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Samsung - Galaxy Tab A9+ vs Lenovo - Tab Extreme Gen 2

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Galaxy Tab A9+SAMSUNGRENDER
Probe A
Samsung
Galaxy Tab A9+
48.4/ 100D
Performance38· 40%
Display59· 32%
Design—· 28%
Tab Extreme Gen 2LENOVORENDER
Probe B
Lenovo
Tab Extreme Gen 2
65.0/ 100C
Performance55· 40%
Display77· 32%
Design—· 28%
Quick verdict

Between the Galaxy Tab A9+ and Tab Extreme Gen 2, the Galaxy Tab A9+ comes out ahead in weight, while the Tab Extreme Gen 2 wins on storage and ram. Overall, the Galaxy Tab A9+ scores 48.4 and the Tab Extreme Gen 2 scores 65 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

The Tab Extreme Gen 2 is the clear pick on raw spec strength, leading by 16.6 points on the Mars Score. The margin is wide enough that the underdog only makes sense if its individual strengths line up with what you specifically need.

Pick the Galaxy Tab A9+ if you carry the device everywhere and weight or thickness has been the deciding factor before. The biggest gaps in its favor are weight.

Pick the Tab Extreme Gen 2 if the display is what you stare at all day — refresh rate, brightness, or sharpness is where the difference will be most visible. Its strongest claims are storage, ram, peak brightness, among others.

There are no meaningful ties on the headline specs — every popular-comparison metric has a winner.

Bottom line: the Tab Extreme Gen 2 is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.

Why Samsung - Galaxy Tab A9+ wins

  • ▲Weight — 241.00 g less. 491 vs 732.

Why Lenovo - Tab Extreme Gen 2 wins

  • ▲Storage — 300.00% more. 256 GB vs 64 GB.
  • ▲RAM — 200.00% more. 12 GB vs 4 GB.
  • ▲Peak brightness — 87.50% more. 900 nits vs 480 nits.
  • ▲Refresh rate — 33.33% more. 120 Hz vs 90 Hz.
  • ▲Screen size — 31.82% more. 14.5 " vs 11 ".
  • ▲Has Stylus support.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Display

SpecSamsung - Galaxy Tab A9+Lenovo - Tab Extreme Gen 2
Screen sizeⓘ11 "14.5 "lead
Refresh rateⓘ90 Hz120 Hzlead
PanelⓘLCDOLEDlead
Peak brightnessⓘ480 nits900 nitslead

Performance

SpecSamsung - Galaxy Tab A9+Lenovo - Tab Extreme Gen 2
ChipsetSnapdragon 695MediaTek Dimensity 9300
RAMⓘ4 GB12 GBlead
Storageⓘ64 GB256 GBlead

Design

SpecSamsung - Galaxy Tab A9+Lenovo - Tab Extreme Gen 2
Weight491 glead732 g
Stylus supportfalsetruelead
Cellulartrueleadfalse
OSAndroidAndroid
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Spec-level deep dives

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