Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Can Offer The Best Of Both Worlds

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is the largest tablet in its line up, and is being positioned as a note taking, pseudo PC companion for students and working adults. The capacious 14.6-inch screen makes it ideal for just about any productivity task and S-Pen (30% faster response time) support gives you the freedom to treat said display as a blank canvas, notebook or large spreadsheet.

Purchasing the book cover and keyboard, will allow you to pivot the tablet for the best viewing angle for typing or other PC related tasks. It’s a little pricey, but this and a bluetooth mouse could prove to be valuable accessories in your bid to make it the only machine for both work and play.

Besides that, the tablet also has several useful features that make it a great alternative to a traditional laptop. Here are are a few of them:

Split Screen Feature
Use the large 14.6-inch screen to your advantage by splitting it into three different windows. Samsung’s One UI allows you to have three different apps open in a 2-1 configuration. When choosing an open app, click the corresponding icon and select where you’d like them placed. This is especially useful when referring to documents during an online lecture, then taking notes.

Second Screen
If you already have a PC or laptop, the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is still useful as a second display. It can be done wirelessly to expand your screen real estate or duplicate what’s already available. This is similar in functionality to Apple’s Sidecar feature.

Live Voice Recording
While jotting down information with the notes app, you can select live voice recording to have what’s happening at that moment recorded. This audio is synced with the notes you’ve taken for a more coherent learning process.

Conference Calls
The Tablet has two front cameras, the 12MP main and and ultra-wide lens. And thanks to AI-based auto framing, the Tab S8 Ultra ensures that you and those in the room with you fit within the frame.

The camera zooms out when it senses more than one person is present. There are also three precision microphones built in that allow for clearer audio delivery and reduces ambient distractions.

DeX Functionality
DeX is Samsung’s way of converting a traditional Android tablet into a workable PC. The UI mimics the taskbar and desktop UI of a Windows machine, making it easier for users to the machine as they would a traditional desktop PC.

There are still some inherent limitations such as opening multiple instances of the same app, but that’s more of an Android issue rather than A Samsung one. It’s a hurdle that is keeping machines like the Tab S8 Ultra from reaching its true potential.