Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Tablet with S Pen, 128GB, Long-lasting Battery, Gray, 3 Year Manufacturer Extended Warranty (UK Version)

Unboxing The Samsung tab 9 box features barely any wasteful plastic, relying on cardboard and paper to keep the tablet safe. The tablet doesn't come with a charger- just the usb c cable, so bear this in mind if you are new to the world of usb. Setup If you are already in the samsung ecosystem setup will be a breeze. Within a few minutes I had wirelessly copied over the settings from my galaxy phone, choosing which bits to transfer and which to omit. Hardware The tablet is solidly built with a bright high quality screen, with a small bezel. It seems to weigh about average for a tablet of this size, and uses a widescreen format rather than a 4 by 3 ratio, which means most video media will fill more of the screen. The speakers are very loud , but note there isn't a headphone jack, so you'll need use bluetooth for personal audio. Physical buttons include on off button (also has a fingerprint sensor to make it quicker to log on) , and a volume switch. Also included is the s-pen. As an ex galaxy note user I've always wondered how Samsung's pen interface would fare on a much bigger screen and I'm pleased to say its intuitive, giving a greater level of accuracy and creativity than non stylus tablets I've previously owned. The battery is lasting several days so far, with fast charging available. Software Anyone familiar with Samsung's ui will be at home - the tablet runs like a large phone. Both Samsung's and Googles app stores run on the device so plenty of app choices, with few pen enabled apps already installed- checkout PenUp for a fun time drawing and coloring ( specially if you have kids!). Summary This is an excellent mid range tablet which should cope well with most people's demands, with the s-pen bringing an extra level of finesse for those who use it.

Unboxing experience:- Box consisted of Device, S Pen, USB Cable, Ejection Pin and quick start guide (available in multiple languages). Setup Experience:- Setup was really easy and if you use Google already just sign in and configure the device as you wish. And if you don't, you can start up and it comes with pre installed apps to get going. Usage Experience:- The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE is a clear improvement on its predecessor, the processor and battery have also been improved, making it a strong contender in the 11-inch Android tablet market. The screen is absolutely gorgeous and great for watching movies, playing games, or working. Plus, with the S Pen included, it can do all the note scribbling and drawing we want. One impressive aspect is that tablet is thin and lightweight. Pros One UI takes good advantage of the large display Extendable storage to 1 TB Scrolling through the screen on a web page is really lovely. It is fast and responsive and the user interface is very intuitive In addition, plenty of accessories are available to turn it into the perfect ultra-portable laptop replacement (I have no problems connecting my wireless Logitech mouse and keyboard to use it for typing emails and notes) Cons It can be a little cramped and underpowered if you're trying to do some intensive multitasking (multiple apps running lead to hang issues on couple of occasions) Charging cable was supplied but without a plug. With a type C on both sides of cable there is no convenient way to charge Fingerprint sensor should have been placed on downside of the screen and not on the right side of the tablet Overall Summary:- Great tablet with great specs for an awesome affordable price.

The Galaxy s9 FE is great tablet with a amazing balance of performance, design, battery life and affordability. The tablet is a great option for those who crave a premium tablet without breaking the bank. The FE is a scaled down version of its brother the Tab S9 which offers excellent value for students or casual users. Samsing like always got the design and build quality of the tablet amazing. The aluminium body feels very premium and sturdy at its mid-range price point. The tablet is very thing at just 6.5mm and light enough for extend use without discomfort. One of its great features is the IP68 water and dust resistance. When you’re buying the tab s9fe it comes with a variety of colours adding a great touch of personalization. The 10.9-inch LCD display on the tab s9 FE is sharp and vibrant offering excellent clarity for watching video or films. The only downside is that it lacks the Samsung AMOLED panel for that deep black contrast at night. The 90Hz display add a layer of great smoothness to your scrolling and gaming feel. In the body of the Samsung s9 FE its powered by the Exynos 1380 processor which is paired with 8gb of ram. This is great for handling multitasking with ease or when you’re switching between apps or even attending virtual meeting. It’s not a powerhouse for demanding 3D games it more capable for handling casual gaming and basic daily apps. The tablet also comes with an S-Pen which is also a great touch. It’s very responsive and with minimal latency making it ideal for note taking, sketching, or annoying documents. The galaxy tab s9 FE offers an amazing battery with a capacity up to 8,000mAh! It delivers very impressive battery lifetime you can expect up to 10-12 hours of mixed usage weather its streaming, gaming, or browsing. When it comes to charging the tablet can support up to 45w fast charging with is sold separately. The camera on the s9 FE is an 8MP rear camera and a 12MP ultrawide front camera. In my opinion it’s not made for professional photography. If you want to take pictures outside with the tablet at night, it might come out a bit grainy. Overall, the tablet is a great investment, but it come with a few drawbacks. The LCD display which is good does not match the vibrancy AMOLED panels. The lack of a bundle fast charger might be frustrating for some. Performance is very adequate for most task, but power user might find it lacking for heavy duty gaming or video editing.

