Tab S9 ULTRA vs Tab S8 ULTRA - IT'S NOT THE SAME

[@tee_tow]

Got the tab S9 ultra 1tb and I must say, it's a beast‼️ Gorgeous screen and a real pleasure to use 🔥

[@ajaypuri130]

My friend good to see this review. I have now subscribed to your channel and hope to see many more videos! One important point you forgot to emphasize is that the older unit has a 1.5-year-old battery while the new unit has a brand new battery. The fact that your older unit is continuing to work so well shows the inherent quality of the product. Cheers.

[@anekataiwan9115]

sorry. but processor difference . real world usage , is negligible. cannot agree with KZbinr.

[@VZAAGE]

I've been wanting to switch from a PC to a tablet for my everyday use and the main thing holding me back was the ability to edit videos. I saw on your video that you edit your videos on a tablet so now I really have no excuse! What app do you use?

[@noworries272]

First time I have seen your channel and I honestly thought you did a really good job of showing some real world experience and not giving just what seems like the "standard" information that most channels go though. I would love to see the video between the two note programs. Thank you

[@sergiomontes5884]

Conclusion,,, dont worth the upgrade for the price

[@Sandyamarnath1]

Amazed by the content packed within the 15 mins video, covering the niche differences between S8 ultra and S9 ultra, i have pre-ordered the S9 ultra and can't wait to get my hands on. Watching this video made me feel that i've made the right choice to go with the purchase. Also, it would help if you can assist with 'non-samsung' key board options, not sure if we have many at the moment!. Anyways, thanks for this video. Loved it!

[@mrmiralg]

Thank you for helping me justify my purchase lol. A big part of it for me was the great trade in deal. I bought my s8 ultra on the 2nd hand market, so the upgrade just made sense. I also noticed that I wasn't using the track pad on the full size keyboard and was constantly taking it off bc of the size. The slim keyboard feels nice, takes less space, and is lappable. I just wish they included a back light. The other thing is the waterproof and dust resistance - that alone is worth it to me. While I am pretty careful, kids are less careful lol. Thanks for the video breakdown, well done.

[@Danboi.]

First time ive seen someone acknowledge the jump in power with gen 2. The scores show about 30% increase. Bought the S9 ultra, so glad o waited.. just need the S23 ultra to pair with...or maybe wait again and get S24 ultra 😅 love your vids matey👌

[@gabrielabasolo]

The screen on S8 ultra is better then S9 ultra. Have them side by side and even my 8 year said S8 looked better. Its very noticeable.

[@Alharmoudi10]

Samsung notes VS Goodnotes please

[@yazouruaim694]

I also wanna see the difference

[@lukemorris9066]

I got sucked into upgrading from s8 ultra to s9 ultra and i honesty regret it day to day .... its the same tablet i payed £1,200 for what i already had 🤦‍♂️ if u have a s8 ultra keep it its not worth the upgrade.

[@Solidariity]

Do u still feel the same?

[@lukemorris9066]

@Solidariity Absolutely ... apart from abit better battery life the day to day usage is the same.

[@Solidariity]

@@lukemorris9066 Samsung is now offering $800 for S8U trade in towards S9U. Was thinking about it

[@tytownsend8219]

Received my Tab s9 ultra a few days ago and I love this tablet. The screen is vibrant and the sound is very good. The s pen does everything.

[@techwithbenefits]

It's a wonderful device!

[@vipinnanhe2273]

Which screen protector did u apply???

[@remmiallimacse8407]

I don't agree with you. It's practically the same device. The new device just got a new a chip. My tab s8 ultra does the same thing the new tab does. Sweet video tho. 👍✌️

[@danishhasan888]

YES PLEASE! Would appreciate a video on the differences between Good Notes and Samsung Notes. As a long time Apple user, moving back to Samsung fold 5, considering which note platform top adopt. Thanks.

[@anythingeverythingmark]

I've never used good notes or owned Macintosh products but I use Samsung notes daily as an earth moving business owner. It works well with Samsung reminders and syncs with my Samsung notes in windows. I can attach images easily of job sites, write on those images, I can sign pdf or quick edit pdfs with notes on the sides.

[@danishhasan888]

@@anythingeverythingmark Thank you for your reply. Much appreciated. I’ll stick with Samsung notes for now. If Google Pixel Fold improves in the coming years might have to reconsider.

[@roberts.4261]

@@anythingeverythingmark Samsung discontinued Samsung Notes sync for Windows not long ago, it basically only works on Samsung Books. Can you confirm that you are syncing on Windows, but not on Samusng Books?

[@techwithbenefits]

I'll start looking at it! I do have a deep dive into Samsung Notes if you wanted to check that out for now!

