Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra - BIG AND BOLD
ImagineFX|August 2022
An iPad-beating screen size meets Wacom pen tech, a sleek design and plenty of power to ensure this novel tablet grabs our attention
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra - BIG AND BOLD

Price From £849 / $1,100 Company Samsung Web www.samsung.com

Samsung's Tab S8 Ultra is the biggest tablet we've ever seen. The largest iPad Pro screen is 12.9 inches; Samsung's Tab S8 Ultra is 14.6 inches. Samsung's clearly pushing the bar when it comes to tablet size, but bigger isn't always better.

No tablet has truly been able to beat the iPad Pro for creatives. That isn't down to the iPad being larger, having a better screen or a more premium design - it's down to the apps. Apple's App Store has more high-quality creative apps available than Android's Google Play Store - it's that simple.

Samsung isn't taking defeat lying down though. With its AMOLED screen technology, which is incredibly deep, vibrant and rich, as well as an S Pen in the box and loads of software smarts, can Samsung's latest slate finally topple the iPad Pro's creative reign? We test it to find out.

BIG AND BOLD

We neither love nor hate the Tab S8 Ultra's utilitarian aesthetic. Its matte metal looks premium out of the box, but clings onto fingerprints, albeit more subtly than glossy glass. The Tab doesn't look quite as good as an iPad from the back, but it does feel incredibly special given how slim and solid it is. From the front, it's also a sight to behold thanks to that brilliant AMOLED screen.

When we fired up a 4K video of Tokyo city on the Tab S8 Ultra and showed it to some friends in a dimly lit room, they were convinced it was a 3D screen. That's how striking the Ultra's display is.

この記事は ImagineFX の August 2022 版に掲載されています。

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この記事は ImagineFX の August 2022 版に掲載されています。

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