Samsung unveils new notched tablet on its own website
A Samsung support page because, of all things, Bixby may have just given us our first official look at the company’s next flagship tablet. The photo, which was spotted by 91Mobiles, shows a familiar-looking Samsung smartphone next to a very unfamiliar-looking tablet, complete with a display notch that Samsung wildly mocked when it was introduced on the iPhone X. Reports suggest that this new tablet will be called the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, and it could be announced as early as next month.
The design shown in the image on the Samsung site corresponds to unofficial renderings of the tablet released last October, December leaked images, and the leaked details of WinFuture from this month. If these unofficial details are to be believed, the Android tablet will have a 14.6-inch OLED display, with 120Hz refresh rate and 2960×1848 resolution. This notch is believed to house two 12-megapixel selfie cameras. It’s unclear what the second sensor is for, but other devices have added ultra-wide cameras for group selfies.
Internally, the tablet is believed to run Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, paired with an 11,200mAh battery, up to 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage. S Pen support is thought to be included, along with optional 5G and dual rear cameras (a 13-megapixel main camera and a 6-megapixel ultrawide).
The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is said to be at the top of a lineup of three tablets, which includes the Tab S8 and Tab S8 Plus. All three tablets are rumored to be powered by the same processor and support the S Pen stylus, but the S8 Plus is said to have a smaller 12.7-inch OLED display and 10,090mAh battery, while the S8 from base could have an 11-inch LCD screen and an 8,000 mAh battery.
There’s no official word on when the new line of tablets might make an appearance, but with the Galaxy S22 lineup would be launched on February 8, it wouldn’t be surprising to see these tablets launch alongside it. The announcement would come at a very different time of year than their predecessors, which were released in late 2020.