[@danishhasan888]

@@techwithbenefits Thanks. Will do 👍🏻

[@Carolina-mw4po]

The power drawn from the S8 keyboard is higher than the S9, yes, but it't less than you think while connected to their respective tablets. The real drawn power is measured in watts, which means (volt * amp). The S8 keyboard is (3.3V * 0.8A) = 2.64W, while the S9 keyboard is (5V * 0.5A) = 2.5W Be careful while connecting S8 keyboard to the S9 Ultra, because it'll expect 3.3V but it'll get 5 volt which means the S8 keyboard voltage regulator will suffer and might burn out.

[@sidha22]

I have upgraded from S8 ultra 256 GB to S9 ultra 1TB. And I can feel the difference. Here's what I felt:- 1. Battery - There's a slight increase in battery life. 2. Smoothness : yes definitely I fell it. If u have upgraded from S22 ultra to S23 Ultra , same diff in smoothness. 3. I play HD movies using HW acceleration, in S8 ultra I had to switch to SW coding cause of slow down, haven't seen this in S9. 4. Data Transfer: I don't know why no 1 talking about this , this is really important. I'm getting 350MB to 400MB transfer speeds on OTG USB drive while transferring movies and pics. My USB drive is ssd 🙂 In S8 I was getting 200 to 250MB. 5. Display: Is same when looked at room light, but there's difference when watching Movies in Pitch black with minimum brightness like at 5-6 %. My eyes are a little sensitive so it might be my case only. 6. Storage: That was my biggest reason , plus RAM came as bonus. And I also use 512GB card also. So far I don't think I wasted money as I'm finding it better than S8 ultra, the improvements are small but you will notice.

[@jphilfiker]

The problem is that if you trade in the S8 Ultra you would owe another $750 to upgrade. It would have to be night/day difference to do that.

[@techwithbenefits]

Performance wise there is definitely, and I think over time it would extend out even more. Depends on what your usage might be about whether it'd be worth upgrading!

[@mstyle2006]

over time when S10 ultra comes out 😅

[@JAYWIL01]

​@@mstyle2006He's obviously has a biased opinion.

[@techwithbenefits]

Biased how?

[@techwithbenefits]

Well the Tabs have been on an 18 month refresh cycle, so it can be a considerable amount of time if you use it heavily!

[@JustXavier]

The thing about the battery drain segment tho is....the Tab S8 Ultra qould be a year old. Battery won't be as fresh. I think a better comparison would be to compare the Tab s9 Ultras results against results you have from when the s8 was fresh. Maybe for the s10 versions you could do this? 😅

[@shreyajsatdeve]

That's exactly what I was thinking. He did a great test, but to keep it really fair he should have used a new tab S8 ultra with latest updated software and apps on both. Also, both devices need to be at exactly the same brightness levels to be more fair.

[@techwithbenefits]

I agree to an extent. People who have an S8 Ultra who might want to upgrade won't have a brand new one out of the box, though. They'll likely have had it for 18 months already, and the battery condition would be similar to mine.

[@JustXavier]

@@techwithbenefits that's a fair point (I wish you had said that in the video; I'm one of those people with an old s8 Ultra). But I'm also thinking about people looking to save money by buying last year's model. So maybe compare against new readings and old readings for next year?

[@techwithbenefits]

I actually had it in my notes to say but forgot to say it 😅 I'll have this to refer back to for S10 Ultra at least now!

[@JustXavier]

@@techwithbenefits ha! That's the bright side of all this brother! I look forward to watching your vids between now and then. 👊🏾

[@XYZ-ef3mo]

Excellent video. I have the Tab S8 Ultra 256GB ROM/12 GB RAM. I use it daily. Even after a year the battery is coming up a little short. Storage isn't enough and I'm not a fan of MicroSD due to speed and reliability. I've just ordered the Tab S9 Ultra 1TB ROM/16GB RAM WI-FI model and hope I notice the same improvements you do! I'm keeping the S8 Ultra as Samsung only offer £390 trade-in in the UK. Also I'll use it. Keep up the good work!

[@gary3548]

Enjoyed this video thanks! One thing though the battery test. Your S8 Ultra has had a year of use, so the battery won't be as efficient as the brand new battery in the S9! I found this interesting, I don't think I'll buy it , but it was interesting to see there are differences! Unlike a lot of other reviews which say they're the same.

[@rh7163]

If I wanted a better camera, I'd use a better digital camera but then I wouldn't use a large tablet for photographs so the upgrade factor of the two cameras would barely give me pause to think about it before I ruled that upgrade as a non starter. The color of the tablet is even less of a non starter. The biggest thing that comes to mind is the updates of the software that is ongoing and that is fairly often for the S8 Ultra. As far as the power goes, I cannot remember spending enough hours to make the S8 needing to be charged although most times that require long sessions, plugging in the charger is not a big deal for me. There just appears to be more maybe you might need as opposed to you will need. I really didn't have any issues with less memory, or lag issues watching videos or movies as sometimes it could lag if the server wasn't up to it or there was too much demand on the servers. Can't blame the tablet for the problems that the server gives, If you think the cost warrants the upgrade, then go for it but I really don't have anything coming up short enough for me to warrant the upgrade.

