Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra hands-on: The king of tablets | Digital Trends

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is a tablet that might be unlike any other I’ve used before. For one thing, it’s monstrous at 14.6 inches, making it even bigger than the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. For another, it departs from Samsung’s traditional strategy for tablets, which typically consists of a standard model and a Plus model. Finally, it’ll cost you a hefty $1,100, making it one of the most expensive tablets on the market, perhaps next to the 12.9-inch iPad Pro.

Design and usability One consequence of a big screen is a somewhat unwieldy design. If you use the Tab S8 Ultra docked in its keyboard cover, it’s not a problem since it basically functions as a laptop. Detaching it really emphasizes just how big a 14.6-inch tablet is, though. I couldn’t hold it with one hand, making taking photos of it a challenge. With dimensions of 12.85 inches by 8.21 inches by 0.22 inches and a weight of 1.6 pounds, it’s also fairly hefty for a tablet.

Your work-from-home slate I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the work-from-home features of the Tab S8 Ultra. There’s a magnetic wireless charging panel on the back to accommodate the S Pen. It snaps into place easily and felt very stable, which I appreciated. When you snap a Keyboard Book Cover on any of the S8 models, there’s an easily accessible pocket to accommodate the S Pen underneath, so you also won’t have to worry about accidentally knocking it off when taking it out of your bag.

The elephant in the room here is the much-maligned notch, which people were unhappy to hear Samsung included after rightfully roasting Apple for the choice on the MacBook Pro. The trade-off is that you get a pair of 12-megapixel selfie cameras. One is a standard sensor, and the other is ultrawide. Together, they offer better viewing angles for videos, and they can automatically zoom in and expand on your face during video calls.

Specs include the latest and great 4nm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor and multiple configurations, including 8GB RAM/128GB storage, 12GB RAM/256GB storage, and 16GB RAM/512GB storage. I’m not entirely sure what you can do with 16GB of RAM on an Android tablet, but I bet the AnTuTu benchmarks are impressive.

Under the hood, there’s an 11,200MAh battery with support for fast charging via the USB-C 3.2 port. It has Wi-Fi 6E connectivity and Bluetooth 5.2, and it supports microSD cards up to 1TB.

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