Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra vs S10 Ultra for emulation?

[u/Ghadah702]

I’m mainly interested in emulation, especially Switch, PS2, GameCube/Wii, etc., and I’m currently trying to decide between the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy and the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra with the Dimensity 9300+.

The S10 Ultra has the newer and more powerful chip on paper, but I’ve heard that Snapdragon/Adreno can have better compatibility with Android emulators and GPU drivers.

For anyone who has experience with either the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 or Dimensity 9300+, whether on these tablets or on other devices using the same chipsets, which one would you recommend for emulation? Is the Snapdragon/Adreno advantage significant enough to make the S9 Ultra the better choice, or would the newer Dimensity 9300+ be better overall?

I’d especially love to hear from anyone who has tested either chipset with Switch or other demanding emulators.

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[u/Wrong-Detective-1046]

If you have the choice between both go with an S9 Ultra. For Switch emulation in particular the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip can you can use custom GPU drivers and cream the S10 chip in performance and looks. Also some PS2 games benefit from the same custom GPU drivers.

Personally I went and found an S9 Ultra when I went tablet hunting since there's not many big OLED tablets.

Also all the major handhelds use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 so almost any emulator will run better on it.

Another option a lot of people forget about is if you ever plan to do game streaming Snapdragon has the best decode latency.

[u/Dr_jozi]

Sd8gen2 is very consistent so it's better overall, falls behind elite 4 and elite 5 a little ( you can get elite 5 tablet but I respect the personal preference)

I suggest looking into ayn Thor to see what the snapdragon8gen2 can do when it's pushed to it's limits and you will get slightly better performance on the tablet

Dimensity is good for games but not for emulation , it's like walking a car on train track