Review | Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra review: 14.6-inch, 120Hz display is stunning, stylus impressive and body remarkably thin
- Samsung’s tablet is the largest ever released and has a bigger screen than most laptops, yet the body is just 5.5mm – thinner than any smartphone
- Its Super AMOLED display refreshes at up to 120Hz for super smooth animations; Dex Mode lets you have up to four apps open; the stylus has record low latency
Samsung is widely credited for starting the trend of large-screen phones a decade ago. Now it’s attempting to do the same with tablets.
The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, which goes on sale in the United States on February 25 and in Hong Kong on March 4, packs a 14.6-inch screen, making it the largest tablet ever released. In fact, it has a larger screen than most laptops today.
Design and hardware
Other than its unusually large size – 326.4mm wide and 208.6mm high – the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra resembles most existing tablets, with an aluminium body, relatively flat sides and rounded corners.
The screen is absolutely gorgeous – Samsung’s Super AMOLED technology offers resolution of 2960 x 1848, and a dynamic refresh rate that gets up to 120Hz ensures super smooth animations.
Just by virtue of it being much larger than most handheld screens, photos and videos feel particularly immersive. The tablet also comes with a stylus and it works like a charm, offering the lowest latency in the industry at 2.8 milliseconds.
Since it has the biggest screen in its category, the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is obviously taller and wider than any existing tablet. But Samsung managed to keep the body surprisingly thin at just 5.5mm – thinner than an iPad Pro or any smartphone.