[@Bear77793]

Sound quality is way better on the S9 also the screen brightness at least for me it’s super noticeable and battery life.

[@techwithbenefits]

Absolutely!

[@rh7163]

Sorry, I forgot to mention, I had a Samsung View which is much larger than the S8 Ultra and I use it for watching video, movies and I do like this monster size tablet when I just want portability with a handle although it took me awhile to find a padded case that was big enough to take the Samsung View 18.4 " tablet.

[@devashishroy2280]

Faster rate of exporting video but how much faster parfirmance ? Significantly?? Would have been better if you could put a number on it. Video gives info superficially

[@Giovanni-zc1lv]

1st Sam Tablet since the 1st big tablet 13 years ago? That 10.5 screen that had moisture issues under the glass with heat. 23 Ultra almost the same time S9 Ultra days ago. Had a Fold 3 for 3 months that the card reader for the SIM wouldn't read. Returned it twice before getting a full refund. Really liked that device. But...Samsung Support being a 1 or 2 star experience and literally hours of wasted time dealing with multiple incompetent people before finding 1 out of 5 or 6 reps who have a clue ....I went mid range Motorola for 19 months. Original Note owner 7 and 8. I pray these 2 devices shine as long and as they should for 2 years of more. Thank you and I subbed! Cheers!

[@leofurda]

Most convincing and solid performance comparison. Thanks.

[@varunvalla4606]

you will only benefit from this tablet for galaxy AI features from s24 series otherwise tab s8 ultra is just as good, no difference

[@Mr_Latte_UK]

I ran several YT 4K HDR videos to compare the screens and cant say that one stood out to be any brighter. Tried Vivid & Natural options with screen brightness to max.

[@techwithbenefits]

It's not noticeable indoors, I probably should have used my outdoors example, that is where I noticed it the most. I still CAN notice it indoors, but it probably doesn't come through on camera as much!

[@esguerraandres291276]

The have the same brightness indoors

[@HienPham-tl5zh]

Samsung gives 800 dollars trade credit to trade in my S8 Ultra. I think i should go for it.

[@chrisw4215]

just bought s9 ultra, was thinking about s8 but the refresh rate was a game changer for me, thank you

[@benny5299]

i just sold my s8 ultra for almost 1000$ and got s9 ultra 512gb 5g for 1200$

[@jasonroy1890]

That's BS that you cant use the same keyboard.

[@t3chn0m0]

I got my S9+ over a week ago and had the S8+ here side by side. The S9+ is noticably better in every way. I also had an S8 Ultra last year and also have an iPad Air M1. The S9 Series runs smoother, the VRR makes a huge battery difference when watching youtube, since the display now runs at 60Hz while watching, instead of 120Hz which costs a lot of power. The Wifi is better, the sound is clearer, louder and has more bass. The HDR is brighter and the Screen on Time (with 90% youtube Videos) went from 8h on the S8+ which was ok-good, to stunning 11 1/2h pure display on time! I love the S9 Series. The S8 Series was already very good, but damn, they nailed it hard. I cant even imagine what the 10 Series in 2 years will be. If you dont need the Apple Eco System and the M2 Power, these Tablets are right now hands down by far the best on the market. Lets see what the M3 iPad Pro with OLED does. Should be superb as well.

[@cr.salvatore]

How is it compared to the ipad pro? I have iPhone as a phone and a windows laptop. I don’t mind android.

[@Primal_Carnivore]

This dude says Tab s8 ultra on everything

[@RandomGuy23_]

Could you explain what this optimization that you're talking about based on your usage? Like how it works?

[@techwithbenefits]

It has an algorithm that learns your usage patterns. So, if you regularly use it at certain times or use certain applications, it can push or reserve power using a predictive algorithm to give you the right power at the right times.

[@akiharuhino]

Preach it my brother ! 🙌

[@JUICEbaseball]

Trade-in's are not 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...

[@elixier33]

I much prefer my s9 ultra.

[@LiChalpu010]

Is this video shot on S23 ultra?

[@techwithbenefits]

It most certainly is!!

[@djblaze7352]

Good review

[@Joedisney]

I traded in for the new warenty, (I had 128gb) to new model has 512gb, processee speed, for a total of 200 dollars with trade.

[@lmbell3128]

tomsguide review says that both the s8 ultra and s9 ultra have 60fps recording at 4k, could this be a country difference?

[@MikeHightower1]

I hate air gestures lol. They never work for me

[@MD-wz8uz]

Why dontnI have a galaxy picks folder?

