Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE 10 FE 10.9" Gray 2025

A water-resistant tablet with a free stylus that's great for casual use, but the weak chip and lukewarm owner reviews mean you should only buy it on sale.

The Exynos 1580 is the elephant in the room. Our database puts it at the 35th percentile for CPU and 36th for GPU, which means it's fine for streaming, note-taking, and casual games, but don't expect desktop-class multitasking. The 8GB of RAM is solidly average, and the 128GB of storage with expandable microSD is a nice touch. What surprised us most is the battery. That 8000mAh cell lands in the 77th percentile, so you'll get through a full day of lectures or a long flight without hunting for an outlet.

The iPad Air M4 absolutely destroys this thing in raw performance, but it costs significantly more and you'll pay extra for the Apple Pencil. The Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro offers a better display and faster chip for similar money, but good luck with warranty support in the US. The Lenovo Idea Tab Plus is the budget alternative that gets you 80% of the experience for less cash. If you want a tablet that can double as a laptop replacement, the Surface Pro 11th Edition is the obvious step up, but you'll pay double or triple.

Pricing is all over the map. We're seeing this tablet listed anywhere from $300 to $550 across US retailers, and that $250 spread is wild. At $300, this is a steal for a water-resistant tablet with a stylus. At $550, you're dangerously close to iPad Air territory and that's a much faster machine. Best Buy has the most listings and tends to sit at the lower end of that range, so shop there first if you're set on this model.

The Galaxy Tab S10 FE is Samsung's mid-range tablet that punches way above its weight in features but leaves you scratching your head on raw power. You get an IP68 rating, an included S Pen, and a gorgeous 10.9-inch display for a price that undercuts the iPad Air by a mile. But that Exynos 1580 chip sits in the bottom third of our database for CPU performance, so this is a tablet for watching, writing, and browsing, not for pushing heavy apps.

If you need a tablet for serious productivity, video editing, or heavy multitasking, this isn't it. The business use case score of 55.4 out of 100 tells the story. Go get an iPad Air M4 or a Surface Pro instead. And if you're picky about display quality, the LCD panel here will annoy you. Samsung's own AMOLED tablets are the better pick for movie buffs.

Buy the Galaxy Tab S10 FE if you want a durable, water-resistant tablet for media consumption, note-taking, and light productivity, and you can find it near the $300 mark. It's not a powerhouse, and the weak user sentiment score suggests real owners aren't thrilled with the overall package. But the IP68 rating and included S Pen give it a niche that few competitors touch at this price.