Who is the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra for?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ธ.ค. 2024
- Marques and Andrew pass the new Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra back and forth, giving some initial thoughts and impressions on the screen, size, and tablet market in general.
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The pen can be at 0% and still work. The only thing that won't work will be the Bluetooth features. Not sure why he never mentions this here or on his review.
Their biases towards Samsung that's why they didn't mention it.
Bluetooth doesn't work? O.O I don't know about that, could you explain it to me?
@@raissaliebmann0 no, Bluetooth work with the battery, but you don't need the battery to write with it, even at 0% you can still use the pen as a pen
Yup, I used my S-Pen for the first time after almost a year with my Tab S7, and I was surprised that I could still write/draw with it despite it having zero charge.
He won’t mention it because it is better than apple
Personally, for a school student perspective, there's no competition between this and the iPad. You can actually and decently get things done on this, regardless of how bad tablet apps are optimized. Dex really has fixed that for me, at least personally
Agreed, you can't even format a drive on a iPad 😂🤷🏾♂️
If you work a lot with files, and folders management, external drives.
The iPad is a nightmare for that
@@kvendy essentially most things you would want to use a computing device for
I have the tab s8 ultra now and when the samsung galaxy book 2 pro 360 comes, everything's gonna be easier
it better in every way, sold my ipad pro already
Why do reviewers always misleadingly not mention that the pen doesn't need to be charged to use its main features? Also the S Pen uses a supercapacitor, not a battery, so it takes less than a minute to get a usable charge (again, only for the BT features as all other features are passive) and doesn't degrade as fast as lithium ion batteries. A full 10-ish minute charge will get you over 10 hours of standby time or something stupid long like that.
In my opinion, many do not even know about that... I am a tab S7 user and I feel most of the reviewers including MKBHD did not even know that the pen can be snapped on the side when they reviewed it last year... I was like "what?"... for most uses, you do not need to charge is something I am sure many reviewers are not aware of...
Add to that ... NATIVE Handwriting to text ... SAMSUNG does it best.
On Surface -- it's not snappy ... consistent lag and not intuitive.
On iPad OS -- it's CRAP (scribble) ... so many issues here I do not even know where to start. Scribble is an ALPHA (not even beta) implementation.
On SAMSUNG it's super refined. Switching between typing and writing is seamless ... inserting punctuation is also easy. The floating writing pad is just stellar 👌.
I wish these topics were actually covered.
He's talked about all the spen features before.
Samsung should have a easy way for their customers (The real buyers) to sugest things to the company on device. That way they can have a real ear to the streets in what day to day users experience vs what youtube reviewers who spend little time with the device have to say. Then they can use a computer program to filter the most common suggestions so they can get updates out faster that people actually want. I would send them things as they occur to me if it were easier to do verse having to pull up their website and it beats them just taking the information from my device from a security/privacy standpoint. I wouldn't consider this bloatware if it came as a widget on their devices that can be taken off the homescreen after purchase. No shady marketing practices needed, I would simply tell them what I want for my money. So many youtube influencers get it wrong because they are biased and give Samsung a bad reputation.
@@pdade6040 Wait they do though
The fact that the pen charges on the back instead of the frame means the frame can be fully metal, making it more sturdy. Meanwhile the iPad has a weak spot in its frame where the pen charges.
Also the pen doesnt need to be charged to work. The only thing that needs charge is for the air gestures
I guess its important, but imo it only matters if you're the type to manhandle your device
@Marsalis Lesure really makes me mad that reviewers don't mention this. Super misleading.
@Harvey-kun well the idea behind this is that it's super portable 😅 so if you're always on the go with it then yes you're going to "manhandle it" at some point.
@@marsalislesure4785 also the S Pen uses a supercapacitor, not a battery, so it takes less than a minute to get a usable charge (again, only for the BT features as all other features are passive) and doesn't degrade as fast as lithium ion batteries. A full 10-ish minute charge will get you over 10 hours of standby time or something stupid long like that.
I don't have a Samsung tablet, but I have S21. I've used DEX for more than 3 years now and it really is a game changer. I have 13 inch fullhd touchscreen lapdock that transforms my phone in to a laptop when I'm on the go and at work I have 25 inch QHD monitor where I can just plug in my phone. I can browse the web, using teams and outlook, remote control to other computers, servers and many other things. Yes it's not Windows but you can really do work with DEX. It really grinds my gears that Samsung is not marketing enough DEX because it has SO much potential.
Mr. Mobile had a great point as to why these companies don't though. Basically the phone takes over everything and the companies that make laptops, also have stuff like dex. So if they make dex full laptop. They could destroy their laptop sales.
Great Bros
What is DEX mode? I keep reading this everywhere.
@@FunKaYxxD1sCO it basically allows Samsung devices to emulate a desktop experience.
Tbh the thing is that is developers do optimise android just like iPadOS then they can market Dex mode
As a teacher I would use this in portrait all the time, with the s--pen filling out checklists, spreadsheets and rubrics all day long to evaluate and track my students' progress. As an ESL specialist constantly assessing English language development, even more so. Looking forward to holding one and seeing how comfortable it will serve as such a digital clipboard. If effective, I imagine all sorts of professionals would benefit from having it in hand to record the data they need to track.
I think students are definitely able to make good use of something like this as a main device. I personally use a Galaxy Tab s7+ for all my homework, notetaking, books, etc. at university, and it has made a massive difference. Huge plus on not having to carry around large binders of notes that are still impossible to navigate and maintain organization with. I will say, the ultra specifically does seem to be less practical for students, given the price tag and size. Something about the size of the Tab s7+ or s8+ is a sweet spot for me.
