One of the best things about the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ is how well it is made and how it looks. Simply put, this tablet is a work of art. The 12.4-inch screen is big, and the tablet is easy to hold thanks to the small but noticeable bezels all around. The Armor Aluminum frame is strong and feels like a high-end product.
In landscape mode, there are speakers at the top and bottom of both sides, a power button and volume rocker on the top, along with a slot for the SIM card and SD card, and a USB-C charging and data port on the right. On the back of the tablet, there is a camera housing that takes up most of the back. Here is where you can store and charge the S Pen that comes with the phone.
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- Display: 12.4 inch
- Memory: 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
- Battery: Li-Po 10090 mAh
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- Processor: Android 12, upgradable to Android 13
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The Tab S8+ is in the middle of Samsung’s new Tab S8 line. It has a 12.4-inch OLED screen and sits between the $700 11-inch Tab S8 and the $1,110 Tab S8 Ultra, which has a huge 14.6-inch screen. The best thing about the Tab S8+ is its 2,800 x 1,752 screen. It has bright, rich colors and a 120Hz refresh rate, which makes it easy to scroll through websites and switch between apps. My only complaint is that I really wish Samsung had gone with a 3:2 aspect ratio instead of a 16:10 ratio for the screen.
Samsung did a good job by including a S Pen for drawing and writing, which works great. It’s easy to charge when it’s attached to the back with a magnet, but it can also be attached securely to the top edge. The soft tip makes just the right amount of drag on the screen, so it’s easy to write or draw with little noticeable delay.
The Tab S8 Plus can run and manage most, if not all, apps you throw at it because it has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor and 8GB of RAM. From my testing, the tablet was more than capable of being my background media player (YouTube, Netflix, Spotify), secondary monitor (Calendar, Google Drive, Outlook), and mobile computer (Slack, Zoom, Google Maps). Only the Tab S8 Ultra comes with 12 or 16GB of RAM, but I’ve found that the 8GB on the Plus is more than enough.
The speakers on the Tab S8 Plus, which were tuned by AKG, get very loud and sharp. The only thing I don’t like is that the speakers are on the sides, which makes it easy to cover them when holding the tablet. I didn’t miss the headphone jack at all because of the sound system.