SpecEagle review · Samsung

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

Item: Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
Rating: 80
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2022·$1,100

Overall

80/100

Class rank

#14 of 19

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 89-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 — 22 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 trails the 87-point cohort 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 trails the 75-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.

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

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? .