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With a 10.9-inch display, a premium flat-edged design, and pricing that starts from £389, the Galaxy Tab S9 FE clearly has Apple’s iPad (2022) firmly in its sights. Samsung even bundles a stylus with every tablet, unlike Apple.
Of course, Samsung isn’t the only Android manufacturer thinking along these lines, as the OnePlus Pad and the Lenovo Tab P12 go to show. But really, only Samsung is in any kind of position to take the fight to Apple in the premium tablet market. For some time now, if you’ve wanted a classy tablet that isn’t an iPad, Samsung has supplied the primary alternative.
The previous FE (fan edition) tablet Samsung supplied, the Galaxy Tab S7 FE, didn’t quite nail the formula, with a slightly high price tag and disappointing performance. Having seemingly skipped a generation, the Galaxy Tab S9 FE sees Samsung regrouping and trying again.
Has it managed to nail the brief for a compelling mid-range tablet this time around? Read on to find out.
DESIGN
Samsung makes more tablets than anyone, so it’s no surprise that the company has gotten rather good at it. The Galaxy Tab S9 FE looks and feels great, with a design that tips its hat to the iPad (to put it mildly) whilst actually managing to beat its great rival in one particular area.
The flat surfaces, curved corners, all-metal body (except
