SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy Tab S8 review: The 11" LCD Tab S with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and S Pen at $700.

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2022·$700
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#19 of 19
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Premium Android tablet base.

Tab S8 was the entry of the 2022 Tab S lineup — flagship internals in an LCD frame at $700.

01Display

80/100

80/100 is one of the weaker display results among flagship phones of 2022 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeLTPS LCD, 120 Hz
Size11.0 inches
Resolution2,560 × 1,600 px

02Camera

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2022 — 22 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main13 MP + 6 MP ultrawide
Selfie12 MP
Video4K

03Performance

84/100

84/100 trails the 87-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.

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

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.

Capacity8,000 mAh
Wired45 W

05Build

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.

06Value

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.

What works
  • SD 8 Gen 1 + 120 Hz.
  • S Pen + DeX.
  • microSD survives.
  • Quad AKG.
What doesn't
  • LCD, not AMOLED.
  • No IP rating.
  • 45 W charging.
  • No jack.
Cross-shop it against
iQOO 12
$580 · score 92/100

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 19-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .