Galaxy Tab S8 packs a serious punch for its new lower price

Galaxy Tab S8 packs a serious punch for its new lower price،

While a previous generation tablet doesn’t warrant a full-price purchase, it often makes more sense to buy an older model if you get a substantial discount. This is true for the Galaxy Tab S8, which is currently $296 less than the Tab S9 on Amazon.

The Galaxy Tab S8 is a versatile tablet whose specifications are mostly cutting edge by modern standards. You get a nice 11-inch screen with a 120Hz refresh rate and yes, it’s an LCD screen, but hey, none of the iPads have an OLED screen. Samsung is often several years ahead of the party, so let’s not blame the company. The important thing to note is that you get a bright and beautiful screen.

The Tab S8 is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, paired with at least 8GB of RAM. Its performance is fast and you are very unlikely to experience any performance issues. You can have dozens of tabs open in Chrome with heavy apps running in parallel and it won’t even flinch.

The Tab S8 costs $699.99, but Amazon currently has it marked down by $196. This not only makes it much more affordable than the Tab S9, but also an 8.3-inch iPad mini with an Apple Pencil, which would cost you $628 for the 64GB model.

The Tab S8 comes with a free S Pen, which you can use to scribble notes or draw.

If your job doesn’t require a lot of resources, it can even replace your laptop. You can switch to DeX mode for a desktop-like experience when doing productivity work.

It helps that the Slate packs an 8,000mAh battery and lasts longer than iPads, so it won’t need a recharge every day. The device also has a microSD slot so you never have to worry about running out of space.