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Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ (SM-X800) with Book Cover Keyboard review

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ (SM-X800) with Book Cover Keyboard

CHOICE Expert Rating

71%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Silent operation
  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
  • Very good screen
  • Excellent viewing angles
  • microSD card slot
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Small touchpad
  • No dedicated port for headphones
  • Can be hard to rest in lap due to kickstand and loose keyboard
  • Keyboard can be pulled off the tablet too easily
  • Keyboard is not backlit
  • Long time to charge to 80 per cent
  • Long time to charge to 100 per cent
  • Charger not supplied
  • Short power cord
  • Poor storage write speed

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Android OS

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
71%
Performance score
53%
Tablet use score
81%
Ease of use score
70%
Battery life score
76%
Display score
87%
Audio score
70%
Wi-Fi score
80%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
277
Storage read-speed (MBps)
1203
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
43
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
8:22
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
2:43
Expert tester comments
Samsung's Galaxy Tab 8+ brings a big screen with AMOLED technology, which offers vibrant colours and deep blacks. It's a nice tablet to use on its own, but it can be used as a laptop if the optional Book Cover Keyboard is purchased (we tested it with this keyboard and it's included in our price). It doesn't feel quite as premium with that keyboard cover, mainly because it's too easy to accidentally pull the keyboard away from the tablet. Other things to note are that the tablet does not have a headphone port, and it does not ship with a charger, only a USB-C cable (you'll have to use your own USB-C charger).

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
Vietnam

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,858.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
12.4
Native screen resolution (pixels)
2800 x 1752
Processor (CPU) type
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 gen 1 (Kyro)
CPU frequency (GHz)
3
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
Qualcomm Adreno 730
Storage capacity (GB)
128
Available user space (GB)
99
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.1
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.04
Size (mm, H x D x W)
21 x 192 x 285

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
0
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
1
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
0

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