The Best Android Tablet? - Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Review
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The galaxy tab S9 is one of the best Android tablets ever made. What makes it so good?
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Said it before somewhere, but if Procreate were to make an android version of their app it'd change the tablet landscape so drastically.
Hipaint exists which is pretty much Procreate for Android.
I think apple knows that is why we may never have this. I hope the EU can break this absurd apple only software thing.
@@trowawayacc the procreate dev is not part of Apple. They voluntarily decided not to.
@@nicetrayyyThey why is their app Apple exclusive?
It's painfully obvious they're on that Apple paycheck, don't just swallow up everything they tell you.
@@April480p I have various theories:
A) they’re a small team and don’t want to rewrite the entire app again for android.
B) having support for both platforms means double the workload basically.
about the second screen lag: You have to turn off WIFI on the tablet, then turn on Second Screen. Both on will cause substantial latency. For some reason, Samsung doesn't let this clear for the final user.
As far as Photoshop/Photo Editing goes, one of the GREATEST features of my Tab S8 Ultra that no one talks about is the 'Second Screen' feature. SuperDisplay a $10 app works really great. The Tab S8 Ultra has basically replaced my Wacom Cintiq as my main Photoshop editing device. It's higher resolution, wireless, lighter, portable, and the S-Pen might be even better... Samsung's built-in 'Second Screen' works OK, but it used to work much better than it does now, I don't know what happened, but hopefully they will update it to work as good as SuperDisplay does. Plus, your files stay resident on your workstation and you don't have to copy files back and forth.
I find that SuperDisplay works exactly the same wired or over WiFi. If there's a difference, I don't see any. As I mentioned, it's SO much better than Samsung's Second Screen. It's pretty crazy to me that Samsung definitely knows how much of a superior product SuperDisplay is and they could easily license the technology (like they do Wacom's EMR) or even purchase the company without even batting an eye, instead they ship a vastly inferior piece of software...
@@JUICEbaseball Great! Didn't know that was possible to use android devices as a wired monitor, nonethless by a licensed app on Play Store. Thanks for the info.
Also if you use super display and directly plug in your tablet it will be smoother as well
@@JUICEbaseball either you copied your comment or you stole it from somewhere else. Because I've just seem this same reply in some other video lmao.
My tab s8 ultra is out for delivery I would've liked to have the 9 but I got the s8 ultra for 800 brand new so I'm happy with it
Yeah that's a great price for pretty much the same device. And since my favorite new thing here (the dock on the bottom of the screen) is software you get that too.
Samsung should introduce wired second screen feature that is enabled by Super Display app. The Type-C port on the tablet is plenty fast for 1080p 120hz input.
I believe you can using Samsung Dex and the usbc
that would be cool if you could it use it as a mini tv for your console with hdmi to USB c cable
@@selfm8612 ETA Prime has a video how to convert a HDMI signal and convert it to USB C, not too sure about the lag, might be a bit too much. I have a AIO HDMI to USB C cable to input video to my Android devices, put I prefer to use SuperDisplay, but it's only for PC.
@@selfm8612 exactly
@@PatBurkeArt No that's different. We are trying to use the Tablet itself as a secondary monitor/pen display for your primary windows pc. So your windows pc will send display out and the tablet needs to get the display signal as "input".
As far as Photoshop/Photo Editing goes, one of the GREATEST features of my Tab S8 Ultra that no one talks about is the 'Second Screen' feature. SuperDisplay a $10 app works really great. The Tab S8 Ultra has basically replaced my Wacom Cintiq as my main Photoshop editing device. It's higher resolution, wireless, lighter, portable, and the S-Pen might be even better... Samsung's built-in 'Second Screen' works OK, but it used to work much better than it does now, I don't know what happened, but hopefully they will update it to work as good as SuperDisplay does. Plus, your files stay resident on your workstation and you don't have to copy files back and forth.
I find that SuperDisplay works exactly the same wired or over WiFi. If there's a difference, I don't see any. As I mentioned, it's SO much better than Samsung's Second Screen. It's pretty crazy to me that Samsung definitely knows how much of a superior product SuperDisplay is and they could easily license the technology (like they do Wacom's EMR) or even purchase the company without even batting an eye, instead they ship a vastly inferior piece of software...
Plus, the device is awesome all on its own... Literally blown away by how great it is!
The S-Pen is fantastic and FREE in the box. You don't need to add a paper-like screen protector ($40) in addition to the $130 you'll pay extra for the Apple Pencil...