The beauty of the S Pen is that it still works without having to charge it. You only lose out on the Bluetooth features like triggering taking photos/videos with the it when it's not charged. So you don't have to store the pen on the back if all you want to do is write/draw/navigate with it. With the Apple pencil, it's basically useless if not charged.
@blackbriarwolf There's always one.
@blackbriarwolf s pen doesn't need charge to write or draw.
@@blackbriarwolf5766I mean, I think they made their point pretty clearly. If you like iPad, that's cool.
@@blackbriarwolf5766yea and that time you need to use the bastard and have to wait 10 minutes..
Sorry guys but I run my entire business on both a premium Chromebook and Galaxy Tab S7+ (will be purchasing the 8 Ultra). Much of what many people do is within the browser (not sure why there's still confusion about this); also, my entire workflow takes place within Google's Cloud so a premium Chromebook and a formidable Android tablet is more than I need to successfully do everything I can possibly think of and I've been successfully doing so for the past 11 years (haven't touched or ever needed a Windows or macOS PC, at all). Again, since my entire business is run within Google's ecosystem, I never need to worry about what device I'm using and never need to worry about manually transferring data (which I find shocking many still need to do) anyway, that's me. Thanks for reading!
What’s your business? Do you still only use a chrome book and android?
Typing on my Tab S8 Ultra right now. As a piano student, this is a godsend for sheet music. It's about the same size as an A4 sheet of paper and the S pen is great for annotating.
Violinist here: Love that this tablet is the BEST for digital sheet music(MobileSheetMusic) and amount of storage with a SD Card is also the best for have a business as a musician with social media/network, websites, etc.
Professional pianist here. I made the transition from paper to s8 ultra, and I won't be going back. Awesome machine! When combined with Xodo for pdf reading and the Airturn pedal, playing the piano with this tablet is an amazing experience.
@@christopherfleming7505 hahhah i got the message for this comment while i was practicing chopin ballade no.3 on my tablet :)
Another great thing is it can get quite dim so you can turn off all the lights, have just the tablet on minimum brightness and play a bach fugue or partita or suite. It's such an awesome vibe
As a piano student I find large tablets like this, iPad Pro, or the Surface really useful for reading sheet music. The iPad has the better sheet music apps over the surface (ForScore) I haven’t used an android tablet however but I could see a very large tablet like this one appealing to me
The Surface is a full computer in a tablet form factor. So you can't compare it to the ipad and the Galaxy tab.
@@iriemonmon ipad and galaxy tabs are just very large phones
@@iriemonmon he just said that he uses it for reading sheet music. That is his use case. So, yes they can be compared for that. In my case, I compare all three for drawing and diagramming.
Get samsung
MobileSheetsPro from zubersoft is available on android and windows. I have been using it for years on samsung tablets. Just upgraded to the s8 ultra and cannot fault it, very happy
So many reviewer talk about the pen "charging" but thats only for gestures... to use as a pen it doesn't ever actually have to charge cuz its wacom tech. That's one thing that always bugs me a little when reviewers talk about the pens.
Artist here, thank you for this info, nobody talks about this.
These tech reviewers don't actually use any of these tech in the real world. They play with something for a week using basic features and then do a review on it. You can tell by the way Marques skipped many of the software features in his review. He complained about stuff that could have easily been fixed if he had bothered getting to know the settings that are available.
@@mrbobo86 yea very true. I also wish samsung did a better job of showing those galaxy store apps like pen tastic so I didn't have to look them up. That's why I like android so much can customize so much
@@mrbobo86 their steam deck review was just as bad, literally having no idea the use cases or what they were talking about - just speculating and not even trying to understand why they were wrong
One tablet replaces all the papers and notebooks I keep in my backpack. As a student, I can literally have all the notes and assignments from my entire education with me at all times. screenshot + drop into notes is a GOATed combo.
I'm a salesman of plastic clips and retainers for automotive bodyshops. I've been using this to write up orders, sometimes 60 or 70 numbers at a time and it's really working out. It's the same size as a notepad and holds customer invoices inside the lid of the case. When I get back to the shop I can convert to text and print, really improves workflow.
Did you know Samsung tablets have feature with Windows 10/11 that can be used wirelessly as second screen. No add ons required. Works out the box with any Windows 10/11
It works really good for using the tablet in Lightroom and photoshop
A tablet this big is very useful for musicians or students in the college of music. Rather bringing tons of music sheets, they can now access and bring tens of thousands of pieces in that tablet. The big screen will be very useful to see the notes clearly. It's a great move for musicians to become almost paperless when they travel for events or do gigs and other performances. To choirs, rehearsals, and other events, this tablet will help them greatly.
Page turning is super easy on a tablet as well.
Why don’t you guys review DeX especially on the Ultra. It is really a cool feature. I know if it were Apple you guys would have made tons of videos about it.
That’s exactly why I can’t take people like them seriously. Like you said, you know DAMN well they suck off apple and would have made it more in depth had it been an apple product. I just received my tab s8 ultra and I LOVEEE it! I sold my 12.9 iPad lmao.
@@robertsmith20022 in their defense, they make WAY more money doing loads of apple videos.
