Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 (SM-X110), 64GB 4GB Ram, WiFi Only, Factory Unlocked GSM, International Version (Silver)

I am very pleased with the A9. And it does work very well in the US. When setting it up I chose Uruguay and set the language to American English and I've had no problems with any apps loading and working. It has plenty of onboard memory, but I did use a 64gb SD card to store my movies.The tablet is quick and the screen is very vibrant, apps have no lag. Multi-screen works well. Battery life is pretty decent and three days of light browsing and reading other Kindle app. For the price it's can't be beat.

I wanted a small tablet to serve effectively as a larger version of my phone for evening couch/lounging browsing, reading, social media, and regular app use. I'm not a gamer and am not intending to do compute-intensive work on this device so I have no need for a high-powered tablet but I did want a device that performs well (little to no lag when opening, using, or moving between apps).I had considered picking up an iPad Mini because of its easy-to-hold-in-one-hand screen size (8.3") and Apple's tablets are generally considered best in class. However, the entry price of $500 (64G version) for a secondary service device is a pretty steep price tag and the impressive power of that device is considerable overkill for my needs. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 was much closer to what I was really looking for. The screen is a bit larger than the Mini at 8.7" but the resolution is much lower (1340 x 800 px versus the Mini's whopping 2266 x1488 px Liquid Retina Display which, taking into account screen size puts the Tab 9 at 179 pixels per inch versus the Mini's super dense 326 ppi). Notwithstanding this rather large difference, the Tab 9's screen is perfectly acceptable for what I need (reading articles in the NY Times app or watching YouTube videos for example is just fine). If you're a gamer or intend to do digital art, this is not the tablet for you.Screen color saturation and contrast are quite good and I only needed to dial the screen brightness up to about 40-50% for it to be comfortably bright (indoors; expect to crank it to ~100% outdoors). As you might expect, audio is just okay (loud enough at 70%-80% max) but isn't exactly going to rattle your rib cage with deep bass or shatter your eardrums with piercing high notes. The Tab 9 includes a headphone jack so I tested a music video with a pair of Apple EarPods and the sound was very good.I haven't tested the cameras but I understand from my research that they aren't great. That's not an issue for me since I rarely ever use cameras on my mobile devices and will likely not do so much with the Tab 9.The Tab 9 is very well constructed with a primarily metal body that looks and feels premium. In the Tab 9's box is the tablet, a USB-C to USB-C cable, a SIM/SD card slot opener tool, and a user guide (which actually has no useful instructions in any of the provided languages). I was pleasantly surprised to see that a USB-C adapter was separately included in the plastic bag containing the Tab 9 box (the black plug in the pictures). The product description does indicate that this is a "15W Wall Charger Bundle" but sometimes on Amazon products what is described isn't exactly what is delivered. This (non-Samsung) adapter isn't going to give you the super-speedy charging of a 30W wall charger but it's really great that this is included in the package since most of us typically have a pile of USB-A port chargers and they only work with a USB-A to USB-C cable. My Tab 9 shipped with about 50% battery charge. After set up, app installation, and software updates, my tablet dropped to 27% remaining charge. I plugged it in for 1 hour which increased the charge to 79% and another 30 minutes pushed it past 90%. Pretty acceptable.I want to reiterate what several other reviewers indicated about this International Version device. My Tab 9 was for the Middle Eastern market (some of the descriptive text on the sticker on the back of the box appeared to be Arabic). This is NOT a problem. The usual set up welcome screens are in English. When asked for your language, English (US) is one of the many available language options as per the usual set up behavior. The next step (indicate location) showed a list of only Middle Eastern countries. Here, you simply select any one of the countries listed (I chose the UAE even though I'm in the US). Beyond that, the remainder of the set up process is exactly what you experience when setting up a US Google device (even the time will be your local time, however, you may want to change the weather widget default setting from Celsius to Fahrenheit given that most Americans still don't understand metric :-)In the short time that I've used this device, it has proven to be exactly what I wanted. Acceptable screen quality, excellent construction, and snappy performance (cold boot ups are a bit slow but once it's on, it runs with no discernible lag). At one quarter the price of an iPad Mini, there really isn't much to complain about here.

The media could not be loaded. I've had a tab s6lite for a few years now but it's always been too big for reading manga. It was too heavy to comfortably use it and not so travel friendly for my needs. I've been wanting a good small tablet for a while now, so I finally caved and picked up the a9 and I'm so glad I did.It feels a bit slow when when swiping around, and there's no way to change any display settings on it, but I'm used to the Galaxy S25U so I'll probably never get that fast refresh rate I'm used to.The size is great! It's just small enough to enjoy reading, and big enough to keep me off my phone.It's not heavy at all and is a joy to hold in one hand.It's also bright enough to read outside, although I haven't tested in sunny weather.I've been wanting a android tablet that's the same aspect ratio as a book but also ran android, but those are either too pricy or non existent.The tab a9 is a fantastic price. It looks and feels great. Even though it's a pretty device, I'll sadly still keep it in a case.I've had the tablet for maybe 5 days and ive only had to charge it twice (both times it was at half) and it's only been used for both YouTube and reading, so your mileage may vary.If you use Galaxy earbuds and other Samsung devices, it automatically pairs with any of them as long as you're signed into you're samsung account.All I had to do was open YouTube and play a video and it immediately connected to my earbuds without any hassle.Video playback was fine, I didn't see any issues in quality or visual lag.The case that I'm using was a cheap folio cover case on Amazon, I don't recommend this one specifically. It's very tight and presses on the corners of the screen. If the screen is on and is showing any dark/low light content, you can see a visible brightness if you look closely. It's as if you were to press with some force on the screen and see the lights change. I'm unsure how to describe it well.Just be careful of what cases you buy.To round this long rant off, I'll just say that for my specific needs, this device is a fantastic option for media consumption. And if your looking for a cheap android Ereader, this is probably the best you're gonna get.

Yep, this A9 tablet comes properly sealed,brand new,flawless,with a 15w quick charger. Yep, it’s packaged for Asia, Middle East and Africa- but who gives a dang when all you do is pick English as your language,Fahrenheit instead of Celsius ,as you would be doing anyway, and then pick any country listed ( USA isn’t one of the options). I picked South Africa- doesn’t matter, the tablet automatically calibrates to your local time and then you just enter your local zip code for your weather forecasts.I got one delivered on 9/1/24 and now that I’ve verified all is good, I’m now going to order another so as to set up a two station wall mounted tablet monitor system (one for first floor, one for second floor) for a Reolink POE doorbell camera. Worked out the setup with this one A9, and now ordering the second. Android is the way to go for these doorbell systems.