I'm a 30+ year Professional Graphic Artist. When some say that there aren't Professional Visual Arts apps on android it's just really incorrect, because I use them everyday. Autodesk Sketchbook, Infinite Painter, Concepts, Krita are just a few of the apps available on the Google Play store... There are many more... Are there a few apps available on iPad that aren't on the Play store? Yes, of course, but a good carpenter never blames his tools, and with expertise and talent you can do anything and everything on android apps that you can do on iOS apps - NO DOUBT.
If you're already entrenched in the Apple 'eco-system'... Then pay the extra $500 to $1500...
Unfortunately, Samsung's trade-in's aren't great this year...
Two years ago I got the 8GB RAM/256GB SSD Tab S7 Plus in Mystic Navy it was $356 from Samsung with a Tab S4 Trade-In I got off ebay for $175, they gave me $400 trade-in credit, so my total cost from Samsung for the Tab S7 Plus was $531.
I had zero intention of upgrading. Samsung then offered me more than I paid for the S7+ in trade, for a 16GB/512GB Ultra. They also gave me $200 credit towards accesories. It was kinda of a no-brainer, plus the 4-year OS updates and 5-years of security updates for $517.59.
I absolutely love the Ultra, and have no intention of upgrading, especially since Samsung will only give me $650 for the trade-in of my Ultra and the total cost will be $750 for the 16GB/1TB version...
Maybe next time, Sammy...
I’m glad you found a use for it but there is no comparison and the iPad Pro is light years ahead of the Samsung and I don’t see any viable reason why anybody would choose the Samsung over an iPad Pro unless they needed some super specific niche use use case…
You have to remember at the end of the day if it’s Samsung or Apple, you’re still running, android and android, is absolute disgrace when it comes to mobile anything.
I was the most hard-core Samsung fan you’ll ever meet literally upgraded every single year since the s1 both with the note and the regular, owned the s7+ tablet and currently fold 4, let me just tell you when Apple comes out with a folding phone. I am switching 100% over to Apple Samsung, and every other android device is a complete mockery and a joke of what mobile platform can be and that was achieved only by Apple.
It’s literally impossible for android to catch up to Apple, you’re having developers develop apps which are the backbone of mobile platform and they have to develop these apps for thousands of android devices, compared to them, only having to develop for a handful of Apple devices.
I know it sounds cliché to say that android is buggy and glitchy but android is the definition of buggy and glitchy. When we compare it to Apple, Apple is like a well lubricated perfectly functioning machine, android is like a nonstop decade long beta test that I am tired of participating in.
@ZxAMobile You made some good points and your own opinions on the subject; simply remember that not everyone loves or likes Apple in the same way you do. As of today, technology for digital artists has evolved to a point in which we all can enjoy a great experience on any device of our choice. Sorry to hear you've had a bad experience with the Tabs before; however, in my case, there are only positive experiences with Samsung. That; and of course Krita, the software I use the most, is available on its full version on Android. All in all, it seems to me that having freedom of choice is the best part of our current era of digital arts. Enjoy your iPad and iOS, keep the good work; we people on the Samsung camp will do the same. Stay well.
@@ZxAMobileI have used both Samsung tablets and iPads, and ipads are definitely not as good as what your saying it is. The pressure feel is a lot better on Samsung since it uses Wacom technology. You can buy different wacom pens for the Samsung if you want a better pen. ipad drawing apps are as buggy as with android apps, procreate is not a good drawing app, procreate is limited in a lot of different ways. It doesn't have features most other drawing software has. The ipad has a bad file system, its so difficult to move files to other devices. iPads have decent hardware, but is let down hard with the software it has. Apple isnt "miles ahead" of Samsung, its just a different usecase.
If you want to only draw? Go for ipads.
If you want to do everything else? Like actually get work done? Get a Samsung.
Those trade-in devices depreciates every year. I just save money for the new device the year before and just keep trading-in every year. This works for me.
@@ZxAMobileYou could have talked about how procreate is unavailable on Android or how the audio latency prevents Android from being a viable music making machine or any other list of legitimate complaints and niggles, but you instead decided to go down the generic rabbit hole of "Android bad, apple so much better"
I miss drawing with procreate. It was my favorite art experience and I think about switching back to Apple all the time, but at the end of the day, Android respects my choices as a consumer. I can do what I want with my android tablet and that's something apple will never give me
Genuinely enjoying hipaint for android. It's very reminiscent of procreate in some ways, that on occasion i prefer that over csp on my android tab. Sure it has many issues and lags but so far it's very fun and easy to use.
When it comes to sitting down and getting serious work done I always turn to CSP but I do open up Hipaint from time to time and it's a really fun app.
Definetly can see why some people love it (and procreate by extension lol)
Hipaint is very fun for sketching but I personally feel the painting experience isn't so good as say, painting in Ibispaint, that and the way the mode layers work is very different from Ibis, Medibang, I'm not a fan of it, but I have a lot of hope for the app, it can do even better!
@@-mechanyexreal-2004 i prefer it for sketching mainly, it's very smooth with the 6b and 8b brushes, the eraser works pretty well too. Csp can be a little frustrating sometimes so i prefer hipaint for general sketching currently. Infinite painter is quite laggy for me and the lasso tool ruins the quality each time i use it so hipaint is preferred for me
The app doesn't have default blending tools and it sucks
@@-mechanyexreal-2004 experimente o Painter ou o ArtFlow. Não vai querer saber de outros apps no android.
Samsung has done an amazing job with the android tablet scene but it's still missing software that's on iPad. It would be nice to see Adobe port Fresco over and Affinity with their suite. I doubt Procreate would ever make their way over.
I’m an apple person but If I could I would buy this it looks great, thanks for the amazing review Mr Cowboy
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Samsung knigts here. iPad is no competition to this S9 Ultra.
@@3811ericWhat? All the people that claim that Samsung tablets are better than iPad have never used both and are not true Samsung fans if they are this delusional. The iPad Pro absolutely DOMINATES any and EVERY android tablet. You have no right to even compare the two. They are not comparable at all. It is in fact, very disrespectful to even compare them as if they are competing with each other.
Bottom line is no matter how fancy and pretty any Samsung tablet looks, it’s still running android, which means it will never ever ever ever ever hold a candle to iPadOS.
My S7 plus tablet was the most awful horrible device I have ever used and an absolute disrespect to compare it to my PERFECT iPad Pro. My fold 4 ALSO sucks MASSIVELY vs my iPad. Android is HORRIBLE, stop the delusional bs fantasies.
There is literally nothing in a Samsung tablet that I know of, that the iPad Pro doesn’t dominate Android tablets in, EVEN the screen quality is higher on the iPad Pro. There’s no point in having a higher quality screen if all the apps look horrible on it, and even RUclips videos are not as optimized and look lower resolution… it’s like having a Bugatti with a 20 mph speed limiter what’s the point of it? I’d rather drive a Toyota with no limiter.
Also, the 4:3 is way better aspect ratio, and because android is horrible the developers don’t give a crap about android and everything runs slow, choppy, annoying, crashing buggy, nonsense. Try playing ANY top triple A mobile game, android vs iPad, android is a JOKE. honestly playing games on my fold 4, or my S7 plus tablet before I sold that piece of garbage was literally impossible.
On my folder for RUclips, can’t even run in the background if I close my screen, even though I have RUclips premium, the RUclips app constantly crashes the games are not optimized. Everything looks horrible and I can keep going, but you get the point I have repeated in here 1 million times already. Ipad is the ONLY acceptable tablet, period.
@@ZxAMobile we definitely need a tough and mean cowboy to tame this Apple sheep .. The rotten Apple iPad will go down in 5-10 years.. you just wait and see..
1:04 - It is not Super Amoled, It is Dynamic Amoled 2X. As the owner of both S8U & S9U I can tell that the difference is huge. New display is gorgeous.
Which one is better?
@@latinochicoS9U is much better! Colors are vibrant and blacks are deep! Didn't think it would make a difference from my Tab S8U but it does!
@@latinochico s9u, but they're both beautiful. You can only tell the difference when you compare the 1 side by side
Samsung's "beige" color is nearly indistinguishable from Apple's "starlight". I have a Galaxy Book 3 Pro and an iPad Mini 6 in these colors and you can't tell the difference unless you have a very trained eye. Starlight is very, very slightly more saturated (yellow) if I remember correctly.
Im getting the s6 lite this weekend and im so excited ive watched all your reviews and decided it'll work for me🙂
Did you make sure to get the 2022 version. It’ came out last year and is a new updated variant of the s6 lite (2019) which I have and has no more updates. The 2022 one has more and better updates for 4+ yrs I think. But your going to love it. It’s also the last latest San droid Samsung tablet that even has the headphone jack.
I'm perfectly content with my S8 Ultra, so I won't be going for the S9 series... But that creator pen? _I want that yesterday._ Will definitely score one once it's available. I've been wanting to experiment with different tip styles and that'll be awesome!
Thanks for the detailed coverage!
You do know that you can use EMR pens for tablet PCs, such as from LAMY and Staedtler?
@@tams805 A very good point kinda forgot about that. I was looking at Wacom styluses in the past and never bothered to look into other brands... Are those brands ones you'd recommend?
Trust me, try the pen that Wacom ships with their baseline 13" Wacom One model. Works with the Tab S8 and has a better pressure curve!
@@rafaelloureiro9109 Is that so? Well, I'll take a look into it! Thanks for the recommendation!