I’ve been only the lookout for a great cheap tablet that I could use as a stop-gap to allow me to read ebooks and edit my photos on the go. Right from the get-go, this product has been fantastic, it arrived promptly in a well-packaged box, fully sealed, and easy tabs to open the box. Upon opening the box you are greeted with the product wrapped in a paper wrapping that is neatly sized with pull tabs to lift the product out of the internal cavity that holds the item securely. Underneath the tablet, you find a set of two slim branded white boxes that contain the USB c charging cable and instruction/warranty booklet. Also below the tablet is the multi-touch stylus in complimenting colour of the tablet. In my case I chose the silver variant which comes with a white stylus, however, it also comes in grey or light green colours, which are also fantastic. Getting to set up the tablet is just as simple and easy, upon powering the device it loads the brand's logo and eventually walks you through a step-by-step wizard, that takes only 5~10 minutes at most to complete. The device comes with 50-60% battery charge, plenty to set it up and get to use it. So far I’ve managed to easily load my ebooks to the tablet as it runs on the Android operating system and has access to a host of apps (including free apps) via the Play Store. Its screen has fantastic resolution clearly displaying the text on screen from various ebooks. Also, the processor is powerful enough to multitask between several apps, I managed to max out at about 8-10 apps before you notice some lagging but still usable. The battery also lasted a good while, I managed to recharge it to full and was able to use it for the full day, and still had some charge to use it the next day before recharging. The stylus is also lightweight, just like the tablet, and is perfectly balanced in sensitivity. It even has an onscreen bubble that guides the user as to where your stylus is pointing on the screen when it is in close proximity. This makes it great for editing photos, as you can see where your stroke with impact the photo before even applying the stroke by touching the stylus to the screen. It’s so responsive that you can even control the thickness of artistic strokes based on the pressure applied. Since it runs on Android OS it has access to lots of free and paid apps via the Play Store to aid my photo touch-ups and editing tasks. The screen is smooth and clear as a display that is bright and clear. It’s a perfect companion for my travels and my photography adventures.

Straight out of the box it looks great, feels well made and fits easily into the hand. The aluminium casing felt like a quality touch and it comes with the added bonus of a S Pen, that handily attaches to the sides or back by magnet. It also has a Micro SD slot for added memory should I need to add any it was an easy and quick process to set up with just a few buttons to click and it integrated seemlessly with my Samsung phone. All I needed to do was place it next to my tablet in order to copy over my settings and anything else I wanted to. I like the aspect ratio of the screen. The landscape orientation lends itself nicely to streaming movies/TV which a squarer screen doesn't always do. I have used it to stream quite a bit and so far I've been impressed by its performance. The pictures are sharp, the colours are vibrant and the sound from the dual speakers is great. The processor was quick and could handle all I asked of it with no lagging or stuttering and I am impressed by the battery life too. It lasts more than long enough for everything I need to do before needing a recharge. As well as streaming I have used it for occasional web browsing, emailing and online shopping, all of which it has done flawlessly For a casual tablet user like myself I would say this one is perfect. Whilst not having the high spec of the the more expensive models, aimed at the more serious user, this has everything I need and more and from the short time I have had it it has exceeded my expectations.

I was definitely really happy with the tablet. I liked the sleek minimal packaging - disappointed there is no plug but understand most items just come with a charging lead like this one (inaddition to an S pen, and the manufacturers details) The feel of the tablet overall was quite solid, sturdy and felt premium. I loved the colour and liked the fact I can place the S pen at the back easily with it being magnetic. The screen quality is great with really clear, vivid colours which I could see when watching TV shows, films and youtube clips. The screen size aswell was great, meaning I was happy to use this to watch things instead of my laptop. The speaker is sufficient but not as good as I thought it would be. It is fast enough for me when opening multiple apps and tabs in the browser. I love the fact I am able to operate it just as I can with my Galaxy phone and the connectability is fab! I was really happy to note there is expandable storage too which I did not think would be present given how the phones are going Camera quality was good enough for zoom/ video calls and basic photos but I would still stick to using my phone for better quality in my opinion. Battery life was good in my opinion and so easy and fast to charge especially using a fast charging Samsung plug. I think overall it is a good sturdy quality product but perhaps a little costly for what it is? I would recommend it for someone looking for a reliable product and I am definitely happy to have it as it fits perfectly into what I need from a tablet and my lifestyle. It also looks great too when I use it and fits perfectly with my other Samsung products.

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.

The tablet is well packaged but arrives with a USB-C to USB-C cable and no plug so had to wait a few days to charge it as I had to order a 45W plug as I did not have a suitable plug with the correct watts. Set up took around a hour to send my account details from my phone to the tablet and setting it up for personal preference has taken about a hour as well but the software seems unresponsive and slow and is worst when using the pen which requires icons to be selected just slightly to the right. I find myself grabbing my old tablet or phone if I want to use the internet for browsing as I type faster than the tablet can register so i find myself having to go back and retype words. Picture is clear and sound gives a good surround sound feel to it making watching movies a great experience. Bluetooth game controller and keyboards connect with ease and responds well. Apps from the play store work well but i have notice many apps only work in portrait mode but this maybe a issue with the developers. There is also a lot of bloatware installed. The size and weight of it means I have to prop it up with a pillow or use a stand on a table which makes it not very portable as I could not see myself using this on a train or taking it on holiday. I can see this being a back up tablet to my 9 year old tablet which is not a great start for a more advance piece of technology.