About three weeks ago, I made a post here asking whether I should switch from my iPad Pro M1 to the Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra. Well, I ended up taking the plunge and bought a like-new S11 Ultra from eBay for £700.
One of my biggest concerns was whether the Samsung would feel as fast and snappy as the iPad, and whether it would hold up as well over the next few years.
Initially, I wasn’t completely convinced. The animations felt noticeably slower than what I was used to on iPadOS, and it made the tablet feel less responsive than I expected. However, after playing around with the developer options and reducing the animation scales to 0.5x, what a difference! The whole experience now feels incredibly smooth and responsive.
I’m genuinely blown away by how far Samsung has come in terms of performance. The last Samsung phone I owned was the S21 Ultra, and I never really imagined their devices would reach this level.
The S11 Ultra is an absolutely incredible piece of technology. The display is stunning, the design is gorgeous, and it’s genuinely great. I actually find myself enjoying using it more than my old iPad. The customisation on these things are next level
I’ve been so impressed that I’ve since bought a Galaxy Z Fold 8 and a pair of Galaxy Buds Pro as well. After years of being heavily invested in Apple’s ecosystem, I never expected to find myself moving towards Samsung.

One area where I still think Apple has the upper hand is standby battery life. My iPad Pro barely seemed to lose any battery overnight, whereas I’ve noticed the S11 Ultra drains noticeably more when it’s not being used. It’s not a massive issue, but it’s definitely something Apple does better in my experience.

For anyone considering making the switch from an iPad Pro, I’d definitely recommend giving samsung tabs a chance.I’m really glad I did!

Thinking about getting the s11 over the s12+, price seems really good, what do you guys think?

Was this a good deal? No trade ins, just promotional discounts. I currently have a Galaxy tab S7 FE but they gave me like 60 dollars for it as a trade in so I just skipped it.

As shown in the screenshot a simple out of the box setup of Apollo (for windows) and Artemis (for Android) gives a 144 Hz display extension wirelessly gives upto 100 fps on integrated GPU and consistent 120 fps on dedicated GPU according to Artemis's logging. Corrected after it was pointed out in the comments.

The only caveat is that this setup is only meant for using your tablet as a second monitor for the windows/Linux PC and not the vice versa.

I think this makes it the best free superdisplay alternative in performance.
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Estava vendo video no youtube normalmente e apareceu e ficou assim do nada. É um tab a9

Hi guys, after a couple posts I've made about other tabs, I'm now leaning more towards the tab s10 fe to save more money. So, I'd appreciate your guys' reviews/long-term reviews on the tab s10 fe so i can know what to expect! I now plan to use it mostly for watching anime and movies, reading, note taking, and some light gaming on occasion. With that in mind I would like to hear how long I could expect to use this tablet, and if there's any issues you guys have had so far.

Thank you in advance!

(English is not my native language, so this post was translated/written with the help of AI. Please excuse any awkward phrasing!)

A few months ago, u/x5ed posted an open-source tool called sdocx2pdf over on r/samsungnotes (https://www.reddit.com/r/samsungnotes/comments/1uj45xs/sdocx2pdf_a_tool_for_converting_samsung_notes/), which reverse-engineered the SDOCX format and made it possible to export notes into crisp, infinitely zoomable vector PDFs instead of Samsung's default blurry bitmap exports.

The engine worked great, but having to transfer files to a PC and run terminal commands each time was a bit inconvenient, especially when studying and taking notes directly on a Galaxy Tab.

So I took the open-source Rust engine, compiled it for ARM64 using the Android NDK, and built a native Android app around it for Galaxy devices.

• GitHub:https://github.com/FizzyHedgehog/sdocx-converter-android

(You can grab the compiled APK directly from the Releases tab on GitHub.)

A quick note on hardware: I’ve been testing and tuning this primarily on my Galaxy Tab, but Samsung has a huge variety of Galaxy tablets, foldables, and phones with different S Pen digitizers and aspect ratios. If you give it a spin, I’d love to hear how it performs on your specific setup, or if you run into any scaling/rendering quirks.

Huge thanks again to u/x5ed for making the original parser and math available to the community.

Planning to get a Tab Mostly for Note taking and some content consumption, light gaming and normal use. But heavily confused between Tab S12+ & Tab S10+ . I don't seem to find much edge on one over the other.

Although I am getting: - S10+ at around Rs.80k (~800 USD) - S12+ at around Rs.90k (~900 USD)

Seriously this is the only difference I seem to find🙂. Does spending Rs.10k (~100 USD) extra on S12+ worth it?

Owners & experienced users, what are your thoughts??

Might edit the post later with final decision and some good accessory links.

I ordered the S12+ with pro keyboard for $665 after trading in my S11 Ultra on 10/10/26 with an original estimated delivery date of 10/14/26 yet it has not even shipped. I do not see anybody else saying anything as I am assuming not a lot of people are actually buying either of the two tablets. Samsung rep just told me it’s delayed due to high demand LOL

Edit: this is in the U.S

I got this amazing bundle from EBay, which got me an 11 ultra 1tb, pro keyboard, and magnetic case, all for $1400--->$1506 (after shipping and taxes)

can't wait for it to be delivered..