@@rafaelloureiro9109 I've been using the Wacom pen, it's great. Note... not all Wacom pens work (I know as I have a few) it all depends on the technology they're using. The Wacom One pen you're looking for is specifically the "Wacom One Pen CP91300B2Z".
I know you are mostly a line-art guy, but it would be nice to also see how well these devices do with pencil brushes, shading, and maybe even if they sense tilt.
I have a s8 Ultra and this feels very similar. I'm currently using a Wacome One pen with my tablet and I love the feel of it in my hand. But, I'll keep an eye out for that creadtor edition s pen 👀
Do other pens work on the Galaxy tab?
@felipinho1300 Yes, as long as it's an EMR stylus pen.
I went to BestBuy, and tried all three S8 sizes, and for me personally, I did not like the Ultra size. I felt like it really changed the dynamic from a cozy hand held / single hand / portable device on the S9 / S9+, to a tabletop / desk / laptop / two handed device on the S9 Ultra. I spent 2 hours drawing on all three sizes. For me the S9+ was just right. I was large enough, yet felt portable, the keyboard though a couple inches more compact still felt right. It was the best of both worlds in terms of size and portability. (Though I would not recomment the smallest size, because UI feels suffocating / cramped) I think this size preference is very subjective, so I advice people to go try the sizes. There's been too many videos only talking about / praising the Ultra and I too was sold on the idea that nothing topped the Ultra... until I tried the size and realized it felt too large for me (especially since I'm not looking to replace my PC / workstation). Most importantly, keep in mind, despite how the "ULTRA" name sounds, the S9+ has the exact same CPU, same GPU, same AMOLED2 screen / refresh / ppi, and same 12GB ram as the base model. So you're loosing no tech at all besides size, while gaining portability, a cheaper device, and cheaper keyboard.
Screen real estate though is why most people pick the Ultra instead of the Plus, I love the Ultra as well, but just like you said while I'll always recommend the Ultra, that one may not be necessarily the one you need. I tell people try out them out and see what fits their lifestyle
The S9 Ultra looks great. But, I'll be keeping my S8 Ultra at least another cycle. My current 512 GB model includes 16 GB of RAM. I was dissapointed to see that the S9 Ultra 512 GB model only has 12 GB of RAM. Nice to see an offering of 1 TB. And also GREAT to see that Samsung has kept the microSD card slot. I also own an 12.9" M1 iPad Pro. I'll be seriously tempted to trade in my iPad if Apple offers an M3 Ultra, which seems to be in the works. I use my Samsung S8 Ultra for drawing (Clip Studio Paint), but mostly for business (teaching, studying and note taking). I use my iPad Pro strictly for drawing (Affinity apps, Procreate and Art Studio Pro). I've enjoyed your drawing courses also. Keep up the great work, Brad! 🎨
You can't fit an M3 ultra on an iPad LOL
@@nitrobear I think he meant the rumoured iPad Ultra that will be bigger than the current 12.9” iPad Pro. I don’t think he meant that they’ll put a top end Mac Studio chip into an iPad
Yo Brad. nothing but respect and love for your whole setup. I preordered my samsung galaxy tab s9 ultra just like you did so I was watching this review for the samsung galaxy tab ultra on the ssamsung galaxy tab ultra. That's too legit to quit.
It's my first time hearing about the creator edition S pen. I hope they can give you the option for whether you want to include it in your purchase instead of the S pen to save on waste. And i wonder if it will charge differently.
For those in India, sadly, the spec upgrade is not available. Instead, you get a discount of 3k. If you are a student, you get another 6k discount, and if you have a specific credit card (hdfc and one other), you get another 11k . With the gst write-offs, mine was about 45k(for the base s9), and so far, the tablet has been really great. I think you also get 6 months of clip studios premium for free and a year of goodnotes as well . Considering the price, I thought it was a far better deal than ipad Air 5, which was around 53k (for 64gigs) without the apple pencil included. Can't wait to try digital art on this.
Did u order online
@@Rdiate yes
@@raghuvaidya5485 no scam on online delivery?
11 inch right and are u happy with this size for drawing?
@@realpine6031the ultra is much bigger than 11
I have been drooling over the Tab S8 Ultra ever since it came out, so now when this one is out, I might just get the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra.
I just got Samsung Ultra s8 at 699 at BestBuy.
Got my ultra with base specs directly from samsung and they gave me a $500 trade in credit for my tab s8 (regular size). Cant wait to have it in my hands. The only other Samsung tablet i had was the tab s4 when it came out.
I got the S9 11' from samsung for $525 plus tax with s6 lite trade in. Really happy with it!
