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Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra review: The first 14.6" Galaxy Tab — biggest AMOLED tablet of 2022.

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2022·$1,100
Overall
80/100
Class rank
#105 of 210
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The 14.6" Galaxy Tab debut.

Tab S8 Ultra introduced the 14.6" AMOLED Galaxy Tab — a laptop-replacement-class Android.

01Display

92/100

92/100 puts it above the 86-point average for flagship phones of 2022.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 120 Hz, notch
Size14.6 inches
Resolution2,960 × 1,848 px

02Camera

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2022 — 19 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main13 MP + 6 MP ultrawide
Selfie12 MP + 12 MP dual
Video4K

03Performance

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 1
RAM8 / 12 / 16 GB
Storage128 / 256 / 512 GB · microSD

04Battery

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 81-point average for flagship phones of 2022.

Capacity11,200 mAh
Wired45 W

05Build

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.

06Value

70/100

70/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2022 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • First 14.6" Galaxy Tab.
  • Dual front cameras for video calls.
  • 11,200 mAh + 45 W.
  • microSD survives.
What doesn't
  • No IP rating (added in S9 Ultra).
  • Display notch on a tablet.
  • 728 g unwieldy.
  • No jack.
Cross-shop it against
Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
$649 · score 89/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 210-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .