Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 specs and images leaked

1. Quite annoying that Samsung have apparently decided not to use Amoled in the “cheap” and smaller version of the premium Tab S line anymore. That means if you want a more compact and lighter tablet with an oled display, you’re stuck with either the two generations old Tab S6 or something from other vendors – although right now, no one comes to mind with oled, pen support and around 400-450g weight. any hints would be very welcome!

   1. Am with Samsung Here, not All people wants Oled display, Make sense to give Alternative.

      1. There we have it, directly from Samsung themselves: “not All people wants Oled display”.

2. The thing with these premiums tablets is that they cost as much as laptops. So for a similar price I’d rather get an x86_64 environment and be able to run just about anything besides being stuck with Android. I’m sure the battery life is nicer but… eh..

   1. Agree completely. I’m not spending this kind of money on something that has a software selection limited to an app store, and an update future that is decided by the manufacturer.

      I’d rather buy something with Windows, and gives me the option of installing Linux.

   2. People don’t buy these tablets to replace laptops. The S8 ultra is the ultimate video watching device. You might not want to spend over $1000 for that but some people do. Some people prefer a TV to watch movies, and spend way more than that on a TV, some don’t want a TV, as they want to be able to move around…. And find me a Windows tablet of that size (over 14in), let alone weight, with decent battery life (and good speakers). If simply does not exist.

      1. I wasn’t saying that these would work as laptop replacements, which is kind of the main problem in the first place. If I am going to spend somewhere in the area of $1000, I might as well get a full blown laptop. It might sacrifice in some areas like standby time and what not, but at least it will be a fully usable device for my thousand beans instead of a tablet with what is essentially a phone OS. Real multitasking, the ability to install many many more apps, and so on. I don’t really feel like digging through what’s available that’s comparable to a tablet of this caliber, but just as a quick comparison the Macbook Air M1 base model is under 1000 dollars, has an good (slightly smaller) screen, battery life, and sound in a small and light package that would be plenty fine for media viewing but you’d also be able to use a full desktop environment instead of a tablet oriented one. Personally I would prefer a Windows environment and there are some models that come somewhat close.

         I have nothing against tablets. I enjoy using my cheapy Amazon Fire HD10 from 2017 when I’m cooking or washing dishes, but to pay $1000 to do that for a slightly nicer experience? Mmmm, no thanks.

         1. No, you are just repeating the same stuff you wrote above. You are just trying to compare a tablet and a laptop. Do you think that people that buy a 14.6 tablet don’t already have a laptop or even several of them? I already have a Intel Macbook air and will probably upgrade to the M2 one once it’s out. I also have Windows laptops, including a couple of very light ones, under 1KG.
            The Macbook is still quite a bit more uncomfortable than a 700gr tablet to move around with one hand around the house while I watch a movie. And I am “replacing” a TV not a laptop with a device I can move around, so 14.6in screen is better than 13.3… Find me 15in laptop that weights less than 800gr, has 10 hours of battery life and great sound and then we’ll talk… Until then this is better device for that purpose, not as a do it all device. And again people spend thousands of dollars on TVs, which don’t replace laptops…
            I think people should stop thinking people buy tablets instead of laptops. Tablets replace pen and paper, TVs and even portable monitors, not laptops, unless your usage is so basic that you don’t need a laptop anyway…

         2. Buy yourself dishwasher, save tons of money on water/electricity bills in mid term.
            Now you can “afford” to get yourself nice >1000$ tablet with gorgeous screen.
            But to be serious, I hope you do understand that youre comparing apples to oranges with each having their roles.

      2. I think watching videos on a laptop, particularly one with a 360 degree hinge, is just fine, really. It’s heavier than a tablet, sure, but as long as it weighs about as much or less than the Thinkpad L440 I used to have I’m fine with it.

3. No optional/included keyboard cover?

4. i need fedora or postmarket, arch on this device
   no emulator, normal native
   i buy it!

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