That's a great Deal and the Upgrade from the s6 lite to S9 is HUGE, from OS, to Chip, to Performance, battery, better screen, the S Pen is improved with 2ms latency. Enjoy!!
REALLY?? I’m also thinking of trading in my s6 lite which I had for 2 yrs. Is it okay?
I’m really worried though bc I’ll miss the headphone jack. :(.
What’s your experience
PLEASE do a review of Clip Studio Paint simple mode on tablets!! (as i saw you using on this video) Not seen any big youtubers do it but would love your take on it. I noticed on android (samsung tab s7 fe), i cannot find a clear layer option at all, but apple users seem to have it? I feel like that's an essential tool in the studio mode of csp.
The android user also have it, I use it with my tab s8 you should see the option when you click on the 3 bars
@@macktrejo6029 i don't see it😩 can you please guide? All i have is hide layer or delete layer
@@mksketchms i see did you already update it ?
@@macktrejo6029 yes! It's updated and i check each day in case there's a new update :( i also have the pro version so idk why i don't have the feature
I wish i could share a screenshot someway I'm so lost as to how other people have it and i don't. Delete layer deletes the layer as the name suggests, similar to hide layer. Clear layer is just not there for me.
Clip studio has a new look? Can you make a vid about it, it looks so mobile version with out all the overwhelming menus 🙃
I've had the S8 Ultra since it came out, and it's a fantastic device. I love the size for content viewing, the screen and speakers are excellent. The webcam and mic are also terrific (much better than most laptops). I got a Staedtler Noris pen as the S-Pen is too small and I keep pushing the buttons on the side. The Noris is a lot of fun to draw with. The Sketchbook app works like a dream on the Ultra. I did get the 2-piece cover (back with a stand and pen storage, keyboard/trackpad). The stand is fine though the edge of the kickstand is sharp vinyl and uncomfortable on your legs, especially in shorts. The keyboard/trackpad are atrocious - Samsung should be ashamed of what they were charging for it - it's junk and I never use it.
Me and the wife always wait a year at least for the new versions to drop so we can get the best previous version at a better price..LOL...So we just got two S8 Ultra's for $699 at Best Buy for pre-black friday deal. We popped some 256gig micro sd cards we bought earlier in the year for cheap and love them. They will double as travel laptops/entertainment devices instead of lugging around our more expensive and power hungry Laptops.
what is the best app to animate on this android tablet?
Been waiting for this since it came out.
Mine is on its way right now and I need to justify my purchase after I've made it
Which software did you use to draw here ?
What's the app you used in this video for ninja turtles drawing? I like the minimalist interface. Thanks so much for the great content!
The app is Clip Studio Paint
Clip Studio Paint with the Simple UI mode!
Thank you guys
this video single handedly convinced me to upgrade to S9 ultra (p.s. I'm an iPad guy)
Did you enjoy the tablet?
@@MightGuy15 I absolutely do! One thing I REALLY miss from the ipad is procreate tbh, so if you don't use procreate from the first place I don't think you'll be missing anything
I got the s9+ (upgrading from s6) it's super nice but it does get pretty heavy pretty fast. Kind of whish i had gone with the base model
Thanks man. Your vids are always appreciated. Where's the Ninja turtules PNG?
Brad, you need to review that screen protector accessory thingy Samsung also sells.
I’m not demanding, I’m just saying they have that neat accessory you might wanna checkout.
hi brad, can you do a review about infinite painter vs csp and hipaint on several android tablets. I just bought it for around for $2 and it's been great for alternatives to annual csp subscription :)
Pretty much the only thing that keeps me away from Samsung Android tablets are the apps. Consistently I've found Samsung tablets have the best-feeling drawing experience of any tablet, even more so than iPad and Apple Pencil, but there's just nothing on Android that works as well as Procreate. Some apps come close but I've yet to find any that really work well. Although, it has been a while since I last used a Samsung (I had an S7+ that I gave to my son) and I do wonder how MediBang and Sketchbook perform on up-to-date devices.
There's also their refusal to make their devices closer to a 4:3 ratio like iPad, but when the tablet gets large enough (like that 14-incher, geez), that becomes less of a factor.
i prefer clip studio over procreate - but they're subscription based on android so it's a lose-lose for me on tablets
I don't know I love CSP on android, yeah it's subscription based but it's pretty cheap and I don't mind paying it since A. The app is incredibly good and B. I use it every day. (Plus it's an option on Ipad too)
There is also Hipaint if you want something like Procreate and it is genuinely fun to use.
Hipaint and infinite painter are definitely up there in terms of being closer to procreate in their own ways. Ibis is also a fan favourite. I do use an app called rotation control that helps me orient my screen however i like on apps that the samsung tabs aren't optimised to handle like Instagram
Have you tried Clip Studio?
