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Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, S8+ and S8 Ultra - Thread

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, S8+ and S8 Ultra - Thread

The main discussion for these tabs was taking place in the "hot deals" thread; but now that, it has been moved to expired deals, I figured we can keep the discussion going in here.

I picked up the S8 Ultra and I'm loving it! I got the spigen glass screen protector for it and I am waiting for two cases to come in. One is the book cover that was included with the deal, but it has been on backorder for a while. The other case I got from Best buy was the Samsung Protective case for $90. I think I'll probably be using the protective case more than the book case.

Having used the tablet for a bit, these are some of the improvements I hope to see for Tab S9U.
- Brighter screen. Current screen is roughly 400nits, Doubling that to 800nits would make it outdoor useable. For reference the phone S22U is 1750nits, even half that would be good.

- Better thermal and cooling to unlock the full potential of the chipset. As of now the CPU is underclocked because the tab can't dissipate the heat better. So better thermals without underclocked CPU would make this more of a powerhouse tablet.

- Make it a bit thicker. The tablet being a little thicker would solve a lot of issues. such as better heat dissipation, bigger better to power brighter display, could also be just thick enough to house the pen inside?
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Got the S8 Ultra but can't even really use it until Samsung ships the book cover. Hoping it comes by end of March so I can take it on my next trip.
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trick91 wrote: Got the S8 Ultra but can't even really use it until Samsung ships the book cover. Hoping it comes by end of March so I can take it on my next trip.
Luckily they became available at the local Samsung store. So went and got one that was ordered for me as part of the original s8u order.

Still waiting for the protective cover.
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Tab S8 plus great device so far. A couple of issues i'm having are the the damn Canadian keyboard problem. It should be illegal to have a keyboard that does not type what is diplayed on the key. I have never memorized a keyboard. But find myself forever hunting for certain keys or using the onscreen keyboard. The other issue that is more specific to the tablet itself ,is the very dark videos on netflix or prime. I believe it is related to hdr content. I have messed around with settings , but some videos are still to dark. (an example would be Adam Project netflix)

Well i figured out the netflix issue. Oddly enough it lists what is required for HDR content. One of the items listed is playback quality, LIsted in my netflix profile under playback settings. Had it set to low to save bandwidth.
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Did anyone who preordered the Ultra get the case yet? Very very frustrating that I still haven't got it yet. No point travelling and risk breaking it without a book case.
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Tip1
I recommend downloading Good Lock from the Galaxy Store. Gives you tons of OneUI customization. MultiStar in the app will let you minimize an app into a pop-up window by swiping from the top corners. You can enable an immersive mode to hide the status bars when in split screen. You can also prevent apps from minimizing into floating bubble icons. And so much more.

Tip2
To prevent apps from rotating to portrait mode, go into Samsung Labs (advanced settings), and change each app from "app default" to either "aspect ratio" or preferably "fullscreen"

Tip3:
To get tablet optimized Twitter and Instagram, do this:
- open Samsung Internet browser
- go to social media website (https://twitter.com)
- enable desktop mode
- In the top right menu (three bars), click "add page to": https://i.imgur.com/NpAHcyK.jpg
- Install to homescreen as a web app: https://i.imgur.com/reUfBEg.jpg
- Bam, now you got dedicated apps on your homescreen that are optimized and look close to an iOS app: https://i.imgur.com/Tj7nxvc.jpg

What Twitter web-app looks like after: https://i.imgur.com/Dsoogz9.jpg
What instagram web-app looks like after: https://i.imgur.com/zsCl8RJ.jpg
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trick91 wrote: Did anyone who preordered the Ultra get the case yet? Very very frustrating that I still haven't got it yet. No point travelling and risk breaking it without a book case.
Did you get the book cover or keyboard cover? I believe the book cover is in stock online, not sure about the keyboard one. I myself picked up the ultra book cover from the Samsung Store, as they were stocking them now.

However my Protective cover hasn't shipped yet from Best Buy, still shows as backordered as does on the Samsung website,
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xpoint9 wrote: Did you get the book cover or keyboard cover? I believe the book cover is in stock online, not sure about the keyboard one. I myself picked up the ultra book cover from the Samsung Store, as they were stocking them now.

However my Protective cover hasn't shipped yet from Best Buy, still shows as backordered as does on the Samsung website,
The one that came free with the pre-order... keyboard book cover combo.
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Nov 26, 2019
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Guys I ordered the s8 ultra 256gb back in Feb yet to receive it anybody else in the same boat?
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May 21, 2017
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Does a charging dock for ultra exist? I don't like charging with the cable I always bend it.
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accat13 wrote: A couple of issues i'm having are the the damn Canadian keyboard problem. It should be illegal to have a keyboard that does not type what is diplayed on the key.
I can't believe this nonsense has leaked into the tablet world.
They made it a complete pain in the ass to order one for my Tab S7.
Do you not have anything else to do rather than argue with strangers on the internet
Nope. That's why I'm on the internet arguing with strangers. If I had anything better to do I'd probably be doing it.
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Ordered on Feb 19th and just today the status changed to "Preparing Dispatch". Seem like I will be getting the case and earbuds at the same time
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Samsung made an Apple iPad
Android tablets get a bit of a bad rap since Apple dominates the market with the iPad. Samsung made something truly ULTRA that can be used every day, but do you really want to spend $1100 for the Ultra version?


CHAPTERS
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0:00 - Is it just a big phone?
0:48 - Unboxing
1:29 - Exterior impressions
3:46 - 5G connectivity info
4:24 - S Pen
4:40 - Sponsor - Vessi!
5:15 - Display impressions
6:23 - Speaker impressions
7:26 - Android tablet thoughts against iPads
8:11 - Splitscreen feature and S Pen thoughts
8:40 - Random interruptions
10:54 - Other Tab S8 models and pricing
11:50 - Battery specs
12:04 - Fingerprint reader
12:30 - Tab S8 Ultra case impressions
12:58 - Camera impressions
14:49 - Final thoughts
Destiny is all

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