Shane
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is big, bold and one epic Android tablet.
Built, designed to be a powerhouse of multitasking, entertainment, creativity and even gaming.
Last year I put my laptop aside and took on the challenge of using the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra as my daily driver for a time. Now I’m doing the same with the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra.
Everything from this feature that I am writing up on STG, through to image and video editing, spreadsheeting and more the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra can handle it all.
Given the specs of the tablet with its 14.6 inch AMOLED screen, 12GB RAM and a Snapdragon Gen 2 processor it’s got the grunt to handle whatever you throw at it, including console quality gaming.
The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, although given it’s mega size, is no different to taking a laptop out with you, except, it’s thinner and lighter. I do recommend having the keyboard case, as I do for this write up. It makes your digital tablet’ing life a lot easier.
The official keyboard case for the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is missing the trackpad though, so you’ll need to still use the tablets touchscreen, or the S Pen to open apps and navigate around.
I’m not too sure what the motive was for removing it and it’s something I’m hoping comes back with the next Galaxy tablet keyboard case.
The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra that I was loaned from Samsung has 256B storage. This is their entry level Tab S9 Ultra. The 256GB was more than enough – this said, you can add a microSD to expand that storage. I also tried this with a 1.5TB memory card.
The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is also Samsung’s first water resistant top shelf tablet. If you’re out and about and get caught in a downpour you’ll be fine.
Samsung generously include a S Pen with their Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra.
If you’re a creative, or someone who needs to take a lot of notes, this is a must have. As with the tablet itself, the S Pen is also water resistant and it is so fluid to use – to the likes of a real pen. Translating your handwriting in to text, which is mostly accurate.
Using the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra for video calls with family and friends is also perfect. I did take a few video calls during my time on the tablet as a laptop replacement, the dual 12MP front cameras are picture perfect, super clear. There is also a 13MP wide and 8MP ultra-wide set of lenses at the rear.
Using the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra as a laptop replacement was an almost seamless transition. The only break from the norm was the absence of the trackpad.
However, it is super fast, the ability to multi-window on the one screen and having that S Pen ended up being a much needed accessory.
If you’re looking to change out your laptop for something a bit lighter to move around with, but gives you the same core functionality, the Galaxy Tab S9 tends to be more reliable, a long battery life (up to 9 hours via its 11200 mAh battery) and full circle functionality with killer sounding built-in speakers.
A beast of a tablet, the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is more than a tablet, it is a full production suite that’s ready to go when you are.