Brad... out of curiosity what drawing app did you use during this Samsung review? I would like to try it. Thanks this is a great review.
3:18 The taskbar was part of Android 12L a couple years ago, so you were actually right in saying android tablet here
Great overview of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9! How does the S Pen's performance compare to other styluses you've used, and what specific drawing apps do you find work best on this tablet?
Hey Brad, I have immense respect and admiration for your entire setup. I preordered my Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra just as you did, so I was watching this review for the Samsung Galaxy Tab Ultra on my Samsung Galaxy Tab Ultra. That's truly impressive and worth acknowledging.
Please check the compatibility of various Wacom pens with this tablet, including the new "Wacom One" pen!
Hey Brad, will you consider uploading videos at 4K? Or at least make use of the Premium 1080p high bitrate mode, I love your videos but sometimes it looks a bit noisy and blocky at the default 1080p.
I was waiting for your review on this, now I am confident on buying this tablet
Could you eventually review the xiaomi pad 6 max? It just came out, half the price of the s9, 14 inch display, and even has its own unique "3rd gen" pen I'd like to call it.. hard to find them though
Tip, if you want a thicker pen. Get a replacement pen for the 1st gen Wacom One pen display. That thing is also EMR based and works flawlessly.
As for Android, That whole stretched-out things is, what I'm talking about, when I say, that Android is not suited for big screens.
Yes, some apps will know how to handle it, but most don't care. No amount of effort on Samsungs side can fix that.
It will always feel like you are using a bunch of phone apps on a way to big screen.
The worst offenders are the browsers IMO. They still tell every Website, that the device is an "Android" one,
Therefore even RUclipss Website still leads you to their "mobile" view.
(And don't tell me, "Then use the App". RUclipss App is garbage and you know it)
And it is not like the option to show the desktop-Version of pages does not exist. Chrome has a "Request Desktop Version" Button. But you have to do it for every freaking page, over and over again.
You can enable desktop site loading in browser settings permanently. Solve at least part of your problem 😊
Does the dex format of the tablets fix this?
You always seem to forget that 90% of the tech "in" the pen is actually behind the screen. An EMR-based pen is really just some coils of wire. The sensor behind the screen emits some electromagnetic fields (kinda like a metal detector) that interact with those coils in such a way that the sensor can detect the position and pressure of the pen.
This is why EMR pens don't need a battery. All the "power" comes from the sensor behind the screen. But it's also why EMR pens often only have pressure, but no tilt or rotation. There is only so much you can do with EM fields and coils.
EMR pens have had tilt and rotation for years. And most of it has just been Wacom artificially segmenting the technology.
Even the Note 4/Edge got tilt in the end.
I think tilt would be pretty easy to integrate. Stacking different coils ontop of each other and then the Display can calculate the tilt by looking for how far away each of those coils are.
@@Bronyboiiiiiwhich is exactly what emr does afaik.
EMR has had Tilt functionality for many decades now. Apple was very late to the party, compared to Wacom's superior drawing technology.
@@johndough8115 Thank you. Good to know.
Thanks from Bangkok 😊 really useful. I m changing from tab s4 to tab s9+ 😂
Which one do you recommend I buy for the university? The Samsung Tab Plus or Ultra?
Hello, are you using HiPaint? I'm a little confused by the little CLP icon in the upper left corner. Thank you!
Super Display is a great alternative to the native mirroring solution.
Great review man!
How do you feel with this tablet, compared to the Kamvas pro 2.5k or 4k versions?
I feel like your reviews miss one important factor: What's the battery life when using the drawing apps, on a setting where you're comfortable with the colors?
The S-Pen creator edition has released, can't wait to see your review!
even on a slow down version I pause when you go from left to right to see the tip of the pen (Hand doesn't block view) and the distance between the two are basically the same.
Is the drawing experience much better compared to the s9 plus? They extra two inches make the UI or canvas easier to see things ?
Can these samsung tablet i. e s9 run for like 5 years .. i need one for notetaking and video lectures .. i mean its android not ios so does it will have battery draining issues , heating , lagging after some years....
Is it worth buying for 5 years good experience???
I love your style and ability of art as you can draw free-hand and in your own version of others art. I am impressed also with your ability to draw from imagination in your own style.
I still don’t understand why apple never made their S pen Creator Edition equivalent. The Apple Pencil would benefit so much with different nibs
I still say you need to do a comparison between this and a Surface Pro 9. Considering that these are both so close in price, the Tab S9s computer more directly with the Surface Pro than other Android tablets.
