Galaxy Tab S8 vs Galaxy Tab S10 FE
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Here we compared two tablets: the 11-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on February 9, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE, which is powered by Exynos 1580 and came out 3 years and 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- 10% higher pixel density (274 vs 249 PPI)
- 25% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1696 and 1360 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (617 against 541 nits)
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
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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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | LTPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 11 inches | 10.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1440 x 2304 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 274 ppi | 249 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 750 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.6% | 81.7% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 91.7% | 97.3% |
| PWM | 62870 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 29 ms | 32 ms |
| Contrast | 918:1 | 1700:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 253.8 mm (9.99 inches) | 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) |
| Width | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) | 6 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 503 g (17.74 oz) | 497 g (17.53 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gold, Gray, Pink | Silver, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 420 cm2 (65 inches2) | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.82/5) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (90th and 83rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (67th and 62nd place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2900 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 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Xclipse 540 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 818 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1675.3 GFLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 7007 | 7019 |
| Single-core score | 1696 | 1360 |
| Multi-core score | 3656 | 3877 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 487311 | 491848 |
| GPU | 217104 | 298745 |
| Memory | 180940 | 187448 |
| UX | 374346 | 262140 |
| Total score | 1259701 | 1240181 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 94% |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 657 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 79% | - |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2215 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13237 | 12301 |
| Video editing | 7311 | 7055 |
| Photo editing | 27827 | 22426 |
| Data manipulation | 10976 | 10830 |
| Writing score | 15631 | 15855 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-02-07 (river1337) | AnTuTu | 1259701 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-31 (Avacada) | GeekBench CPU | 1356 / 3888 |
| π 2026-02-09 (Mike) | CPU Throttle | 87% |
| π 2026-02-07 (Mike) | GeekBench CPU | 1360 / 3877 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Mike) | AnTuTu | 1260942 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Musicevolver) | GeekBench GPU | 7019 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 27.1 GB | 29.5 GB |
| OS updates | - | 0 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8000 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 40 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 2:50 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 09:07 hr | 09:55 hr |
| Watching video | 11:46 hr | 14:58 hr |
| Gaming | 06:13 hr | 06:44 hr |
| Standby | 144 hr | 118 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4128 x 3096 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Ultrawide: 6 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (β 0.29 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 6 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February 2022 | April 2025 |
| Release date | March 2022 | April 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $499 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.87 W/kg | 0.92 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 | 274 g | - |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These tablets have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE. It has a better camera, software, and design.
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