Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5 vs Galaxy Tab S9 FE 5G

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

Key differences

  1. Screen: 8 inches on the Galaxy Tab Active5, 10.9 inches on the Galaxy Tab S9 FE 5G. Up to 120 Hz on the Galaxy Tab Active5, 60 Hz on the Galaxy Tab S9 FE 5G.
  2. Battery: 4,900 mAh on the Galaxy Tab Active5, 7,760 mAh on the Galaxy Tab S9 FE 5G.
  3. Main camera: 12.8 MP on the Galaxy Tab Active5, 8 MP on the Galaxy Tab S9 FE 5G.
  4. Software: Android 16 on the Galaxy Tab Active5, Android 14 on the Galaxy Tab S9 FE 5G (newest seen).

The same on both: the Exynos 1380 chip, 6GB | 128GB versions, Wi-Fi 6 and Widevine L1.

Chipset

Chipset
Exynos 1380Exynos 1380
Process
5 nm Samsung5 nm Samsung
CPU
4× 2.40 GHz Cortex-A78
4× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A55
4× 2.40 GHz Cortex-A78
4× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A55
Top CPU speed
2.40 GHz2.40 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G68Mali-G68

Memory

Versions seen
6GB | 128GB6GB | 128GB
RAM type
LPDDR4XLPDDR4X
Storage type
UFS 3.1UFS 3.1

Display

Size
8 in10.9 in
Resolution
1200 × 19201440 × 2304
Pixel density
283 ppi249 ppi
Refresh rates
120 Hzalso 6060 Hz
HDR
HDR10, HLGHDR10, HLG

Battery

Capacity
4,900 mAh7,760 mAh

Cameras

Back camera
12.8 MP4128 × 3096 · f/1.9 · 3.58 mm8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/1.9 · 2.91 mm · OIS
Front camera 1
5 MP2576 × 1932 · f/2.2 · 1.96 mm12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.4 · 1.73 mm
Front camera 2
—4.2 MP2368 × 1776 · f/2.4 · 1.73 mm

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
6 GHz Wi-Fi
NoNo
Bluetooth LE Audio
YesNo
NFC
YesNo
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 16Android 14
UI
One UI 8.5One UI 6.1
Released with
Android 14Android 13
Widevine DRM
L1L1

Sensors

Sensors
36 sensors34 sensors

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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated November 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy