Finally, we are here with Samsung Event announcing all its latest flagship devices today. After a long wait, Samsung has officially launched the new Galaxy Tab S8 series globally. The new Galaxy Tab S8 & Galaxy Tab S8+ will arrive in Silver, Pink Gold, and Graphite colors. The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is in single Graphite color.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 series:
Design:
Samsung will introduce not two but three new tablets under the Galaxy Tab S8 series with Galaxy Tab S8, Galaxy Tab S8+ & Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra. Both the Galaxy Tab S8 & Galaxy Tab S8+ look identical in terms of design and come with internal changes. The Galaxy Tab S8 & Galaxy Tab S8+ will feature a standard design with all display front covering thicker bezels on all sides.
The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra gets a slightly different design which will now sport a notched display similar to Apple Macbook Pro launched recently. Yes, the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra will feature an almost bezel-less display featuring a wider notch carrying dual selfie shooters.
On the back, all three tablets look identical with dual rear cameras with LED flash and magnetic strap to hold the S-Pen. All three devices come with an all-metal unibody design with a matte finish. The Galaxy Tab S8 measures 6.3mm thick, Galaxy Tab S8+ at 5.7mm & the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra at 5.5 mm thick. The Galaxy Tab S8 weighs 507g whereas the Galaxy Tab S8+ at 567g & Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra at 728g.
Specs:
The new Galaxy Tab S8 will sport 11 inches IPS LTPS LCD TFT WQXGA 2560 x 1600 pixels, 120Hz display. The Galaxy Tab S8+ sports a larger 12.7 inches (2800 x 1752p) & Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra with 14.6 inches (2960 x 1848p) Super AMOLED WQXGA+ display with 120Hz refresh rate. All of them come with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on top with HDR10+ support.
The new Galaxy Tab S8 trio is powered by the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Series SoC. It is coupled with 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB/256GB/512GB UFS 3.1 storage with a microSD card slot. All three devices come with S-Pen support.
All three devices feature a 13MP main sensor with f/2.0 aperture along with a 6MP ultra-wide having an aperture f/2.2 with LED flash & AF. The Galaxy Tab S8 & Galaxy Tab S8+ features a single 12MP f/2.0 aperture selfie shooter whereas the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra features a 12MP main sensor (f/2.2) along with a 12MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture.
All of them come with common connectivity options like USB-C 3.2 Gen 1, Wi-Fi ax, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, ANT+, (5G optional). It also comes with quad-speakers with Dolby Atmos support.
The new Galaxy Tab S8 packs an 8000 mAh battery, Galaxy Tab S8+ with 10,090 mAh & Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra with a massive 11,200 mAh battery. The three tablets might come with 45W fast charging support & run on Android 12 OS with One UI 4.1 on top.
Pricing:
The Galaxy Tab S8 with 8GB+128GB Wifi only costs $699 (Rs.52,500/-), Galaxy Tab S8+ with 8GB+128GB Wifi cost $899.99 (Rs.67,500/) & Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra 8GB+128GB Wifi cost $1099.99 (Rs.82,500/-) in the US. It will go on pre-orders right from today and will be available to purchase right from Feb 25.
