Rumors about Samsung’s next premium slates have been floating around for quite some time and today’s report mostly consolidates them in one place and also allegedly includes some official images.
All three models will be powered by Qualcomm’s latest high-end mobile chip, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, and will run Android 12 with Samsung’s custom skin One UI 4.1 on top.
Support for the S Pen stylus, DeX desktop experience, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 display protector, a quad-speaker setup with Dolby Atmos, and a dual rear camera setup with a 13MP main sensor and a 6MP ultra-wide lens will be common to all the models. 5G variants will also be sold.
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra specs
- 14.6-inches AMOLED screen
- up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of expandable storage
- Dual front cameras
- 11,200mAh battery
The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra will reportedly pack a 11,200mAh battery and you will be able to choose between 8GB and 16GB of RAM and 128GB and 512GB of (expandable) storage.
Galaxy Tab S8 and S8 Plus
- 11-inches and 12.7-inches screen
- 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of expandable storage
- 12MP front camera
- 8,000mAh and 10,090 mAh battery
The Plus version will allegedly come with a Super AMOLED panel with a resolution of 2800 x 1752, while the S8 is expected to feature an LTPS TFT panel. These two models will also probably have a refresh rate of 120Hz.
The S8 Plus will reportedly inherit the outgoing model’s 10,090mAh cell, and the entry-level model will get its predecessor’s 8,000mAh battery. These will come with 8GB of RAM and either 128GB or 256 GB of storage.
It’s being speculated that the Tab S8 could cost between 680 euros (~$778) and 900 euros (~$1,030), the Plus variants will range in price from 880 euros to up to 1,110 euros (~$1,270), and the Ultra variant will retail at between 1,040 and 1,220 euros ($1,396).
Samsung may announce the Galaxy Tab S8 series next month alongside the Galaxy S22 smartphones.
