Samsung slashes $150 off the excellent Galaxy Tab S9 and S9 Plus
Each includes the S Pen stylus so you can easily jot notes
Samsung's fall sale continues with excellent discounts on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 and S9 Plus. These highly capable tablets come with the S Pen stylus, so you can easily take notes and make sketches right out of the box. All memory and storage configurations of these tablets are on sale now, so you can pick the configuration and price that makes the most sense for you.
Both tablet lines have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip inside, a microSD card slot (for adding up to 1TB of storage), and 4x AKG Stereo Speakers with Dolby Atmos. Both lines also have a 13MP main camera with autofocus, an 8MP ultrawide camera at the rear, and a 12MP ultrawide front camera.
The Galaxy Tab S9 has an 11-inch dynamic AMOLED 2X, WQXGA (2,560 x 1,600) display with up to 120 Hz refresh rate. Since it has the smallest display among its S9 series siblings, it follows that this is the lightest of the S9 tablets, at 1.1 pounds. With this sale, you can save $150 on either the baseline Galaxy Tab S9 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage (now $649) or 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage (now $769). If you're going for the 256GB version, check pricing: For a limited time, Amazon beats Samsung's sale on the graphite colorway, knocking 20% off to bring the price down to $740 at Amazon.
If you want a slightly larger display, graduate to the mid-tier Galaxy Tab S9 Plus, on sale for $170 off right now. It weighs 1.28 pounds and has a 12.4-inch dynamic AMOLED 2X WQXGA+ (2,800 x 1,752) display with up to 120 Hz refresh. Both variants include 12GB of RAM, with the 256GB version selling for $829 (down from $999) and the 512GB version selling for $949 (down from $1,119).
Samsung also offers trade-in deals if you have an eligible phone or tablet device. The company even accepts models with cracked screens, although you won't get quite as much.
These Galaxy Tab S9 sales are part of the Discover Samsung event, which runs now through September 15. These are our other picks for the top Samsung deals available during this event.
Today's best Galaxy Tab S9 deal
11" Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
Was: $919
Now: $769 @ Samsung
Save $150 on the 256GB Galaxy Tab S9 with 12GB of RAM at Samsung. Plus, save up to $650 when you trade in a qualifying device via Samsung's trade-in program. If you don't mind less performance and storage, you can drop the price to $649 for the 8GB of RAM/128GB version.
Features: 11-inch 2K (2560 x 1600) Dynamic AMOLED 2x 120Hz display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 8-core CPU, 12GB RAM, Qualcomm Adreno 740 GPU with Ray Tracing, 256GB of storage, 8,400mAH battery, facial recognition, fingerprint reader, S Pen stylus, Android 14
Release Date: July 2023
Price history: This is a good deal, but not the lowest we've seen. The lowest price we tracked for Galaxy Tab S9 was $645 on Amazon.
Price check: Amazon $769 ($740 for the graphite colorway) | Best Buy $799
Reviews consensus: In our hands-on review of the 14.6-inch Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, we found its gorgeous display, powerful performance, and quad-speaker array impressive. We also liked its nifty Samsung DeX support for desktop multitasking via a monitor or TV.
Laptop Mag: Hands-on (Tab S9 Ultra) | Tom's Guide: ★★★★
Splurge: Jump up to the mid-tier Galaxy Tab S9 Plus and save $170 on either the 256GB or 512GB versions for a larger screen experience.
Buy it if: You want a well-rounded tablet with a stylus for for watching media, productivity tasks, and gaming.
Don't buy it if: You want a tablet with a sizable display, or you only want to use the tablet for streaming content and playing casual games.
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