Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra review: A multi-tasking tablet

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Call it slim pickings or an undisputed king of the hill, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S series have been the go-to for tablet buyers looking for a premium Android offering.

And much like the S Ultra flagship smartphones, the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra ( ₹1,08,999 for Wi-Fi and ₹1,22,999 for a 5G version) represents the best of what Samsung has to offer. Samsung hasn’t veered from the design language used by the Tab S9 Ultra, so you get the same flat-edged design with rounded corners in Moonstone Grey and Platinum Silver avatars, albeit 0.1mm slimmer at 5.4mm and a few grams lighter at 718g or 723g, depending on whether you pick up the Wi-Fi variant or the version with a 5G SIM slot.

The sleek dimensions make it easy to carry around one-handed despite its large footprint, but you’re going to want to put it down after a few minutes of holding it up. It’s plenty durable, utilizing Samsung’s ‘Armor Aluminum’ for better scratch and ding resistance, though I wouldn’t recommend drop tests.

Last year’s marquee IP68 water resistance and the S Pen’s party trick (writing underwater) make a return, so you can continue to use this from the bathtub for media consumption or note-taking…whatever floats your boat! Also read: Why the Ray-Ban Meta could be your best tech purchase of the year You get pogo pins at the bottom edge to connect to the Book Cover Keyboard ( ₹26,999), and the impressively low-latency (2.8ms) S Pen stylus magnetically docks and charges via a dedicated groove on the rear. That it is included in the retail box is a welcome move, particularly when you compare it to the extra Apple charges for the Apple Pencil/Pencil Pro.