@@robertsmith20022 I'm thinking of getting one but I've heard some iffy things about the battery life which is making me lean towards the iPads with the m2 chips
@@abcdefgigklmnop5526 i have tab s8 plus and ipad air 4. Ipad lasts about 9 hours of screentime while it is 7.5 hours for samsung
I feel like a lot of the most popular tech TH-camrs have a very skewed view on the tablet space. This is the first time a tablet not called iPad has received so much attention, and it's still only Dave2D and MKBHD. Is the iPad Pro faster? Yeah, coz it's got the same chip that powers a laptop. I feel like these people look at "productivity" mostly from the lens of video editing because that's what their use case is, which is fair, but that and intensive digital artistry are about the only two things that the iPad Pro has on the Samsung tablets.
The Tab S lineup is so much better at being an actual tablet. It comes with the pen included unlike the iPad Pro, and the pen can run without battery too and just has a much superior direct feel on the screen, for the iPad most people have to shell oit $130 for the pen and $40 for the Paperlike screen protector. Samsung Notes is ludicrously powerful for note taking and organizing. The Dex space makes it a genuine mobile laptop experience that you can do most basic functions on. It has integration within the Samsung world obviously but can also be easily paired up with computers as a second screen. And it is so so so much better for content consumption.
Great answer, this is the majority of TH-camRS Pro Apple attitude towards Samsung, they know this the best tablet out but you'll hear them say, it's the best Android tablet excluding the iPad, I've learned Pro Apple reviewers will always paint Samsung products inferior to Apple, they'll find a few issues and then destroy it with a review, that's why I quit watching them.
even intensive artistry can be done because it's more single core and ram intensive most of the time, but tbh I prefer the ratio of the s8+ or ipad pro.
even application are getting there, with krita and clip studio paint being on android. if I could afford it, I would definitely go fot a s8+
Ipad being faster means its better for not just photo and video editing, but also games, and is going to last much longer. Pathetic for samsung to charge 1100 for a tablet with a phone processor.
The ipad just has a bigger and better suite of optimised apps, and definitely a better screen, as it gets 4x as bright, and gets much darker due to the samsung having such a poor anti reflectivity coating.
Also can be used as a second screen for macs, and universal control.
@@neolordie the single core performance of the ipad absolutely leaves everything else in the dust. The elongated rectangle aspect ratio of the tab ultra makes it so awkward to use in portrait mode (narrow, less screen to draw on).
almost shed a tear being caught off guard by so much attention to an android tablet 😅 Regarding apps that don't fit, like IG, no much can be done w/out developer support, but at least samsung developed "advance features/labs/auto rotate apps", where you can have default ratio IG app (and others like it) regardless of tablet orientation, so it's like seeing a standard IG window on a big laptop screen
yeah, true. I'm actually impressed at what Samsung has done, despite the limitations of dev support and google's lackluster attitude towards tablets in general. they revive a dead section of Android for me. Which means, maybe, we could see more competition from the other Android manufacturers.
You can also put apps into a resizable window any time using the Edge Panels
@@kpopgrrl in the last few days I observed that samsung implemented iPadOS split feature too, with a small bar (instead of the 3 dots) placed up in the middle, where you have side and pop up options
@@florinvoicu5719 I'm pretty sure Samsung had split screen before iOS or iPadOS did
@@kpopgrrl obviously, and ios doesn't have it yet 😀, what I was saying is that beside all other options, they implemented this one too
After using iPad, the pen should NEVER be on the top because it makes it impossible to separate tablet from keyboard when a pen is on that hinge. Glad Samsung thought of a solution.
What are you talking about?
I have a iPad Pro 11” on a magic keyboard And I routinely pull the iPad off the keyboard without removing the pen from the top. I do have issues with opening it when closed with the pen there though
@@richrancy
It’s really stiff, and I nock the pen off more often than not, but that really is rare as I almost never close the keyboard case
It just sits on the desk for when I need it….
I personally have a good phone (21 ultra), a good computer (it's a gaming computer), and now a good tablet (the ultra), I never thought I would get a tablet, but I got it for schoolwork which bridges phone and computer. A tablet is great for taking notes and basically having a mini laptop, and the fact I can stream my computer to the laptop and use it as a second screen, amazing
As a student this would fit perfectly into my workflow. I'm an engineering student and all the software we use is too powerful for any laptops really so we have to go to campus or remote in anyways. Seeing other students take pictures with their tablet and annoyed straight to it, is something I'm quite jealous of when I'm note taking on my laptop. And in the evenings having such a large display for content consumption would be amazing
Exactly my thoughts! Studying physics and engineering and even the "easiest" tasks in my cad models are loading forever without a remote. Ordered this tablet and Outsourcing all my tasks from my Laptop( everything but my thesis of course). And even better: if you need your Laptop you can Use that tablet as a second screen due to the cooperation with Windows
I am also an engineering student and I honestly couldn't live without my tablet, I use it for almost everything( the other stuff my laptop does). I just upgraded from my s7+ to the s8 ultra and the bigger screen does make the multitasking more manageable
@@timoyilmaz1418 why would you not use a microsoft surface?
@@KissanMistry i would but considering the Price of the bundle i pay for this beauty+ cover + pen in comparison to the surface i had to do it. I got 200€ Bonus for my old shitty phone on top
@@KissanMistry specs are way worse for the price especially if you preordered with an s22 ultra (I'm mainly talking about the display and pen because that is the main selling point, not cpu/gpu performance). One plus is that you have full windows on the surface but it is not really useful with the limited power of a thin and light laptop
I am a student that has just bought this tablet. I absolutely love it! I originally bought a laptop and while I will still use that for certain things, the fact that I no longer carry around any books, pens or my laptop has been incredible. The size is perfect for having a note app open along side a pdf or webpage and even also TH-cam on top of that. I hate spilt screen mode on anything normally but not on this, it just works so well. It seems like the perfect size for any student. I however think it would be too big if I was to use it for anything else, like, I don't enjoying watching anything full screen because its too big unless I place it away from me and I would just rather choose my PC in that case. But that doesn't matter because thats not what I bought it for. Would highly recommend it for any student though.
