Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra Review

The Galaxy Tabs are my favorite android tablets to draw on and this is their latest and greatest. The changes from last year aren't huge but if you are looking to upgrade or jump in for the first time this is a great place to start.

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[theinktician]

The interesting thing about the Tab Ultra is that it's the only android device that DOESN'T make Krita a clunky mess by being laptop sized. It basically validates its existence in a way

[StarlightAkari]

MicroSD is a major Samsung benefit. I regret buying the cheaper iPad pro many years back with only 64 gb and not having more storage; this will probably be my next upgrade

[alistoica]

When did they released S10??? It feels like yesterday when I bought the S8+ version (after watching your review) and it's still going strong. No lag, no problems with the pen. :O

[Just_a_commenter]

It's a fantastic screen with so much working space. Been using the S8 Ultra since release, and since the display dimensions haven't changed, I can wholeheartedly recommend this S10 Ultra for anyone favouring the Android side of mobile devices.

Personally, I love using my S8 Ultra with Super Display to connect to my PC and use in Blender/ClipStudioPaint. I even bought a Sketchboard Pro and modified it so my S8 can sit in it instead of an iPad, and let me tell you, it's like having a Cintiq I can take anywhere. It's _awesome, _ 11/10, would recommend.

[ennuiwolf]

If Samsung ever decides to go all in to marketing to illustrators and artists by adding a few hotkeys along the side or just allowing the pen button to be customizable, they'd truly rake in the dough.

[TheLuckyKittyCat]

Off topic. Just wanna say that I got into digital art more because of your videos. I got my myself a Samsung tab s9, aside from my photography, I used it to for drawing now. I am using Clip Studio Paint and recently use Concept, I really like the interface of this app. Anyway, I bought 1 of your courses online and it has helped me a lot with digital art. Thank you!

[rickvale]

Just did a project start to finish on my S9 Ultra. Started in Concepts and finished in Krita. These tablets SLAP!!

[walgvolca]

One of the biggest benefits on this year's hardware release for samsung flagships is the 7 year OS updates! It'll age like iPads now

[shirayuucchi]

I'm going to be ordering my S10 Ultra this Thursday when it drops in my country and I seriously can't wait! ☺ I have an S6 and it's still working well but doesn't get the new updates anymore so it's definitely a time for me to upgrade, plus that large drawing space will make me cry tears of happiness. Thanks for your great videos as usual!

[NoahChinnBooks]

I recently got the S9FE (with 12GB Ram), based in part on Brad's recommendation. I'm happy with it, because I needed the best bang for a budget buck, but part of me really wishes I could have splurged on a larger screen like this :) That said, I did get the slim keyboard case for free with it, and with a wireless mouse, it actually acts as nice travel workstation for me (I do book editing as well as cartooning).

[JJFN-zmky]

I’m switching back to Samsung in 2026 s26 ultra and tablet ultra 11..Been with apple for 4 years and man I miss my android life.

[pendantblade]

I'm happy with my standard S9. Anything more than 11 inches is far too cumbersome to draw on the go. I do wished Samsung released an 8.8 inch one, considering the vocal fan base the iPad mini has.

[adventurousash]

The weird thing is I don't know who the target audience is for AI. From a tech viewpoint it's useless, artists hate AI as companies keep abusing it, general consumers, I* can't imagine really care about these AI features that just keep driving up the prices of devices.

[franciscodetonne]

Two weird things about the S10 tablets:
+ Virtually no fanfare and no separate announcement whatsoever
+ MediaTek's processor instead of Qualcomm's
Other than that, nothing really stands out from the S9 series, or even the S8 series, but if you have a S6 (even the Lite versions) or S7 series, you could consider the S10 series.
(at 14, 6 inch, the ultra version has nearly 200% the screen area of a S6 Lite :o )

[VPuffy]

Pen up has the gestures actually.. they're disabled by default but you can enable them by going into the app's settings

[Marcosantoniothebluecreator]

Just got a s9 fe
And with an average montly salary of $280 with it costing around $1, 500 with taxes, s10 is a pretty distant dream, but I'll watch it anyway

[polygons]

- I am almost completely certain that like with my S7 FE, you can use any Wacom EMR compatible pen (you surely lose the haptic features and some others specific to Samsung, but I think that's a really minor issue) for the many brands out there. IE, for a thick pen if you are more used to that, you have the Lamy AL-Star, which indeed has a better initial activation force (softer, more sensitive, great for pencil shading and anything painting) than the S Pen (at least in S7 gen), and the pen working best for me on the S7 - funnily enough- is the premium (not the standard!) pen made for Amazon Scribble. Its subtlety in pressure is way better than the S Pen's, and kind of better too than the Lamy's. Also, its pen side button is a lot easier to locate while painting than with the S Pen one, and while the Lamy is a bit better than the standard S Pen's side button, the premium Scribble's pen side button is quite better than that, too. To the point said premium pen (thin, and really long, it almost brings me back to painting with an oil or watercolor traditional brush, lol) is what I use for all my compatible tablets with it: the Scribble for some pen sketches in that e-ink device, but also the s7 fe, and I believe it worked with Supernote, too (but I don't use that other e-ink device much).

- Krita is for me the best tool, by far, on the S. galaxy tab S, among many other things, for my years long habits with having the color picker in the side pen button, Krita allows to do that in a very snappy way, which is key. And for the large flexibility and features the app packs. Very similarly as I use it on the desktop. Is the app that I'd feel comfy doing with it an actual serious project on the S7 (tho really serious stuff is for the desktop). Infinite Painter comes close, though. And clip Studio, but I only have it on desktop, as I deeply dislike subscriptions (is not only for the money saving: I have the 3.0 EX, been updating with every full integer release, and will keep doing so).

What I didn't know is the Ultra S10 is now 15 inches. That's the way to go. I still dream with a 17" inches tablet (24" for extreme pleasure). Some day... I used to draw on an A3 board when there were only traditional options, so, size is not an issue :D.

[MaheerKibria]

I’m not sure the processor choice was a good enough one from even an artist perspective. For 2D it’s probably fine but I would like to see if it feels good using nomad or other 3D applications.

[Metal_seer]

I'm not an artist but try to do clear business illustrations. I bought the S9+ with 5G last year. I just won an Ebay auction to get am Tab S9U new, sealed for $780. Most reviewers agree with you that the Tab S is the best Android tablet. i am a but surprised you don't use the iPad Pro. I am learning Clip Paint Studio. Thanks for confirming my choices.

[meteuteu]

I really wish Samsung will develop their own drawing app like Huawei did with GoPaint, so they will have something that separate them with other android tablets out there... Hardware is great, software is great, but it's just an android tablet and nothing special anymore...