Upper mid-range · 2022

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8

Our Take

CPU capability matches high-end phones like Google Pixel 10a

Best for

Strength All-day battery (8000mAh), 120Hz screen

11″ TFT LCD · 120Hz

8 Gen 1 8 / 128 GB

8000 mAh 45W charging

13 MP 2 rear · 12 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6

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Full specifications

Display

11.0″ · TFT LCD · 1600 × 2560 · 120 Hz · HDR

Smooth scrolling

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

11.0"

Panel type

TFT LCD

Resolution

1600 × 2560 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.0 GHz · Adreno 730

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

High-end

CPU

8-core, 3.0 GHz

GPU

Adreno 730

Process

4 nm

Software & updates

Android 12, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1 · 4-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 12, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1

Software support

4 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

13 MP f/2.0 main · 12 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

13 MP f/2.0

Ultrawide

6 MP f/2.2

Front camera

12 MP f/2.4

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

8000 mAh · 45 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

8000 mAh

Wired charging

45 W

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 6

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

USB

USB-C 3.2

USB OTG

Accessory connector

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

503 g · 6.3 mm

Height

253.8 mm

Width

165.3 mm

Thickness

6.3 mm

Weight

503 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 14

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1600 × 2560 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 11″ vs 6.1″ screen

144% larger battery capacity

45 W vs 18 W charging · 8,000 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 13 MP · f/2.0 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 503 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

116% larger battery capacity

45 W vs 25 W charging · 8,000 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 503 g vs 167 g

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