As a student, a tablet makes a lot of sense as a great note taking device. I can easily pull up my professors lecture notes from online and upload and share those notes easily. Not to mention it reduced my bag weight by close to 10lbs, which was previously very straining and is what prompted me to get an iPad.
Fun fact it is actually close to an A4 sheet, so writing on it with its amazing S Pen with only 9 ms of delay is a game changer. I know i can show up for the entire school with just this and not fret about anything. Plus the 1TB exapnsion can come in handy to keep all stuff organised and such.
@@JD-rd4pk Exactly!!!
If the question is “who are expensive/powerful/large tablets for?” there are obv many answers but personally I think in their current state they are best for those who don’t require local processing for their workflow. Those who are remoting into servers, desktops, utilizing streaming services. The adv of Dex being that you can plug the tablet into an ext monitor/dock, the adv of ipadOS being the more optimized software but requires a MacMini as dock for ext monitor.
Those wanting a really big tablet or laptop replacement. If you aren't doing heavy duty data processing then this tablet is great for artist, note takers, producing all kinds of content. It's a multasking beast. I was split screen transferring 3700 apps of my 3TB external hard drive, unto my 512GB microsd card while watching videos and posting.
It's bewildering to me how many of these reviews don't focus on artists, because that is one of the primary targets for a product like this. When you're an artist who needs to go out with your work a lot but would love more screen real estate than a 13" iPad when you're working fr home, suddenly this thing makes a LOT more sense.
@erie canary Yep, I use mines for art. Easy to manipulate the artwork.
As an engineer I use my Samsung note to make quick sketches, notes and highlights on drawings and images so I can definitely see myself using a much larger display to be more accurate in these activities.....also it hard to multi task to a certain extent on a phone so the big ultra seems ideal
In terms of use cases, not sure if it's been mentioned, but if you're an architect or in small meetings with clients where you need to show them stuff or mark-up on things regularly with a client or customer, then this is a very useful device for that use case. In that scenario you may also have a good computer and good phone :) that's what I tell myself at least! haha
Maybe not the MOST common tablet use case, but for consultants - who might have to access at LEAST two companies’ IT ecosystems simultaneously (firm and one or more clients), tablets are generally awesome because they’re capable of being enrolled in multiple device management plans or accessing multiple accounts at once on things like Teams and Outlook. My iPad Pro has saved me from having to travel with three laptops lol
Sans compter la battery life, plus facile à augmenter avec un powerbank, par rapport à un laptop
I bought this as a student, it completely replaces paper for me. It replaces most of my course texts and all of my note taking paper. The portrait orientation makes a lot of sense to me for those purposes. I consistently have like samsung notes open to write, a pdf open in which i also mark stuff or annotate or a browser window, sometimes all 3. And apart from that the obvious things like watching something and scrolling through some social media app at the same time is great. The only real drawback to me is the subpar support of some common apps.
I've got a 16:10 laptop now, and I'm fully convinced by this aspect ratio, and the screen being 4k oled looks insane.
XPS 15 OLED and the S8 Tab Ultra! Whoa!
Those Daft Punk helmets are so cool!
As a math teacher, I really really glad that samsung makes this tablet. I've been using tab s7 for the past 1.5 years and I just upgraded to this tablet because of RAM and size reason and for multitasking monster. I always use it in Dex mode. When I'm teacheng, I open zoom, pdf reader, whatsapp, classkick (an app for student - techer sharring worksheets in real time) and for addition, while I'm waiting the students doing their worksheets I can do a lot of other stuff. Sometimes I type exercises on microsoft word or making banner through photoshop with google remote desktop. So in conclusion, I can do whatever I usually do on my phone and still using my laptop (google remote desktop) together in Dex mode. So many features that you won't find in other devices.
Marques and Andrew: The kickstand's design means that you have to have the screen at that 120°-ish angle. You can't prop the screen up to be more vertical. Aaarghhh!!!
Have you seen the angle your own laptops are at?
I've pre ordered one. I personally feel that tablets should be thicker. More battery space, better cooling, could tuck a pen inside the device similar to the note/ultra series.
The problem is not the thickness but the weight. If you were to make this tablet only 1 or 2mm thicker it would be 200g or 300g heavier. I don't think that's worth it at all.
right, Or Atleast make the keyboard thicker so the spen can fit inside that along with another battery pack plus better key travel never hurt anyone although I don't mind typing on the current keyboard now. That way it can be detached. Heck might was well throw AMD or intel into the keyboard only for the power users who still need a laptop but only want one device.
Nah I prefer slim I don’t want a bulky tablet
For me, an additional reason for having a tablet would be as a reading device for research, maybe a bit niche.
And in general, the perfect laptop MKBHD mentioned would be provided by the employer (usually) and hence a personal setup would be required. such a tablet with dex support fills in that void perfectly.
A year later but I'm of a similar mindset. I have a desktop for my gaming needs and when I want to sit down and do some serious work. I have a company provided laptop for most of my professional needs.
