Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 launch could be soon — specs and images just spotted

Samsung Milky way Tab S8 launch could be soon — specs and images just spotted

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Our offset real-life expect at the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 series, including the Galaxy Tab S8 UItra, may have just been provided past documents filed with the FCC.

Among the dull but important information about how the tablets comply with U.S. regulations, we accept been able to pull out a few interesting details. There were originally images in this set of documents, but they were deleted before we could take a look. Fortunately, thank you to SamMobile'due south quick screenshot skills, we can still come across what they were.

An FCC regulatory photo of a tablet, believed to be the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 — (Paradigm credit: SamMobile/FCC)

The three images prove the Milky way Tab S8, S8 Plus and S8 Ultra. Cheers to the rulers next to them, nosotros can meet the length and width of the 3 tablets, they roughly measure 25 10 sixteen centimeters (9.viii x 6.three inches) 28 10 18 centimeters (eleven x 7.1 inches) and 32 x 21 centimeters (12.6 x eight.iii inches), respectively.

An FCC regulatory photo of a tablet, believed to be the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Plus — (Epitome credit: SamMobile/FCC)

Based on previous rumors, this should translate to 11-, 12- and 14.6-inch displays, respectively. We should besides look that these displays will have 120Hz refresh rates, like the Milky way Tab S7 series did.

An FCC regulatory photo of a tablet, believed to be the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra — (Paradigm credit: SamMobile/FCC)

Although it'due south hard to make out where the display ends and the bezels brainstorm, we're expecting the three S8 tablets to utilize border reduction structure (BRS) technology to make the tablet's bezels as small equally possible (via leaker FrontTron). The Tab S8 Ultra is also said to be using a display notch to house dual front-facing cameras, although that's just as difficult to spot.

SamMobile also says that the FCC listings confirm the presence of the Snapdragon 8 Gen i chipset in all 3 tablets, along with multiple versions covering Wi-Fi-just and 5G compatible models and different RAM/storage combinations. However any mention of these details seem to have been removed along with the images, afterward Samsung's requests for confidentiality were apparently granted.

Among the diverse exam documents, you can detect that the tablets all come up with S Pens and are compatible with Wi-Fi 6E. Neither 1 of these features is surprising, but they're welcome inclusions.

Wi-Fi 6E is the latest standard for Wi-Fi, and will ensure you get the best possible speeds if yous've got i of the best Wi-Fi routers compatible with the new standard. The S Pen stylus needs no introduction, but it's skillful to see information technology'southward still an included part of the package — particularly when the rival iPad Pro still doesn't come with an Apple Pencil equally standard.

The Galaxy Tab S7 series arrived in August 2022, so the Milky way Tab S8 is well overdue. The next logical time for Samsung to officially debut the Tab S8 would exist alongside the rumored Galaxy S22 smartphone at a hereafter Samsung Unpacked outcome. That's thought to exist launching in early February, so keep your ear to the ground for more rumors most Samsung tablets and phones.

Richard is a Tom'south Guide staff writer based in London, roofing news, reviews and how-tos for phones, gaming, audio and whatever else people demand advice on. Following on from his MA in Mag Journalism at the University of Sheffield, he'due south also written for WIRED U.Grand., The Annals and Artistic Bloq. When not at work, he'due south likely thinking about how to mash the perfect loving cup of specialty coffee.