apple Pencil... I'm a 30+ year Professional Graphic Artist. When some say that there aren't Professional Visual Arts apps on android it's just really incorrect, because I use them everyday. Autodesk Sketchbook, Infinite Painter, Concepts, Krita are just a few of the apps available on the Google Play store... There are many more... Are there a few apps available on iPad that aren't on the Play store? Yes, of course, but a good carpenter never blames his tools, and with expertise and talent you can do anything and everything on android apps that you can do on iOS apps - NO DOUBT. If you're already entrenched in the Apple 'eco-system'... Then pay the extra $500 to $1500...

OK, even though you semi disrespected my Tab S9+ that I JUST GOT YESTERDAY ! lol - I gave you a thumbs up. This is a beauty, transferred all my stuff from my Tab 6 Lite via USB-C in no time ! I've been watching as many Tips & Tricks videos to optimize this puppy as I can and it sure pays off ! Got it mostly for watching content, reading magazines and a few other things - best buy I have made in awhile. Nice review . . . . . . . . . . . except . . . . . . . . . . . . you know . . . . . . . . . . . when you attacked my S9+ !!😁

Looking forward to your watch review.

Thanks for this video! Is 11" enough, or do you think the Plus version is better? I have a S6 Lite (10.4"). Greetings from Spain.

Love this tab. Unfortunately still using the Tab s8+ Not in a rush to upgrade... maybe in the next edition.

Awesome content❤

Im still on my Tab S7, i love the keyboard since it still has the trackpad and can still do all the things I want to do in it.

Hi, nice review . Can tell how find your wallpaper ? Thanks .

Girl samsung is a beast with this tabS9Ultra my wife loves it i have the tabS8Ultra no more boring ipads. Love ur review. Thanx

I upgraded from the Tab S7+ to the S9 Ultra and I love it. The massive screen is amazing.

hey! Thao is flexing our Tori's music video of CUT and MISSIN U! I love you

I have been thinking since a year that Samsung should introduce a mini size tablet with the same great specs.I think it will be phenomenal and a really great move for them!!

Just received my galaxy tab s9+ and was comparing it to my s7fe before I send it in to complete the trade in. I found something interesting but not sure if it's just my unit or if it's something samsung did intentionally but it looks like compared to the s7fe, the screen saturation has been toned down on the amoled to the point where the s7fe's colors actually look nicer! I found similar trend when I went from the fold 3 to the s23 ultra, and the screen saturation between the s23 ultra and my tab s9+ seems similar so I don't think it's a defect but don't seem to see this toning down of saturation mentioned in reviews so thought I'd ask to see if you noticed this on the s9 series versus previous galaxy tabs

I have the tab S8, and I actually appreciate the LCD given it's the smallest model, I have to obviously have it closer to my face because it's a smaller display, so the LCD really helps with my eyes. I bet it does help having an OLED with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 though

Excellent video. I'm an Android guy but I have an iPad for bigger media consumption. Since I got my S23 Ultra, it has been used more than my iPad and reminded me of why I love my Androids. I'm glad Samsung has stepped up its tablet game and now I can have both a tablet and phone by them and step away from the iPad. You gave a great review of the size I want. It would be my iPad replacement and 11" is great for travel and couch moments.

Great vid

Will hold on to my s7 as long as possible. Have no problem with its display also because of the price of Samsung tablets now since the s8 it has become difficult to choose between a Tab S and an IPad. Guess I will have to stick with buying midrange tablets after my S7 stop working

Dude my S7+ seems ancient now! And ive not had it for 2 years yet! Can only imagine the S9 when my S7+ has been INSANE! My one complaint with my tablet, the battery just seems to drain a little bit quicker than I'd like. That's literally it. I can live with that. Samsung's S tablets are bonkers!

@Thao, are you expecting a new Tab S to be unveiled this summer? I'm still on my Tab S6 and am looking to upgrade. I don't think it makes sense to do it now if an upgrade is coming. Would love it if they went back to colors, though.

I bought the same one. I'm watching on it right now. Honestly perfect size. The ultra was wayyyy too big, and I'm 6'1. The espect ratio is also perfect.

Where did you get your wallpaper? Looks dope on amoled

So now they all have detachable keyboard,thats very nice👍

I really like my tab s8 plus with the keyboard cover. It is pretty convenient, I know it is not the best keyboard but it is there when i need it. But I would definitely buy a separate non-keyboard cover that clicks in magnetic like the keyboard. I would use it when i don't need to carry around the keyboard. That would be more lighter. Do you know if those pieces are available? I am really using my tab s8 plus heavily and it has been great. I personally don't see myself upgrade to tab s9 plus yet, but 9 series seems very good if i was tempted to:) always been a samsung girl and i think i will remain like that:) thanks Thao! I really enjoy seeing female in tech!

WilL Dex only work with the samsung keyboard cover? It will not work with external usb keyboard?

Love your video quality T😊hao

Yassss to the JOJO music video! I love Joanna Lavesque, love your channel miss Thao :)

I have the Tab S8 Ultra and the Tab S9 Ultra. Can't tell a single difference without flipping it over to the back, the camera layout is round vs oval and the top of the S9 Ultra has 2 mics vs1 on the S8 Ultra.

Are you able to use Windows Remote Desktop on this? I need it for work but I cannot really tell if I can connect to it that way?

Good Morning Thao

Really love your review. Made me wanna buy S9 even more now. Btw may i know what music app player you use?