I'd like a tablet for in between situations, where I can combine the portability of a laptop with the productivity of a desktop, and Samsung S8 seems to be the best of every world combo out there even a year later....
The charging is not a problem, the spen holds a charge for 8 hours of heavy use for me, and something like 2 days if i forget to attach it. Amd it charges in like 2 minuts to full. And i am talking about the tabs7 plus.
you dont need to charge it
@@pisceskitties yes, for basic touch, writing and hovering over stuff no charge is needed. But you gotta charge it for the Bluetooth function. I use it as a remote control for music, for switching pens, presentation controls and even general navigation.
There is no mention of the 2nd screen situation, you can use any of these tabs , the s8 the S8 plus, and the S8 ultra, you can use them all as 2nd screen for your windows devices. Wirelessly, you don't have to connect any cable.
Personally, I have a phone and a gaming laptop that basically needs to be plugged in at all times to work. So the ultra is like the perfect amalgamation of the two. Can't wait to get mine in. Preordered it, but best buy is dumb and Ive been waiting since Friday to get it
I use it as a laptop replacement for writing. I'm a hobbyist author, and typing out a 2k chapter after work, then watching TH-cam or doing some cloud gaming, and once or twice a month doing some excel-type productivity work for personal finances, as well as some occasional take-home word-processing work, is just perfect on the Ultra.
I'd love a device with a giant screen that can be used both horizontally and vertically, that's honestly what I miss most with my tablet (I read a lot of comics on my phone, but screen is too small)
One important thing though. You don't need to charge toe S-Pen tu use it to traw/write on the screen. The battery inside the S-Pen is only for the Bluetooth functionality, for like remote shutter, gesture when your are away from the screen.
I use these tablets for sheet music. All of my sheet music is in there. I can mark my notation and share it with pianists.
It's obviously not for TH-camrs who haven't done their research too well and hardly have used it and don't know too much about the features. For a designer, illustrator, artist, architect and even a student this is really a great tablet. The iPad Pro due to it's form factor isn't great to use in multi-tasking, you end up with one reasonable panel and one panel too small for the app. This has 2 equally sized panels making it perfect to have the internet open or a book in one panel and then have a note app open in the second panel, which has then plenty of room to actually take notes. Unlike the iPad where you end up with a small panel to take notes in.
As an illustrator and artist this tablet has another trick up it's sleave if you use Clip Studio Paint. You can use the full screen for drawing & painting, while it moves all the menus and functions to your phone. The extra real estate of the screen and that feature make this pretty awesome to draw and paint on. Also because of the larger screen, reference photos don't get in the way as they do with the iPad Pro and that is a huge advantage as well.
In the past Android tablets weren't a match for the iPad, but with apps like Clip Studio Paint & Krita being on Android now it becomes a more serious contender.
From a student perspective, this makes so much sense. Personally, my main device is an iPad Pro, but I wish I could do some things on it that my MacBook can do, since there are just things that require a desktop operating system, such as good monitor support and lots of types of file management and more complicated applications
The kick stand case needs to come included, It makes my Tab S7+ a totally different experience.
This is one hell of a tablet. Huge step up from the standard tab s7 I had.
Retired pastor and tech company owner and I have a good phone, good tablet, good laptop, and good desktop and additional large and medium 2 in 1's. Tablets are just handy. As we get older our eyes dim and big tablets or screens are better for reading. Personally I use a desktop or laptop for Bible research, a tablet for Bible reading and a phone for praying. Life is good.
I love using the noteshelf app on my tab S7. I import PDFs, annotate documents, create tons of notes. Out of all the note taking apps it's the best one I've used and really shines on a Galaxy tablet. Can't wait to use it on the S8 ultra.
There’s currently no tablet on the market that’s the best of both worlds when comparing laptops and tablets. There are great tablets that have SOME laptop features and there are amazing laptops that have SOME tablet features. I feel like this S8 Ultra is trying to bridge that gap as much as possible but if you really NEED a laptop then a surface/MacBook is going to be best. If you NEED a tablet then it’s between this and an iPad.
Samsung just released galaxy book 2 to rival those 2
@@dakidcalledl do you think Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 will be better than Tab S8 Ultra, why and in what way?
I'm contemplating between these two also
@@RatchetRorschach so i got the ultra and so far love it but galaxy book with windows will have access to more depending on what you want to do .. you can edit with apps but full adobe programs and etc only go on windows or a macbook and the processor will be more powerful but the tablet is more convient otherwise so it depends on what you want it for mainly
@@dakidcalledl ^^^^^^^ this!!! 🙌🙏👏🥳^^^^^^
@@dakidcalledl exactly. When buying things like this, you REALLY need to know what it is you’re going to use it for
I use mine as a full stack software dev at a university. I switched from the tab s7+ to the Ultra for the bigger display and more ram
hey man, mind answering some questions? What type of developing do you do on the tab? I have one and am in school but haven't taking any programming classes yet.
And how do you find the resolution on ultra compared to s7+? Is it more grainy or is it ok?
I am a legally blind man. So, I can see some, but not very well. As such, I've become a HUGE FAN of Samsung's Ultra products. I use the S22 Ultra to help me see, and I've since purchased the Tab S8 Ultra to replace my home computer. It works better for me because I can put the screen wherever it works best for me to see it.I am super happy with my Ultra devices! They are, for all intents and purposes, accessibility devices for me. I know that I'm an edge case, but I can't be the only one.
you can do cloud gaming (nvidia geforce now) on s8 ultra and play same pc games on highest quality, which is not on ipad! nobody ever adresses this but you guys should and add it in the review!!