Which one do yall prefer the old Tab S10 plus Round S-pen Or the Newer Tab S12 plus Hexagonal S-pen? Am Looking forward to get a tab, but my main point of buying it is Note taking. So the S-Pen that comes with it makes a huge difference. I am getting both the Tabs at almost the same cost, So am kinda confused.

Go on share your Experiences.

Will edit with final decision and other useful link below afterwards.

Whenever I use my samsung physical keyboard in my tablet and type in google docs chrome, an underscore appears whenever I press space and type in the next word. I have tried it in google docs and it doesn't happen there but I don't really wanna use the app, because the chrome is easier to manage with tabs. I have also searched about it in google and reddit but the solutions I have tried did not work. Can you guys help me, please? Thank you!

Hi, does anyone have a spare samsung email code or something similar to use? I saw a post recently with a very good deal on a tablet, however unfortunately did not get on the email list. I tried messaging support but the code would not work within the samsung student store. May have to be a UK exclusive code as I live there.

Many thanks

i have tab s11 and while monitoring temp in CPU-Z app, it shows two types of temperature: battery temp and thermal sensor 0. so which one is the main temp i gotta be concerned about!?

So basically I got this s10 lite as a gift but the spen looks like this now and idk if I should keep using it coz I am not using any screen protectors or anything . In India rn and the other pens are like 10k 5k rupeese 😭 . I just started digital art and this is what happens to me after ONE sketch . Its so hard to find people talk abt this pen and this tab aghhhhhhhh

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to unlock my own Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 (SM-T500, Wi-Fi only model) that got stuck on the Google Account FRP lock after a factory reset. I'm setting this up as a Home Assistant wall panel, but I've hit a wall with the patched firmware.

Device & System Details:

• Model: SM-T500 (Wi-Fi only, no SIM card slot)
• Firmware: Latest security patch

What I've already tested/ruled out:

1. Emergency Dialer (*#0*# / Test Mode): Blocked/disabled on the setup wizard.
2. USB / ADB: No USB data handshake detected on PC (lsusb on Linux shows no hardware connection, ADB is disabled by default in setup).
3. TalkBack / Voice: Voice commands are missing in this TalkBack version, and the "Help & Feedback" / Braille keyboard shortcuts do not open YouTube or Chrome links.
4. Keyboard Settings: Samsung Keyboard settings tricks (Layout/Feedback options) are patched out.
5. SIM Trick: Not applicable (Wi-Fi only device, no SIM tray).

Since all software-level entry points from the setup wizard appear to be completely patched on this build, I have a couple of questions for the community:

1. Is Qualcomm EDL / Testpoint mode (9008) the only remaining way to clear FRP on this specific SM-T500 build?
2. Are there any known working tools, exploits, or specific firmware downgrades (via Download Mode/Odin) that still work for this binary without needing an active ADB session?

Any advice or pointers from anyone who has successfully bypassed this specific model recently would be hugely appreciated! Thanks!

The Google drive feature allowing you to annotate pdfs used to work great for me on my Galaxy tab 7. Now the stylus is very laggy. I'm assuming it's just another sign to upgrade but I wondered if anyone can verify that it works fine on newer tablets.

Pretty much locked on getting the Ultra and the Pro Keyboard, now looking at which accessories to get (mostly just protection). Im looking for a case that may work with the Pro Keyboard and has a slot for the pen. Anyone have luck finding one?

is this normal? i'm guessing it's not. it still happens after restarting the tablet

i'm confused. it only happens when it's a pdf file.

When it (still) happens : - after restarting the tab - when the non-flashing side is something else than Google chrome - when adding a third split screen - when changing the orientation of the split (horizontal split) - when the tablet is in portrait mode and i do the same - when i switch to desktop mode and resize the window with the file in it - in desktop mode, when i take the window out of full screen or full window mode - on youtube, the white text flashes cyan as well

When it does not happen : - when i use split screen on two images or an image and an app - in desktop mode, when i put the window in full screen or full window screen - any other app - once it's in split screen, it never happens again, even if i scroll

brand new tab s11, bought in july or august ~ (not on samsung's official website, can still get samsung care tho)

edit: added details on when it does or does not happen + changed format for clarity

SM-X238U (Sold as a Metro/Tmobile device)'

Stupid me was attempting to removce the Metro/Tmobile bloatware ugh and I think I initially tried to install the wrong files.

I can get it to boot to download mode

I downloaded the firmware packages from here (My device appears to have a binary 8) https://samfw.com/firmware/SM-X238U/TMK

I loaded the files in Odin but no matter what I attempt, Odin fails after a few seconds.

I've tried from different pcs, usb ports, usb cables, etc.

HELP!!