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The Galaxy Tab A9 doesn’t seem to be the only new A-series tablet Samsung has in the works. The company also appears to be readying the Galaxy Tab A9+. The Plus model recently surfaced on a few certification websites. Meanwhile, we have one more live photo of the former.
The Galaxy Tab A9 gains more certifications
A couple of weeks back, the FCC certified the Galaxy Tab A9 with the model number SM-X115. The FCC documents contained several live photos of the device, along with some of its key specs, including the battery capacity, charging speed, dimensions, and more. A few days later, the device picked up the Wi-Fi Alliance certification.
The same tablet has now received the Safety Korea certification as well. The Korean regulatory body mentioned model numbers SM-X110 and SM-X115N, which should be the Wi-Fi (global) and LTE/4G (Korean) versions of the device. The SM-X115 should be the global LTE version. There’s also an SM-X117 in the works, which is probably the global 5G version.
This Safety Korea website contains a live photo of the Galaxy Tab A9 but doesn’t give us any other information. The FCC has already revealed that it will pack a 5,100mAh battery with support for 15W charging via a USB Type-C port. It will feature a MicroSD card slot, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a single rear camera.
We now have evidence of a Plus model as well
As the Galaxy Tab A9 continues to pick up regulatory approvals, we now have evidence of a Plus model as well. Over the past few days, the Galaxy Tab A9+ has received the Bluetooth SIG certification and the BIS certification (Indian regulatory agency). It has also popped up on the popular benchmarking platform Geekbench.
The BIS and Geekbench listings of the tablet mention the model number SM-X216B, which should be the global 5G version. However, the Bluetooth listing contains five more model numbers: SM-X210, SM-X216N, SM-X216C, SM-X218, and SM-X218B. As usual, the former should be the global Wi-Fi version, while the latter four should be regional variants of the cellular version.
Based on the available evidence, the Galaxy Tab A9+ will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 695 chipset paired with the Adreno 619 GPU. The tablet will be available with at least 4GB of RAM, though Samsung could offer more RAM variants. It will run Android 13 out of the box, likely with the Korean firm’s One UI 5.1 custom software on top. The device will feature Bluetooth 5.1.
That’s all we know about the Galaxy Tab A9+ at the moment. Considering all the recent developments, Samsung may not keep the new A-series tablets under wraps for much longer now. It also has the Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ in the works, as well as the Galaxy S23 FE. All of these devices may launch shortly.