I run a 250k sales business from this tablet. Just in case anyone is wondering if it’s worth it.
As long as your web based your golden
I'm a teacher in Germany and I love this device. I used the surface pro 7 beforehand. I use it to take notes in conferences and during presentations of my students. I use it to write on and stream everything onto my digital blackboard teaching mathematics or to incorporate additional sources like videos and websites into my usual lessons teaching English.
It is a great all in one device, especially during the pandemic, since I am able to teach at school and stream everything to students at home, if they are in quarantine or something like that.
what advantages do you see in this vs the surface? Currently deciding between the two...
@@luisneumannp2748 it honestly depends on what you're doing with it. I need a highly responsive system without any hiccups. Especially while changing displays and so on, which I connect via hdmi. The surface sometimes needs to be restarted, which isn't that big of a deal during normal work, but within a lesson? No go
@@TheSraoshna hm ok thanks
What about working with several tabs open? Does that work smoothly on the tab? 😅
@@luisneumannp2748 that works on both devices. The software is often better on the surface, the fluidity and stability on the tab.
The best use case of this tablet in my opinion is a student particularly one in stem. Note taking is unbelievably easy when you can write you math straight to a pdf. Amazing with classmates is simple, and submitting assignment is easier since it is all online now. I got the Tab S7+ and all of my friends are jealous of how nice it is. Watching movies is amazing. The stereo can great really loud yet stays clear. I am biased, but I genuinely see no reason to get an iPad pro when this tablet exists.
It’s funny how ppl always try to justify their reasoning for upgrading a tablet or buying one I always see the whole “I’m a student this is perfect for me” lmfao u don’t have to be a student it can be for anyone it’s an entertainment device and can get other stuff done just like any other tablet
I am particularly excited for my tab s8 ultra to arrive because of how it will change my work flow. I am an engineer who works in the field picking up utilities from surveyors and doing preliminary work on civil improvement. I work extensively with tabloid size pdf plans for projects, some of which can be hundreds of sheets long. That coupled with wind and changing sheets every few hundred feet makes it very difficult to keep everything together. Having a tablet to take the place of all my pens and plans will revolutionize the way I do my job and make me much more productive. Also having to go into the office to print out tabloid size sheets is a royal pain when instead I could just download the plans and be on my way.
Hi, I'm an engineering student do u think s8 ultra can be useful for me?
@@amal_8651 That really depends. I have found it very useful in the professional world and as a backup when I have audio/computer issues when taking part or hosting meetings. It is large enough that it can replace a computer in a pinch. Mainly, it would depend on your work flow. Do you like to take notes with pen and paper or electronically? I have switched over to electronic notes and it has been great. Also it cannot be overstated how incredible the display is. Only in the brightest outdoor situations do I have any difficulty using it. It is a beast of a tablet with amazing battery life and is so much fun to consume content with after work
The only downside of android tablets for me are the drawing apps. Second screen is a really nice feature though.
Besides drawing reading stuff on tablets is awesome. Comics, manga, school books, pdfs, etc
Krita is on android now :D
Like full krita and all of its features. Still on beta but it's very usable.
Plus clip studio is also on android
Concepts is awesome and Clip Studio is great as well
Ibis paint x is also good
I'm a manager for a charity and I've switched almost completely to use a tab S7 FE as my computer solution. The only time I need to open a laptop is to access the full versions of Excel or Google Sheets, because you can't use the duplicates function on the mobile versions on those apps. (If anyone has a solution to that, then I'd be a 100% tablet user).
I have to do a lot of report writing, document creation, some simple graphic designing, tonnes of spreadsheets and PDF signing (so the S pen is amazing for that).
I think my use scenario for this device might be interesting and a little unusual so here it goes:
1. At home I have a pretty good desk set up for work and editing youtube videos.
2. My smartphone I only need for basic smart uses (whatsapp, gmail, audible, spotify, etc)
3. My smartphone is my main camera for my youtube videos, but honestly nowadays almost any smartphone has pretty good cameras.
4. Tablet is what I don't have and the reason I'd consider this one is:
4.1 TH-cam management. i.e. writing scripts, replying to comments, obsessing over analytics, etc.
4.2 I work as an interpreter all around London, I never know if I will be sitting or standing when interpreting and I do real time interpreting so I need to take notes on the go at talking speed without a keyboard, while also being able to access my dictionary and vocab lists for professional terms (especially medical terms).
4.3 I also work as an online language teacher, so when I'm out and about I always need to cancel a lot of classes cause I don't have a set I can use to still teach my classes on the go. With this I can still make presentations, share screen with my students and take notes on their progress as they speak without looking away from the screen so they don't feel ignored. I have got them used to quality camera and mic when taking classes with me so I can't suddenly just dropped that and some of them are little children so consistency is key for them to stay engaged. Still the thing needs to be portable and function as a tablet for interpreting, so laptops are not really an option, I've tried.
4.4 I need something potentially powerful enough that I replicate my home set up, software wise for youtube video editing (I run linux on my home desktop) because I live in the UK but my family are all back home in Costa Rica and my gf's family are all back in Poland and on top of that we like to travel, so I need to be able to still edit my videos when visiting family without having to move an entire work station, but since whatever I buy needs to also do all the other mentioned tasks, again, a laptop won't do.
Without even watching. ARTISTS! As an artist I really want one. I have the S7+ and often wish the screen was larger. This is hands down the best artist tool to come out in a long time.
