Samsung support Dex mode on this tablet, which effectively makes it into the nearest thing you can get to a laptop without buying a laptop. I never switch out of Dex mode.
The big problem with Android tablets is the obnovious Android apps written by mean programmers who can't be bothered to make them tablet-compatible. A fair number of essential apps only work in full-screen portrait mode. Ordinarily, that means a tablet sitting on a desk in landscape mode has to be picked up and manhandled to use it for such apps.
Well Samsung invented Dex to fix that problem. Turn on Dex mode and go into the options in the Settings app where you can tell it to force obnoxious apps to behave nicely. You can then get your apps to work as resizable pop-ups in landscape mode, or move them to either the left or right half of the screen. Dex typically remembers sizes and locations of popups for when you bring them to the foreground again. Also it lets you pin apps that you want to always be on top.
I had a cheaper tablet that tried to provide some of these features, but Dex, only from Samsung, is the best, and now I have it, I won't live without it.
Beyond that, this tablet has a fingerprint reader (a very good and quick one), which I find to be absolutely essential, in fact a few apps (typically ones expecting to be on a phone) won't install on a device that doesn't have one.
And if any review every tells you that the S9 FE is slow, they are SO WRONG, it is fast enough for everything I have thrown at it. (OK, I am a grown-up, I don't spend my life playing games on it. So I can't vouch for game-playing on it, but it is superb for YouTube, Netflix, Outlook, Word, Excel, Just Eat, etc etc etc.)
Yes it's not cheap. But you sure as hell get your money's worth. Beautiful screen. Robust construction. Buy it a decent case!!!
If you have a Samsung phone, you can access your phone calls and SMS texts from the tablet, which is super-convenient.
Oh and I nearly forgot (as I don't do much handwriting or drawing) that it has a very good pen which magnetically clips into a channel on the rear. For many, that (and the associated app Samsung Notes) is no doubt a big selling feature. As you will realise, what matters more to me is Dex, and the interworking with a phone. Each to his own.
| Brand | Samsung |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 28.54 x 18.54 x 0.65 cm; 550 g |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
| Item model number | F-MX610NZAAAMA |
| Manufacturer | SMNG4 |
| Series | Tab S9 FE+ |
| Colour | Gray |
| Standing screen display size | 12.4 Inches |
| Screen Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 Pixels |
| Processor Brand | Samsung |
| Processor Speed | 2900 MHz |
| Computer Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Speaker Description | Dual |
| Graphics Chipset Brand | ARM |
| Graphics Card Description | Integrated |
| Connectivity Type | Wi-Fi |
| Front Webcam Resolution | 8 MP |
| Operating System | Android 13 |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 30 Hours |
| Are Batteries Included | Yes |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 10090 Milliamp Hours (mAh) |
| Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries contained in equipment |
| Number Of Lithium Ion Cells | 2 |
| Item Weight | 550 g |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
