What’s the deal?
Over at Best Buy, the 12.4-inch Galaxy Tab S9 FE Plus has received a $120 discount, bringing its price tag down to $579. If you want an even cheaper option, Walmart is selling the 10.9-inch model for $330.
The world of budget-friendly Android tablets continues to grow as more companies try to appeal to those who don’t feel like spending $1,000+ on a nice Netflix machine. Samsung is again trying to make something happen in the upper mid-range sector with the Galaxy Tab S9 FE series, which consists of the regular S9 FE and the S9 FE+. I’ve been reviewing the latter, which normally retails for $699 and it’s pretty good.
I won’t tell you it’s the greatest tablet since sliced bread. While it marks the return of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab FE line after a hiatus in 2022, the company’s mid-range tablets haven’t changed much, save for a few tweaks here and there to bring them up to 2024 standards. The S9 FE+ is a prime example, but despite being a boring update, it’s still a great option if you’re after a big screen with long battery life.
The screen is really what makes the Galaxy Tab S9 FE+. Samsung includes a 12.4-inch 16:10 IPS LCD that, to my eye, looks about as close as you can get to OLED without actually being OLED. Content looks pin-sharp thanks to the 2560 x 1600 resolution, while colors are vibrant and contrast is surprisingly adequate. I’ve enjoyed doing just about everything on this tablet, from watching movies to reading articles. It all looks superb, which is expected from a Samsung tablet.
Is it as beautiful as an OLED panel? No, not really. It doesn’t help that there’s a gray tint whenever something super dark shows up on the screen (such as nighttime in a movie), but for this price, it’s forgivable.
The screen sits on the front of an aluminum chassis that Samsung offers in four colors: Silver, Gray, Lavender, and Mint (the one I got — and yeah, it’s the best one). It shares many similarities with the other members of the Galaxy Tab series, with its flat sides, circular speaker grilles, and antenna stripes. This also makes it look like Apple’s iPads, which you cannot unsee when you set them next to each other.
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