Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+

The Tab S8+ has a stunning 12.4-inch sAMOLED display that's perfect for entertainment, but its feature set is in the 9th percentile, making it one of the least capable premium tablets we've tested. Performance is mediocre across the board, with CPU and GPU scores well below average. Only consider this if you find it at the low end of its massive $917 to $7,142 price range and don't need to do any real work on it.

Performance is a mixed bag, and honestly, it leans more toward mediocre. The CPU and GPU both sit in the high 30th percentiles, which means everyday tasks and lighter games will run fine, but this isn't a powerhouse. The 32nd percentile scores for both RAM and battery reinforce that this is a middle-of-the-road performer at best. You'll get through a day of mixed use, but don't expect to push it hard without reaching for the charger. The highlight is Wi-Fi 6E, but that's undercut by the overall connectivity score being one of the worst we've seen.

Stacked against the Apple iPad Pro M5 or the Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition, the Tab S8+ feels outclassed. The iPad Pro will run circles around it in raw performance, and the Surface Pro offers a genuine PC experience that Samsung DeX can only approximate. The Lenovo Idea Tab Pro and Xiaomi Pad 62779 are likely to offer better value with more modern specs. The S8+ has a nice screen, but its weak productivity score of 12.9 makes it a tough sell against any competitor focused on getting work done.

Pricing is all over the map, with a staggering $6,225 spread between vendors. We've seen it listed from $917 all the way up to $7,142. At the low end, you're getting a decent media tablet. At the high end, you're getting seriously ripped off. There's no world where this tablet is a seven-thousand-dollar device, so shop carefully and avoid the absurdly inflated listings.

The Galaxy Tab S8+ is a tablet that lives and dies by its screen. That 12.4-inch sAMOLED panel is genuinely lovely for binging shows, and at 454g, it's light enough to hold for a while. But the numbers paint a rough picture elsewhere. In our database, its feature set lands in the 9th percentile, and connectivity is barely better at the 12th. For a premium tablet, that's a real letdown.

Anyone who needs to get work done should look elsewhere. The productivity score of 12.9 is a clear warning sign. If you plan on multitasking, using demanding apps, or connecting multiple peripherals, the weak CPU, limited RAM, and a connectivity score in the 12th percentile will frustrate you. This is purely a consumption device, and even then, the battery life might leave you tethered to a charger more often than you'd like.

The Galaxy Tab S8+ is a one-trick pony, but it's a pretty good trick. If your primary use case is watching Netflix, reading comics, and light sketching with the excellent S Pen, you'll be happy, especially if you snag it near that $917 price point. For anything beyond media consumption, the poor performance and abysmal feature set make it hard to recommend over the competition.