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Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Review – Best Flagship Tablet You Can Buy Right Now

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    Review Summary
  • 2
    Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Price, Variants & Availability
  • 3
    Verdict
  • Review Summary

    Back in February of this year, Samsung launched their flagship Galaxy Tab S8 series of tablets. The series included the vanilla Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 alongside the Galaxy Tab S8+ and Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra. All three of these flagship tablets are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. Primary difference between the three offerings under this series lies in their display size and battery capacity. For this review, I will be taking you through an in-depth journey of the vanilla Galaxy Tab S8 model. I have with me the 128GB ROM, Tablet + Keyboard variant.

    Honestly, this may be the best high-end tablet that you can get your hands on in 2022. Not only does it come with a specs sheet that is pretty much future proof, you can turn it into a compact laptop as well, thanks to the availability of a Tablet + Keyboard variant. Of course, it does not and cannot completely replace your laptop, it does a lot of it seamlessly. The in-built S-Pen is another whole story to tell. A beautiful story that you would really want to hear out. So, let us take a look at everything that the Galaxy Tab S8 has in store for you.

    PROS

    • Premium design and finish
    • Samsung DeX comes with infinite capabilities
    • Great display size and quality
    • S Pen adds a whole bunch of other utilities

    CONS

    • The slim keyboard does not offer that much of functionality
    • Performance falls short when compared to iPads at this price point
    • Android really needs to work on tablet-optimisation for apps
    Key Specs
    Battery Capacity8000 mAh
    Highlights:
  • 8000 mAh
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Price, Variants & Availability

    The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 price in India starts at Rs. 58,999 for the Wi-Fi only variant. In addition, you also get a Wi-Fi + 5G variant that comes with a price tag of Rs. 70,999. The variant I’m using comes with Wi-Fi and 5G but, also brings the Keyboard Cover to the table. This will cost you an additional Rs. 4,748. In terms of availability, you will be able to get your hands on all three of these variants for the vanilla model on Amazon, official online Samsung Store and offline stores.

    Talking about the other variants a bit, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ will cost you Rs. 74,999 for the Wi-Fi only variant. The Wi-Fi + 5G variant is priced at Rs. 87,999. Moving on, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is the most premium offering in the series. It starts at Rs. 1.08 lakh for the Wi-Fi variant and goes all the way up to Rs. 1.22 lakh.

    Checkout: You can easily recycle your old tablet and get instantly rewarded here!

    Verdict

    The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 is one hell of an offering if you do not compare it with iPads. This is the maximum potential that an Android tablet can offer you at this price point and let us leave it at that. My personal experience with the tablet was rather marvelous over the period of a week that I used it. Moreover, if this is your first high-end tablet and you have never used an iPad before, you will totally love it.

    Apple has set a benchmark in the tablet segment with their iPads (especially the ones running on the latest M1, M1 Pro and M1 Max chipsets) that is extremely hard to beat. However, if you like the freedom of Android and joy of being able to download third-party applications easily, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 is for you.

    Besides, if you are on a tight budget and the base model is all you can go for, so be it. You get the latest and greatest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 anyway with a large 11-inch display. Not to mention that there is 8GB of RAM and at least 128GB of internal storage. Additionally, the S-Pen works seamlessly well and will further add to the whole premium Android tablet experience. You can throw extensive loads at the tablet and it will handle all of it with ease. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 is a milestone on its own in the realm of Android tablets. One thing is for sure, you will not come across such a monster of an Android tablet at the Rs. 70,000 price point.

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