What's Notch to Like? Samsung Accidentally Leaks Its New Flagship Galaxy Tab

[MacRumors]

Despite mocking the display notch when it first appeared on the iPhone X, Samsung's opinion of notches appears to have swung from one extreme to the other as the company now thinks they don't look so bad on tablet devices either.

Spotted by 91Mobiles, the picture above briefly appeared on a Samsung support page for Bixby and shows the notched design of the upcoming Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, the company's next flagship Android tablet. Notches on Samsung smartphones have appeared in the past, but this is the company's first flagship tablet device to feature one.

The small cutout sits at the top of the display when in landscape orientation, and is said to house two 12-megapixel selfie cameras, with the second sensor potentially being ultra-wide for group selfies. Presumably either Samsung has prioritized ultra-slim bezels which don't provide enough space to house the cameras, or the company has chosen to locate them prominently in a notch as a form of visual branding.

Coincidentally, the notched screens look vaguely reminiscent of the displays on Apple's latest 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, except the cutout always stays at the top of the screen on Apple's Macs, whereas on a tablet the notch will switch location depending on the held orientation.

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Apple has worked to reduce the size of the notch on successive smartphone models, and is expected to replace it completely in the iPhone 14 Pro in favor of hole-punch and pill-shaped cutouts in the display. As for Apple's tablets, the company has completely avoided notches on its iPad Pro models by hiding the camera sensors in the bezel, and for devices where it has been unable to do the same with Face ID sensors, it has opted for Touch ID in the power button instead, such as in the iPad mini 6.

For what it's worth, MacRumors has seen concept renders of alleged future iPads with a notch located at the top of the display when the device is held in portrait orientation. Apart from the fact that the sources were not reliable, we don't expect Apple to adopt a tablet design that encroaches on what is already an unobstructed display. Apple has also likely factored in the different use cases for iPads, with users switching the screen orientation of a tablet more often than they do with a smartphone.

Render of Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra (Image credit: @OnLeaks)​

The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is said to have a 14.6-inch OLED display with an under-screen fingerprint sensor, a 120Hz refresh rate and a resolution of 2,960 x 1,848. The Android tablet is also expected to feature up to 16GB of RAM, up to 512GB of storage, S Pen stylus support, and optional 5G support.

The Ultra device is thought to be the top-tier device in a three tablet lineup that includes the Tab S8 and Tab S8 Plus, all of which could appear alongside Samsung's new Galaxy S22 smartphone series at a rumored launch event next month.

Article Link: What's Notch to Like? Samsung Accidentally Leaks Its New Flagship Galaxy Tab

 

[adamw]

Welcome to joining the "notch club" Samsung with your tablets. Does this mean that new Samsung phones will also feature a notch?

 

[djcerla]

Clearly, advertising and engineering don’t talk at Samsung.

 

[a m u n]

Well ?

 

[robertcoogan]

I would have bought a newer MBP instead of my 2019 MBP if it wasn't for that notch. Hopefully Apple gets rid of it.

 

[Isengardtom]

This was expected already. There have been rumours since last summer.
don’t really care about notches but on a tablet it’s curious as it does impact portrait mode. That said, Samsung’s tablets don’t have good aspect ratio’s for tablet mode so it doesn’t matter as much

Edit : I mean portrait mode off course

With regards to the mocking :Samsung is always good at mocking apple and then copying the things they mocked in the next version of the product

 

[ian87w]

A notch in the middle of the screen edge in portrait mode is... dumb.

 

[metalsiren]

yea I have a Tab S7 Plus and the M1 IPP 12.9, yes I like the 4:3 on the IPP for normal things, but video watching is way better on the S7, personally I even prefer the OLED to the Mini LED. but my IPP is still my main unit. I will prob get the S8 just not sure if the ultra or the normal S8 Plus

 

[Belisarius]

Samsung really is the most unintentionally hilarious company in the world. If the next iPhone featured razors that popped out and cut you, guaranteed Samsung’s would do the same one year later.

 

[Belisarius]

Clearly, advertising and engineering don’t talk at Samsung.

Nah. They’re both just fluent in hypocrisy.

 

[xxray]

Look out - this will be coming to the iPad Pro with the next redesign.

 

[FlyingDutch]

Wow that’s awful, especially when you use it in portrait mode…
I can accept a notch on a phone, but on a tablet you have plenty of space in the bezel.

 

[Shpyda]

That’s some top notch design work!!

 

[Superhappytree]

Can’t wait until this crappy weird phase of notches and hole punches ends.

“It doesn’t bother me I barely notice it’s there” - sure, it’s still going to be looked back on and laughed at as one of those weird periods in tech.

 

[DMG35]

Even if it didn't have a notch it wouldn't be worth it.

 

[Isengardtom]

Even if it didn't have a notch it wouldn't be worth it.

The Tab S7 line is very good though. I think Samsung makes great tablets. Their Pen is also very good. The problem for me is more in terms of the aspect ratio which suits my needs less (they’re much better for video, but less good for browsing and certain productivity tasks).

I also like their Dex mode. They’ve been more innovative in their OS than Apple at this point, although Apple is more polished.

Other hings they need to improve on : palm rejection (which can be an issue on this narrow border Ultra, browser speed is slower, and their alternative for the keyboard is not as good quality in my view.
No backlight is a big drawback. And off course the trackpad is better on the Apple Magic Keyboard.

 

[EvilEvil]

I love how Apple and Samsung continue to flip flop on each.

 

[antiprotest]

Can’t wait until this crappy weird phase of notches and hole punches ends.

“It doesn’t bother me I barely notice it’s there” - sure, it’s still going to be looked back on and laughed at as one of those weird periods in tech.

And some Apple lovers keep defending it, while Apple itself wants to get rid of it.

 

[DMG35]

The Tab S7 line is very good though. I think Samsung makes great tablets. Their Pen is also very good. The problem for me is more in terms of the aspect ratio which suits my needs less (they’re much better for video, but less good for browsing and certain productivity tasks).

I also like their Dex mode. They’ve been more innovative in their OS than Apple at this point, although Apple is more polished.

Other hings they need to improve on : palm rejection (which can be an issue on this narrow border Ultra, browser speed is slower, and their alternative for the keyboard is not as good quality in my view.
No backlight is a big drawback. And off course the trackpad is better on the Apple Magic Keyboard.

I think they are probably fine tablets. I should have clarified and said "Not worth it for me."

 

[hefeglass]

something tells me the social media department at Samsung doesnt know much about the future products..

 

[Krypton Deer]

have been saying this since iPhone X - the notch is not ideal, but a good compromise until we have perfect under-display camera. And it's not noticeable in daily use. However, it is from Samsung, so I will just leave this here.

 

[RimasM]

That's pathetic.

 

[MayaUser]

Samsung is the definition of hypocrite

 

[MayaUser]

Well ?

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they just thought they will release the tab S8 in 2021...so the message was for their own product ))

 

[Berti10]

I‘m glad, that Samsung stand with their values. Currently I’m using an iPhone, but I know that the flagships still have removable Batteries, SD-Slot, Headphone Jack and even a stylus, right?