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Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra vs Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra

64 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
VS
82 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra

Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 14.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on February 9, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus and came out 2 years and 8 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (2)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • 82% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2347K versus 1288K)
  • Shows 35% longer battery life (32:45 vs 24:19 hours)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2135 and 1739 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra and Tab S10 Ultra crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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8 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
17.3
(Bad)
Value Index
41.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
vs
Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra

Display

Type Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 14.6 inches 14.6 inches
Resolution 1848 x 2960 pixels 1848 x 2960 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 240 ppi 239 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 600 nits 930 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8% 90.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.5% 99.9%
PWM 250 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 326.4 mm (12.85 inches) 326.4 mm (12.85 inches)
Width 208.6 mm (8.21 inches) 208.6 mm (8.21 inches)
Thickness 5.5 mm (0.22 inches) 5.4 mm (0.21 inches)
Weight 726 g (25.61 oz) 718 g (25.33 oz)
Waterproof No IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray Silver, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Area 681 cm2 (105.5 inches2) 681 cm2 (105.5 inches2)
Repairability - Average (2.85/5)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (84th and 32nd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (63rd and 24th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus
Max clock 3000 MHz 3250 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek NPU 790
GPU
Graphics Adreno 730 Immortalis-G720 MC12
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 818 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~1675.3 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 7401 14163
Single-core score 1739 2135
Multi-core score 4000 7125
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 494123 676003
GPU 219109 788281
Memory 187196 368524
UX 388048 514308
Total score 1288476 2347116
Samples [48 tests] [64 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 78%
Graphics test - 14 FPS
Graphics score - 1898
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 31 FPS
Section 1 - 33 FPS
Section 2 - 31 FPS
Section 3 - 27 FPS
Graphics score - 8051
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 74% -
Graphics test 13 FPS 31 FPS
Graphics score 2300 5298
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14520 14898
Video editing 7437 6833
Photo editing 30368 28407
Data manipulation 11430 17927
Writing score 15400 22497
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 6.1 One UI 8.5
OS size 36.6 GB 28.1 GB
OS updates - 0 years

Battery

Capacity 11200 mAh 11200 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 45 min) Yes (80% in 61 min)
Full charging time 1:37 hr 1:43 hr
Battery cycles - 2000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:12 hr 12:18 hr
Watching video 11:24 hr 18:28 hr
Gaming 07:07 hr 09:39 hr
Standby 152 hr 167 hr
General battery life
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
24:19 hr
Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra +35%
32:45 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution - 4128 x 3096
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Ultrawide: 6 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor size 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 6 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4000 x 3000
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Additional lens - 12 MP
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced February 2022 September 2024
Release date April 2022 October 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $1119 $1199
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra - Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
SAR (head) - 0.94 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.69 W/kg -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Keyboard weight 589 g -
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
46 (48.9%)
48 (51.1%)
Total votes: 94

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Phil October 26, 2024 at 09:39 AM
I agree I have the s8 ultra 5g, does everything I need, If I upgraded not only would I have the cost of a new tablet to consider, my book cover keyboard would not fit so I would need to add another couple of hundred pounds to replace that. All in all it would have to be a pretty amazing offer to tempt me to upgrade.
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Christos October 19, 2024 at 04:41 AM
If you don't have one and like to buy new... get the newest one. Especially if you feel you need the IP68. Otherwise, as a proud owner of the s8 Ultra 5G European model (which does have 12GBs of ram oddly) I do not currently plan on upgrading at this time. Unless I get a sick trade in credit maybe.
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