I have a great gaming computer, a Samsung Fold 3, a budget gaming laptop, and I am getting the Tab S8 Ultra because of many reasons.
1. I can afford it.
2. My wife wanted an Android laptop for generic things like email, TH-cam, etc.
3. My kids do quite a bit of Android gaming.
4. I would love to see if Civilization 6 works on this bad boy!!! (Should, it works on my Fold 3.)
5. When we travel to my hometown every year for holidays, it would be nice to have something to lay in bed and watch Netflix, etc.
I use a tablet and a computer, but the only thing I use the computer for now is file management, that’s it.
Computers are useful for editing videos and playing PC games too
@@venator7889 If I want to play games I’d use my console. If I needed to edit videos I’d use my tablet.
I just ordered a S8+. I plan to used it playing chess, checking on my Schwab investments, watching TH-cam videos, checking to Facebook, reading my emails. I *did* do all these on my Apple iPad but it seems very laggy when typing. I think it’s throttling. And I can’t copy files to and photos to my desktop unless I used iTunes. Not a good option.
I currently have the s7+ and it's amazing 👏
The main consumer group for tablets are students, guys. The more or less decent schools (at least in Europe) are 100% digital and every single one NEEDS a mobile device he or she could work with and most importantly: naturally take notes on
I think its also made for people like me. I have a decent computer, but an old cellphone and my cellphone is constantly not good enough for what i'm trying to achieve. if i want to *work* on something I have to be at my desk on my computer. But with something like this i could literally be anywhere and i'd be able to put in the same kind of effort i do on my PC at home provided i had service. which is amazing! i'm very interested in buying this!
Video quality is so good
I actually noticed Marques cheek pimple
Having a Galaxy Z Fold 3, and powerful desktop PC I built is the perfect combo! I have an iPad to use for ForeFlight and other pilot apps, but once I got the Z Fold 3, I never use it for anything but flying. Z Fold 3 is perfect phone and tablet!
I need all three. Tablet for media consumption, I'm not going to watch TH-cam/netflix on a phone or laptop, and when I'm researching a product for example, I don't want to get my laptop out, but my phone is too small. Also drawing in bed and just using it in bed in general. I use my tablet more than my phone or laptop combined, but my tablet can't do texts as well or taking it to the store etc, and it can't do heavy research, real games, or homework as well(I do a lot of math so I need easy access to weird keys) etc. I personally need all three.
At the moment tablets are heavily limited by the software in them, like iPad Pros and this tab S8U are wasting their abilities and features for commonplace tasks. I really think this Tab as is can serve as a drawing tab in its most creative implementation but for anything else smartphones or proper windows laptop devices are miles ahead depending on which side of the fence you find yourself.
I draw for a living
You have no idea the frenzy this thing has caused in the art community
Is it a big enough demographic to justify the existence of such an innovative platform? (Especially with Apple's stranglehold on that same segment)
No
But it also appeals to the much larger block of people that just want to buy the biggest and best of a thing
Being a Chrome laptop in everything but name also helps
That's nonsense... All you want is basically a Laptop. It's a TABLET. It is capable of what it needs to be capable. They're not "limited" - they're a different category...
I am with you on this one and it fucking sucks. And its not like you can easily install windows on those tablets (they could easily handle it), technically you could but it is not something anyone that wants reliability would do.
@@kenbee1957 lmao have you seen the lag with the S pen? No artist should prefer this tablet over the iPad- nobody.
@@GurtonBuster07
Lag?
You're kidding....right?
I have the S7+, S21+, and a high performance laptop. Having such a large tablet with quality hardware allows me to do so much more comfortably. I remote to my PC, run network diagnostics, use for continuing my education, conference calls, note taking, entertainment and photo editing. These tablets can do just about anything you'd like. I find myself using the tablet more than a PC and I work in the tech world.
I've always been all in on tablets. I've had all the Nexus tablets. I've had two play tablets. I've also had the HP and Sony tablets as well as numerous Samsung tablets. I currently have the S7. I prefer to form factor of a tablet when consuming media. My job doesn't require that I carry a laptop everywhere I go and I can do the hard stuff when I get back to the office. I don't take laptops with me. when I go on vacation I take my phone and my tablet and sometimes two tablets.
As a musician, and a speaker, this is amazing. Be able to read in a screen size like this.
Not as powerful as my laptop to produce music and not as small as my mobile
I don't get people using laptops on their lap. That would kill my neck for sure
And for using it on the couch - I never do it but there are couch tables for that
3:30 you know HP makes 16" laptops which have 4k OLED youch screens and also come with a stylus? The new ones even include RTX 3050 and have a pretty well specced configuration at 16" for the same price as the base 13" MacBook pro
Are they 120hz though? He might have missed to mention that.
I love my new tab8 ultra! Great for travelling ,media consumpcion , docs.
Are you going to get the tab s9 ultra or wait for the tab s10 ultra?
@@knightofwind2929 i had tab s7+ and i swapped for s8 ultra. i thing im gonna do this same next year
If you are at the University or you work as journalist, translator, etc, this tablet is very useful and powerful. The DEX feature improves the experience a great deal. So, I do think that there are people who can get the most out of it
I travel long haul every month and my work flow is outlook, slack, ms office and teams calls. Just got an Ultra and it does all that so much better than my ms Surface Pro 8 - one of the biggest reasons being it has battery life. Plus the cellular connection is super convenient. Android does Office 365 really well (as does iPadOS). I have an Intel x86 at home for gaming, but don't really see the point of x86 in laptops any more. Noisy, hot, short battery life.
