Samsung Just Launched New Flagship Galaxy Tablets - And Quietly Removed This Model

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ZDNET's cardinal takeaways

• Samsung released a caller Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra and Tab S11 starting astatine $1,200 and $800, respectively.
• The caller tablets characteristic nan MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ processor, AMOLED displays pinch a refresh complaint up to 120Hz, and RAM starting astatine 12GB.
• Samsung discontinued nan Tab Plus exemplary this twelvemonth successful favour of nan modular 11-inch model.

After adopting a caller marque of processors for its tablets past year, Samsung is now releasing its 2025 statement of flagship Galaxy tablets, this clip pinch nan MediaTek Dimensity 9400. The Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra and Tab S11 are disposable for acquisition starting today, featuring One UI 8 connected committee and a redesigned S Pen.

"The Galaxy Tab S11 bid combines AI invention pinch refined hardware to present a existent multitasking acquisition that reflects Samsung's heavy acquisition successful mobile productivity," said Jay Kim, executive vice president astatine Samsung Electronics. "With nan latest Galaxy AI and caller multimodal capabilities, these flagship tablets alteration eventual ratio -- empowering users to work, create, and travel much people crossed a versatile, ample screen."

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The Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra is simply a 14.6-inch tablet pinch Wi-Fi 7 support, an anti-reflective AMOLED display, and soul retention variants from 256GB to 1TB. The guidelines exemplary S11 features an 11-inch AMOLED screen, Wi-Fi 6E support, and soul retention variants from 128GB to 512GB. 

Notably, a Plus exemplary is absent this time. 

Samsung released nan 14.6-inch Tab S10 Ultra and 12.4-inch S10 Plus past year, skipping nan guidelines exemplary S10 altogether. This time, however, nan institution skipped nan mid-sized exemplary and opted to merchandise only nan guidelines and Ultra configurations. This marks nan biggest quality betwixt nan 2 released models, which whitethorn beryllium a invited alteration for consumers.

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The redesigned S Pen now comes pinch each S11 Series tablets and has a cone-shaped extremity that Samsung says supports steeper tilt angles. This makes it easier to create shading and angled strokes successful a measurement that feels much earthy connected a user's hand. The S Pen now features a hexagonal body, for illustration a accepted pencil, which could thief it consciousness much comfortable during agelong periods of use. 

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The caller S Pen supports Quick Tools and has a caller Sticky Notes integration. So erstwhile you're drafting aliases penning pinch nan S Pen, you tin propulsion up a floating toolbar to alteration pen styles, colors, aliases settings quickly, for illustration nan Apple Pencil Pro's compression motion does. If you request to constitute down a speedy note, nan Sticky Notes integration lets you create a statement without leaving nan page you're moving on. 

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For durability, some tablets characteristic an IP68 rating, making them dust-tight and tin of withstanding being submerged successful h2o for up to 30 minuted successful up to 1 metre depths. While this is nan 3rd consecutive statement of Samsung tablets pinch an IP68 rating, it is still nan only mainstream flagship tablet to beryllium waterproof, pinch nan objection of rugged tablets. For comparison, nan iPad doesn't moreover person an IP rating.

The Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra starts astatine $1,200 for nan 256GB retention action pinch 12GB of RAM, though you tin get up to 16GB of RAM if you take a higher retention model. The Tab S11 tablet is disposable astatine a $800 starting value for nan 128GB retention action pinch 12GB of RAM. Both tablets are disposable successful Gray and Silver finishes.