Skinny Like an iPad Professional however Nonetheless as Huge as My Head

Samsung’s Tab S9 Ultra was already an enormous pill, sporting a hulking 14.6-inch show. However now the brand new title of the sport is a skinny body, and the current Apple iPad Pro with M4 is the one doing it finest. So what’s Samsung to do? Nicely, it’s releasing one other actually, actually huge pill, however this time with extra AI. Now, the Tab S10 + and Tab S10 Ultra sport a number of Galaxy AI options that had been beforehand solely seen on Galaxy telephones.

I attended Samsung’s launch occasion to attempt them out. The S10 Extremely options the thin-bezel design of the earlier technology, but it surely maintains the 14.6-inch display screen. It additionally incorporates the AMOLED 2X show because the smaller, 12.4-inch S10+. Each include an anti-reflection coating to cut back glare, and I used to be glad with the machine’s general look.

The $1,200 Extremely remains to be huge. It’s 5.4mm thick in comparison with the 5.5mm of the S9 Extremely. It’s a small distinction, but it surely’s barely lighter than final 12 months’s by a little bit kind of than 10 grams, relying on in the event you get the WiFi or 5G model. It’s nonetheless a really heavy pill. It didn’t wish to keep placed on the plastic stands that Samsung put out on the occasion. In hand, the machine calls for you relaxation it in opposition to your arm such as you’re holding an toddler’s head. That’s to not say I don’t like such an enormous display screen, particularly when utilizing the S Pen to attract and write. 

Although smaller, the $1,000 Galaxy Tab S10+ sports activities the identical MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ chip, which Samsung stated is eighteen% higher in CPU processing and 28% higher in GPU than final 12 months’s Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. In any other case, it nonetheless incorporates the identical 11,200 mAh battery coupled with quick charging as much as 45W. The brand new Galaxy Tabs nonetheless include the identical four-speaker setup as final 12 months’s huge tablets.

The change in chip kind is supposed to facilitate all of the on-device and cloud-based AI features coming proper off the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy Z Fold 6 from earlier this 12 months. This consists of Circle to Search with homework assist, Observe Help, and extra-handy handwriting help. The handwriting characteristic is just like the one on the newest iPads, which tries to rearrange your hen scratch to look extra legible. I apparently have such terrible handwriting that neither Samsung nor Apple can comprehend my phrases. 

Each tablets are operating Android 14. Google’s Android 15 began making its approach to Pixel units earlier this month. Samsung is including some additional options like a simple one-click cut up display screen. The large display screen could add some additional constancy when utilizing Sketch to Picture, but it surely’s not like sticking an enormous purple cat in entrance of your group photographs is far of a system vendor. The added {hardware}, just like the S Pen and the Guide Cowl Keyboard, add additional methods of accessing Galaxy AI writing options with a devoted key.

Whereas succesful, they’re not the thrilling return of Samsung tablets I hoped for. Huge display screen tablets may be enjoyable, however just for these with plus-sized arms or on a strong desktop stand. The Tab S10 Extremely and S10+ are up for preorder beginning Thursday, they usually’ll be accessible Oct. 3.