Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra with brighter display and S Pen

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra this month at IFA in Berlin, positioning it as the flagship of its new S11 tablet lineup. The 14.6 inch slate arrives with an upgraded processor, a redesigned S Pen and a brighter display, and will sit at the top of Samsung's tablet pricing when it reaches retailers later this year, with the 256 gigabyte model listed at roughly $1,199 and larger configurations pushing above $1,600. The company said the device ships with One UI 8 on Android 16 and includes the S Pen in the box.

At its core the Tab S11 Ultra refines rather than reinvents the S10 Ultra formula. The screen remains a 14.6 inch AMOLED panel with 120 hertz refresh and HDR10, but Samsung has boosted peak brightness substantially to around 1,600 nits, a material increase over the previous model’s roughly 930 nits. The new device is thinner and lighter than its predecessor, measuring about 5.1 millimetres thick and weighing roughly 692 grams, while battery capacity rises modestly to 11,600 milliamp hours with 45 watt wired charging supported.

Performance gains come from the move to MediaTek’s Dimensity 9400 chip, replacing the Dimensity 9300 used in last year’s S10 Ultra. Samsung...