Im still appalled at how people who arent artists buy the s8/s9 ultra. What the hell do you even do with a screen so huge if not draw?? Thats complete overkill
Very nice review. I gotta check out your courses. 🙌
I wish Samsung provided more years of updates, my s7 plus came out 3 years ago and has stopped getting security updates, my s10e got security updates for about 5 years, cmon Samsung...
Great video and review! It’s nice to see a solid Android Tablet out now. I wouldn’t mind going hands on to see how it is.
I am currently rocking a base S7 and I love it. Still works about as good as when I bought it and the screen is great despite being LCD.
However I think I am ready to upgrade and I MIGHT go for the S9+ just for that slightly bigger screen. Don't get me wrong the 11 inch works fine but I think have a little over an extra inch of real estate will be nice (Plus it's cool to upgrade to that AMOLED screen) but I may still just say screw it and go for the 11 inch again we'll see. Don't think I'll go for the Ultra though it's a little to pricey for me and as someone who carries my tablet around A LOT it's a bit too big for me.
Definetly gonna give that creator edition s-pen a try when it comes out too!
Just got the plus so worth
Yeah, the S7 was the most garbage horrible device I have ever used in my life and I had the plus version if you think that the S7 is an acceptable tablet then you have absolutely never used an iPad Pro and that is sad.
Samsung is so far behind if I could only pick one device a 2018 iPad Pro or 2023 s9 ultra, the iPad Pro from 2018 STILL dominates Samsung… I would say they are about seven or even more years behind iPad Pro.
My S7, plus was such a horrible garbage atrocious tablet that I will absolutely never buy any tablet from Samsung ever again and I am the biggest Samsung super fan and have had all of the Samsung devices since the S one, I even hate my Fold 4. I’m going 100% Apple in the next 1-2 years. Samsung SUCKS.
@ZxAMobile Okay this reply is so horribly hyperbolic it's either a troll reply or you are lying about owning an S7 (or any Samsung device for that matter) to make your Ipad Pro claims seem slightly more valid.
I have absolutely used an IPad Pro, and its great but I prefer Android (for most use cases) I could go point by point on why this response is just ridiculous but I feel I'd be wasting my time.
Why you felt the need to type all this nonsense out is beyond me, I bad attempt at feeling superior maybe? This reeks of middle school lunchroom argument.
@beejaybeej I'm heavy leaning toward plus right now, just depends on my finances lol
@@DotakuTubeyou won't regret at all upgrading to a Tab s9 or s9 Ultra, totally worth it.
Thanks for the reivew. No, Not th Best Android Tablet but The Best Tablet, period! Better than iPad for sure!
I love my S6 Lite. No need for the upgrade, but I would be a happy owner of one. For drawings, annotations and reading comics this is the way.
Which variant may I ask and how recent you bought it? I have the 2019 version and it no longer has updates. It still works and good. But I’m thinking abt upgrading tho? But the thing is that the s9 doesn’t have a headphone jack. And that’s really hard to pass.
what is the drawing program?
What's a good substitution for procreate on an android base tablet Brad? That's equal if not better then Procreate?
9:53 SUPERDISPLAY! Honestly this should be an essential for artists who use Android and Windows.
Hi Brad, don't know if you'll see this but pls (dont know if i speack for all of us) but id really appreciate a video on these samsung pens (apple too) accessories for artist, things like stands, getting replacement nibs for the s pen and more
This would be perfect if the pen had a eraser. I really don't like tablets that have pens with no eraser. Yeah yeah it may seem like a gimmick but its essential to my workflow.
I will always have a preference for Android, because you can actually run software on it with a GNU general public license. Krita often IS the reason why I will get something running Android that has an S Pen.
I've been waiting for this review! 😆
Out of curiosity, does these run clip studio paint well? And specifically, the animation and 3d model features?
What software or apps for drawing or photo editing you can use with this tablet?
It's a beast 🤩
That notch is KILLING me.
It looks more noticeable on video than in real life. I didn't even realize it was there when I got my Tab s8 ultra last year. You can also turn on a setting to add a black bar that hides the whole thing if it really bothers you.
What drawing software is that!?!?
Clip Studio Paint, Easy/simple mode
i'll have to tell you that if you want to use it as a second display, if you connect with a cable it would get rid of the lag.
How is Android for 3D work? Is there any software and how does the hardware hold up?
There's Prisma3D
Something that I really don't understand is the fact that all Galaxy Tabs "turn off" the touch input while the s-pen is near the screen surface. While the Galaxy Book 360 (with windows) that has the exact same pen technology, it has the "touch input on" even with the pen near to the surface, so you can zoom, pinch e do stuff like this without problems during the drawing process...