The reason for using this rather than the ipad pro/macbook/surface I own is Dex (other than battery) . Knowing I can use Dex when tablet mode just won't cut it makes a huge difference. The *only* thing I really need now is for teams/zoom to support USB webcam on android.
This has cellular? With who?
I am a safety advisor for a major R&D heavy equipment facility. I have a high powered HP laptop for certain consequence modelling software, but other than that I can 100% use my Tab S7 in Dex mode for everything else in my workflow. I have a Curved Dell monitor at home and just plug in Dex. Anything that Android doesn't have an app for, I just use in the Web Browser (Teams web view is exactly like the desktop experience.
At last! I’m an Android lover but I’ve never liked Android tablets so I’m stuck with the Apple iPad Pro (it’s great but not as great as Apple says it is,the speakers sound harsh and lack depth) so when I saw this I thought’WOW I can now ditch Apple everything for good and I’m going too,some Apple stans think Android is only for people on a very low budget. Android isn’t cheap,it’s Apple products that are overpriced) Apple should be worried.
I’ll no longer be stuck with the draconian and restrictive IOS system. Nor will I be stuck with the Apple police snooping on what I put in their overpriced iCloud,not that I’ve got anything to hide! Move over iPad you’ve finally got completion
The irony is that they chose to go for a underdisplay camera for the Z-fold 3, but went with a notch in this one. Come on Samsung!
Am I correct that the iPad Pro display is brighter, more color-accurate, higher-resolution, and has an adaptive refresh rate versus fixed on the Samsung? And given these things you still prefer the display on the Samsung? (I haven’t seen it. But I find this very interesting.)
Makes no sense. The guy is either an android sheep or getting paid to say this dumb shit.
@@GurtonBuster07 I don’t think he’s either. And I don’t like the tendency to toss people onto polar ends of a continuum. That’s why I was asking the question.
@@ericanderson1753 Maybe you can check it out at a local Best Buy ? For me it is sooooooooo much better at multitasking than iPads…. I have both BTW🙂
@@GurtonBuster07 you mad the Tab S8 is better.
@@Techier868 whats better on Tab S8 Ultra than the iPad?
Architects, Engineers, Artists and other Creatives who needs a large sketching, drawing, or notes canvas.
I travel for work, and my setup consisted of a phone, tablet, and laptop
The phone for obvious reasons,
The tablet (iPad) was for work and notes
And the laptop was for gaming and any software not available on the tablet, which was also the very reason I could never truly ditch my laptop for my iPad
This Tab S8 ultra definitely ain’t for me since it combines the worst of both worlds for me, a tablet too large to be portable, or a laptop with none of the desktop software I might need. It’s the same reason I didn’t go for the 12.9” iPad, basically too much tablet, not enough laptop
Basically anyone who were able to migrate their work on the Android ecosystem and moreover with the Dex ecosystem. I definitely did, online meetings, documents ) not just light editing by the way. Big spreadsheet files just fly on it's portrait mode. And to think I was able to do that on an S7! So it's absolutely a plus to have this for my next uprade.
For me the tablet seems to be a great middle ground for me. I have a very big desktop that can get serious work done, while I have a phone that is on the smaller side for convenience and portability. This tablet slots right in the middle where it's small enough for the backpack but large enough for entertainment on the road and school work.
also you can use remote desktop to access your home computer when needed. This is how I use the tablet, it's an amazing device and if you have a good desktop at home you basically have all you need.
I’m a biology student so I have the iPad Pro for a notebook instead of many papers, the M1 iMac for my job as a real estate photographer, and an iPhone 13 pro for no good reason 😅.
Architects and ingeneers need powerful computers for BIM work and something light for on site visits!
For me, I'm watching this video on one right now. Multimedia mainly, a lot of multi tasking, note taking, reading... love it.
I think it's the tab that I like about sumsang
For a guy who mostly goes to board meetings and streams media this is perfect. I've put up with an iPad Pro for the last three years but their locked down file system kills me. I'm a Windows guy and Android and Windows subscribe to the philosophy that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. So Windows and Android play nice while Apple plays nice with nobody. They have their ecosystem and see no reason to cooperate with Android or Windows. So as a guy with a Note 20 Ultra and a Dell XPS 15 ultrabook this is the tablet and keyboard case for me. Can't wait until it arrives next week!
Anyone. Android tablets are good
Yesss! They're Good
they are good, especially budget ones are value for money
haha of course they are, not in my opinion though
I got one for engineering classes. THe combination of the screen size and Samsung notes make it perfect
Homeboy on the left looks like he's on the take from Mac and dying to trash the S8. Relax brah... let it go. 🤣😂
I can see using it in vertical orientation while lying down with it resting on my stomach watching videos at the top half of the screen. Right now with my S7 I have to prop it on a pillow to raise it high enough to see it properly. I'm waiting for the T-Mobile version but can't wait to get it.
What a stupid question. All technology is for everyone. Doesn’t matter how big or small. I remember the Samsung Mega that came out like 10 years ago and at the time that screen was huge. By today standards it’s the size of the S22 which is a small screen. Samsung has a history of going big. I saw it yesterday at Best Buy and I didn’t feel it was that big.
Exactly it's not that big when you have it in person
That makes no sense. Of course all technology is not for everyone. Just because there is a refrigerator that can make its own goat milk doesn't mean it's for everyone.
I love this thing. Being able to start Dex anytime, even without a keyboard is great.
It is for me please😂😏