SAMSUNGGalaxy Tab S9 FE+ Plus 12.4” 256GB Android Tablet, Long Battery Life, Powerful Processor, S Pen, 8MP Camera, Lightweight Durable Design, Expandable Storage, US Version, 2023, Mint

I have a Samsung Tab S3, which is 7 years old, works fine, but getting REALLY slow, limited in memory, and no longer getting updates. I had some money, and this one was on sale, so I went for it.I like the size of this (pretty much the same as my S3, just a touch bigger). It doesn't have an AMOLED display like the S3, but it looks fine to me, and can get pretty bright. The sound is good for a tablet. It has the S pen, which I can't live without. This is my 3rd Samsung tablet with one, and I use it all the time.I went for it and spent the extra money for double the storage (256GB), and 2GB more RAM (8GB), so I'll get more years out of it without slowing down or running out of storage. Plus it has a microSD slot and I got a big card for storing ALL of my music and a bunch of movies. I also picked up a 45W quick charge block, since it doesn't come with one, and it charges quickly.I was so happy this was on sale when I actually had the money, and I'm really enjoying it. I use a house design app most of the time, just for fun, and I'm not a gamer, so I didn't need one of the really powerful, really expensive Galaxy Tab S10s for more than twice what this cost. This does everything I need, it's so much quicker, and I hope to have it for as long as I had the old S3. I like the metal back for durability (my S3 had a beautiful glass back, but it scared me), and I usually buy black electronics, but I went with silver, and really like it. I'm really happy with my purchase so far!

Hello, this is my first review on Amazon. This review comes courtesy of a longtime Samsung user. Included is a picture of my S9 FE+ 256GB next to my second S6 Tab Lite (I lost the first one ;( ) shot on a S20 FE 5G. I will be comparing to my S6 Tab Lite. I really like the S6 Lite. I got it for $200 at Walmart (for both S6's). For comparison, I was given a Nexus 7 back in 2012, which was also purchased for $200. The Nexus is now 12 yo, and barely works. Using the S6 has been awesome. It's only chugged during intensive moments in gaming, and it only froze for a second or two. With three times the RAM as the S6, I don't think I'll have any problems for a long time.nThe size of the S6 Tab Lite is a lot more manageable for me. I could use it (the S6) one handed if I was only really using one half of the screen. I definitely can't with this! That being said, as somebody who's working on an engineering undergrad degree, I found the screen of the S6 too small. This screen feels big enough to use on most days. And with 256 GB instead of 64 GB, I can have games and lots of notes.A few notes: the S9 pen is a bit thicker and has a smaller button than the S6 pen. Second, I was getting better rear photos on the S6 than the S9, I don't know why. I hope it's user error. I'll update you on that. Finally, the S6 feels slimmer in my hand even though they're the same thickness, thanks to the S6 having rounded corners versus the sharper/more upright edges on the S9.Conclusion: For relaxation, the S6 is better, assuming you're not playing hard-core games (it ran fine on Honkai ... on the lowest settings). For work, the extra real estate pays dividends and with a good keyboard case, should be good to replace the laptop most of the time.Proper Review:When I wrote this originally, I didn't have the Samsung portfolio case. I left a review there about a month ago. (Short and sweet: It's very expensive, but it's also perfectly suited to what I need from this device. Backlighting would be nice, but I don't find it to be as much of an issue as I did a month ago.) Update on the camera: I think I smudged up the camera when grabbing the first time. I took a picture of an outdoor scene, and although it wasn't sharp, it wasn't really fuzzy either. I haven't done a side-by-side comparrison with the S6 Lite though. I'll update this update if I determine that smudges weren't the cause of the picture quality deficit.I learned about more software features, like RAM+ and wireless mirroring. In options, it gives the ability for up to 8 GB of virtual RAM. However, I also noted that 4 GB of RAM+ was selected and turned on by default. When I turned it off, it still showed up as 12 GB. Hopefully, this means I can have 20 GB of RAM, although I can't possibly imagine I'd need that many. I've noticed that the tablet seems to use at minimum around 4-5 GB of RAM. Makes me wonder how the S6 Lite manages to run Honkai Star Rail. I've seemed to have more performance issues in games than the S6 on higher settings, but the battery life is much better. It feels like this will never die! The S6 could only do 3-4 hours of gaming, but this can do much more, I think atleast twice as much, maybe triple? This also has faster charging speeds. Let me demonstrate the battery life. I have 1hr 15 minute classes. With note-taking almost the entire time, this went down 7%. At that rate, that's probably almost 16 hours of on-screen time!This tablet really is something special, especially with the portfolio case. It's small enough that I feel comfortable walking a mile to class with this in my hands (in a 13' Macbook case lol), and it's big enough that I can get work done on it - as long as I'm not constantly switching tabs. Windows is better for rearranging tabs, although Samsung provides more freedom - I just don't find that freedom useful personally. I still stand by my opinion that gaming is easier on the smaller screen - I accidentally pressed the accelerator in RR3 numerous times on the S9 FE+, but that never happened on the S6 Lite.Anyways, that's it for me. I'd highly recommend getting the extra RAM, especially if you're like me who was raised to use stuff until it falls apart. If you're a student, I couldn't recommend this tablet more strongly.

I had been wanting a tablet for a while but I don't need anything too high end. After a lot of research I landed on this tablet and I finally got it this past Christmas. Now that it has been 4 months using it I have to say its perfect. I have a lot of Samsung devices (phone, earbuds, watch, tv) so staying in that ecosystem is great but any android user will enjoy this tablet. Its quick, great battery, has the stylus, and I bought a simple case with keyboard for it too. I use it for work, and for personal use. I play ttrpg games and keep lots of PDFs on here so that I have all my gaming material on when I travel. I do play a few games but I am not a big mobile gamer so I can't speak to that as much. But I can't complain at all about how great this tablet has been.

They are excellent tablets. I gave them to older family members, and they loved them. They tried to learn the tablet, and I felt like that meant something. Storage can be expanded on with SD, I believe, the screen size is respectable, resolution is crisp, and the Wi-Fi is decent. The family traveled with it to foreign countries and had no issues.

The Samsung Galaxy tablets does not disappointment my expectations. This is the fourth Samsung tablet I purchased and the quality is very good. The only gripe with the Samsung tablet is the weak battery power and no battery charger was included with my order, and this is the reason why I gave it 3 Stars. Four stars for not including the battery charger, otherwise, the overall performance is outstanding. The Pen is outstanding! I give the pen 5 out of 5.

Does everything a normal user would require and more. Battery life is great and screen is large, clear and bright. Never had issues with speed. Great value overall.