Someone can explain me what's going on? Is it a characteristic of the windows drivers or something similar?
It's driver level.
And on Windows there's just a lot more flexibility with drivers, even at the user level. You can very easily install similar drivers that weren't meant for something to get something to work. On Android, the operating system is a lot more closed off.
@@tams805 thank you so much, I thought it would be something like this but I wasn't sure
@@tams805 so there is no way to use the touchscreen while drawing? Even with kernel changing or permission modifications, root, flashing another rom..
@@maubia1997good question. doubt it though as this is closer hardware level afaik
Great video. I love using Procreate on my old ipad but would like to try this tablet. Is there an app close to what procreate does on ipad? Thanks
may sound weird to say: but i feel like they've become a bit overpriced. Yes, they're the best android tablets, but the iPad Air is $200 less. Usually the Samsung tablets are a better deal since they come with a pen - but now it costs less to get the Air and buy the pen. You have to bank on the Ultra or + since the smallest one cost the same as the iPad Pro
To be fair, if your willing to wait a bit, they will likely come down on price pretty fast.
Samsung also tends to have crazy deals pretty frequently where you can find them for much less. Though I agree the launch starting prices are getting a bit steep
Yes, I do agree that the base regular price is normally overpriced. However, unlike Apple, Samsung tends to have sales a lot more often and have much steeper sales. Specially during times like Black Friday. I for example was able to buy my Tab S7 FE for about half the price, the same year it was released.
I feel like this is Samsung's price strategy. To put the base cost as really high to seem like a super high-end premium tablet that's normally more expensive than even Apple's offerings. So that when there's a sale, people can feel good about being able to buy such an expensive tablet at a good price. I'm not saying that Samsung products are worse than Apple's, rather that the Samsung "tax" and Samsung "value" aren't as in line with Apples' "tax" and "value".
I love my S6 lite, no need to upgrade for me, but I can see why someone might buy one of these 🙂
I’m actually thinking abou upgrading my s6 lite as I have been using it for 2 yrs. The only big problems from switching is the headphone jack. It’s reall vital and I’m going to miss the headphone jack.
@faccezitCroc just use Bluetooth?
@@fuzzydragons I know. But you don’t have a problem with that?
@faccezitCroc not really since my headphones are all Bluetooth connected. I'd be more annoyed if I needed to buy a Bluetooth adaptor to connect things ontop of the tablet price
Whats is the app that you use in this review to draw ?
Clip Studio Paint
Does your guide use procreate only? And, is it good for beginners who know nothing about art or drawing?
Loving the new 9 Ultra Tab, but I'll be keeping my Tab8 Ultra for now at least. Brad, do you know if there are any good Pen Nib replacements out there for the TabS8 Ultra?????
Hello! I saw that the S Pen Creator Edition launched, could we expect a review on it soon? Much appreciated!
Theres been a update to this, the ultra model now can get 16gb ram + 1tb storage
Good review 👍
The S9 Ultra is definitely a powerhouse BUT i'd have expected a much higher level of its display brightness!
Even on my Galaxy Tab S7+ the maximum brightness seems to be higher!
Spec sheet says s7+ peak brightness is around 500 nits and s9 ultra is over 950 nits
Hey Brad, thank you for this rewiev. I was wondering that am I convicted for apple having none of it's products.
Here in Brazil, Tab S9 comes with a Power charger and the bt keyboard case in the box.
Compared to ipad m1 pro which one do you thing the best one for drawing?
This looks lovely - but I can't update any time soon (I'm poor lol) - but I will say, I picked up a 65Watt power adapter off Am*z*n for $25 (Canadian) - comes with 2 usb-c inputs and one usb-A. It's my favourite thing.
hey brad, could you review the new huwawei mate pad 11 or the upcoming one matepad 11.5? I heard the the price is almost the same with xiaomi pad 6 and has a good value. But I kindly need to know your thought in the professional creative point of view
Please will love to see the regular tab s9 review
will the S9 series'be good for animation?
What about the new drawing screen that snaps on n off looks so sick
is this tablet worth the upgrade from a m1 ipad 11? I usually use my ipad for reading, netflix, youtube, and some light gaming.
What Drawing app you where using for the most part in this video?
Clip studio paint
What apps would you use in samsung tablet as a graphic designer?
While nice, the pwm flickering (causes eye strain) and screen burn in isn't worth having amoled imo.
All amoled (oled) screens have this problem, even ipads. OLED is not good for any software users because gui burns in.
Watching movies and web browsing sure, not art, not for me anyway. Theirs a reason they tell gamers with oled screens to lower hud opacity.
Can you please make a comparison between S Pen's versions, especially with the Tab S8/S9 official S Pen and S Pen Pro?