Cheap Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 and A9 Plus budget slates yours from RM899
Those on the hunt for a budget tablet will have two additional choices to pick from as Samsung has launched their new Galaxy Tab A9 and the larger Galaxy Tab A9 Plus with both models coming with mostly similar hardware save for different battery sizes, and a differently sized display with prices starting from RM899.
What is the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 series
The baseline Galaxy Tab A9 has an 8.7-inch TFT LCD display with an 800 x 1,340 pixel resolution and a modest 60Hz refresh rate. Running under the hood is a MediaTek MT8781 Helio G99 processor running the latest Android 13 with One UI 5.1 paired with 4GB RAM and 64GB of expandable storage.
The rear comes with an 8MP camera while the front has a 2MP camera with the whole affair featuring stereo speakers and a 5,100mAh battery. Connectivity for the Galaxy Tab A9 is limited to 4G LTE only.
The slightly larger Galaxy Tab A9 Plus has the same Helio G99 processor as the smaller Tab A9 as well as the same 4GB RAM and 64Gb of expandable storage but differs in that it has a larger 11-inch TFT LCD with 1,920 x 1,200 pixels resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate.
While the rear has a similar 8MP camera, the Galaxy Tab A9 Plus has a slightly better 5MP selfie camera along with a beefier quad speaker array. Keeping the tablet powered is a 7,040mAh battery. In Malaysia, you can acquire the Galaxy Tab A9 Plus in either a WiFi only variant or one with 5G support.
In Malaysia, the Galaxy Tab A9 LTE only retails for RM899 while the Galaxy Tab A9 Plus WiFi only model costs RM1,099 while the 5G model costs RM1,649. All Galaxy Tab A9 series tablets can be acquired in your choice of Mystic Navy, Graphite and Mystic Silver colourways.
One thing to note is that the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 series does not ship with any additional accessories like a keyboard case beyond the obligatory charging cable unlike the Galaxy Tab S9 series in Malaysiaso you’ll need to chunk out for an additional case. For more details, check out their official page at https://www.samsung.com/my/tablets/galaxy-tab-a9/buy/