REVIEWS
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While it was the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5 foldable mobiles that got the most attention at the latest Unpacked event, Samsung also released its new family of lavish tablets in the Galaxy Tab S series.
There are three to choose from again, with size being the main difference. The Galaxy Tab S9, S9+ and S9 Ultra are lavish and equipped with elite features. It's really only Samsung that challenges Apple's iPad models in the highest class of tablets.
PERFORMANCE
How does it compare to Apple's top tablets? In some ways better, in others it is clearly behind.
Obviously, the processor and performance. While the iPad Pro has laptop performance with the M2 processor, the Galaxy Tab S9 series is powered by the Snapdragon 8 gen 2, the same specialised version found in Samsung's Galaxy S23 phones. Fast for a mobile phone and by far the fastest Android tablet, but there is no question that Apple has the upper hand there. And the iPad's operating system takes advantage of this with a wide
