Samsung has confirmed the Galaxy Tab S9 FE name – and that it exists
Along with the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Plus
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RecentlySamsungunveiled its trio of high-end tablets for 2023, namely theSamsung Galaxy Tab S9, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Plus, and theSamsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, but it’s long been rumored that there could be two more entries in the Tab S9 series, and now Samsung has confirmed as much.
On a page ofSamsung’s French websitedetailing its Bixby assistant, there’s a mention of the various devices that Bixby is available on, and among them – as spotted by leakerRoland Quandt– there’s the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Plus (styled as ‘FE+').
So this is confirmation that these tablets exist and that they’ll be called the Tab S9 FE and the Tab S9 FE Plus. We’d even go a step further and say that their mention here suggests these slates will probably be launched soon.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE / Tab S9 FE+ naming confirmed by Samsung dot com https://t.co/FGHALCBrU4 pic.twitter.com/ApDZwJIrHpAugust 4, 2023
There’s further evidence for this too, as a few days ago,MySmartPricespotted the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Plus on an FCC (Federal Communications Commission) database, which is something that we’d expect to happen close to launch.
Exactly when the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Galaxy Tab S9 FE Plus will launch is unclear, but we’d guess it could be as soon as within the next few weeks.
We do have some idea of what to expect from these slates when they land though, thanks to previous leaks and rumors.
A less powerful Tab S9
One leakshowed the designs of the Tab S9 FEand the Tab S9 FE Plus as being similar to the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Plus respectively, complete with a single-lens rear camera on the standard FE, and a dual-lens one on the Plus model.
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The same leak pointed to a 10.9-inch screen on the Galaxy Tab FE and a 12.4-inch display on the Tab S9 FE Plus. That would make for basically the same sizes as the standard Galaxy Tab S9 and the Tab S9 Plus.
So how will these slates differ from the non-FE models? Well, they’ll almost certainly be less powerful, with talk of a mid-range Exynos 1380 chipset (the same silicon powering the company’s current mid-rangeSamsung Galaxy A54smartphone) in place of the top-endSnapdragon 8 Gen 2. There may be other differences too, such as to the camera specs, but that’s unclear for now.
We should find out soon, and TechRadar will be sure to cover the announcement of these slates in full whenever it happens, as well as assessing whether they rank among thebest Android tabletsand – if the price is right – perhaps thebest cheap tablets.
James is a freelance phones, tablets and wearables writer and sub-editor at TechRadar. He has a love for everything ‘smart’, from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps. James also contributes to 3G.co.uk, 4G.co.uk and 5G.co.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in print and on TV.
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