[@89bighall]

Why wouldn't you do a side by side movie or video comparison on the displays...wow

[@techwithbenefits]

I counted at least 4 of those comparisons myself

[@stevetangjt]

@techwithbenefits You can never have enough of those. Display is the most important aspect to get this tablet. As a video file (mkv, mp4, etc. not the video apps like Netflix, etc.)playback fan, I wish there's a good brightness jump over S8 Ultra both in SDR and HDR.

[@cuz129]

Great review. I'm very happy with my Tab S8 Ultra, but this does look like a nice upgrade. The extra battery life is less important to me since I rarely run low on power, but the speaker volume increase would be very nice. And dust and water resistance would be a gain. Very useful and informative as well as entertaining!

[@techwithbenefits]

Thank you 🙏

[@fallback8314]

8 ultra is a TREMENDOUS tab. i have it! that being said i did the upgrade and got the 9 ultra to match my phantom black 23 ultra

[@martysbeershow]

Cheers for the shoutout!!! Those Hard Solo cans are pretty good!!

[@lariqueiroz9738]

Is it possible to use Tab s8 ultra screen protector on the s9 ultra? What about cases, even with different cutouts, is still possible to use same cases?

[@Will-dq2sb]

Excellent review, I just upgraded from a tab s8+ to an s9 ultra. Excited

[@gilleojax]

Great comparison video. I know I would like to see a Good Notes and Samsung Notes ... could you also add Google Keep as well? Great video

[@V_THEYOUTUBER]

Just got me a brand brew sealed tab s8 ultra for $700

[@mohammadfahim1732]

Would love a video on Samsung Notes v/s Good Notes for S9U.

[@scharelbrown9027]

Hopefully they will have 5g for the ultra tablet soon in the states 😊

[@techwithbenefits]

That's so strange they don't have that over there!

[@martysbeershow]

Can you use the S9 to film these vids instead of a phone??

[@techwithbenefits]

Hmmm. Maybe lol but it's not designed for that as a full time solution

[@arvandvarahram]

Thank you for the detailed video. Very useful.

[@musalli6330]

Notes comparison video please

[@meerbigman]

Thanks for the comparison. Very interesting, but I will stay with my S8. Still very happy with it. Waiting for S10.

[@techwithbenefits]

Yeah S8 is a great tablet still!

[@U2haveanicedayty2]

Great Job with Comparison of both.Really enjoyed and love that the Battery on both are good.Thanks so much for sharing.✌️💯

[@techwithbenefits]

Thank you 🙏

[@potatochalbro]

Nice comparison, thanks

[@lmbell3128]

Did you use 120hz on both tabs in the test? And 2 questions...does both ultra support 60fps recording in 4k? I guess none of them have the ultra slow motion recording feature like Ipad pro?

[@techwithbenefits]

I did use 120hz in both! I'm a 'use the best of the best" kinda guy so I would never turn it off 😅 And no neither have super slow mo or 4K 60FPS. 4K 30, yes, but not 60!

[@lmbell3128]

I chatt with samsung and they said it could record in 4k/60fps! And that the usb cable was 1.5m is this correct?

[@nabilchoudhury7359]

My tab s9 ultra has ware more reddish skin tones compared to my tab S8 ultra which looks unnatural. Is this only me?

[@thetonyroyster270]

Does the s9 ultra display look more sharper than the s8 ultra or is it about the same to you?

[@nabilchoudhury7359]

@@thetonyroyster270 I got a second s9 ultra and that display is indeed sharper and a touch more colourful. But a small difference.

[@BaSiC47]

Guys dont upgrade in the same size. I have upgraded from S7+ to S9U and during normal daily use size is the the only difference.

[@thegreatkris24]

I feel bad for the S8 after watching this... Lol

[@WHNext3]

Is the display of the tab s8 ultra better than the display of tab s9 ultra?

[@techwithbenefits]

Nah. Tab S9 Ultra is brighter and has a dynamic refresh rate.

[@WHNext3]

@@techwithbenefits But when compared both side by side, closely look that the colors of the tab s8 ulta display is sharper than the tab s9 ultra. Tab s9 ultra display is somewhat pale. Check and tell me, please. (Don't know whether my tab s9 ultra has a manufacture issue)

[@ogsabertooth1]

Most are not gonna believe this. But last year I bought the Tab S-8 ultra, and I haven't even taken it out of the box. I've NEVER even powered it on yet. Haven't really had time, as my work schedule is crazy. Now almost a year have gone by, and I have a new/old tablet sitting here in its box unopened. So the answer for me is a big NO. I will not upgrade, not to mention Samsung only offers $650 trade in for a tablet I paid $1,400. I have the 512gb 16mb ram model. It's the maxed out one. I've also bought accessories that I haven't opened as well. So I'm about $1,800 spent all together. I don't see any need for the water protection feature. And the extra money for that. The ONLY reason that I was thinking about the S9 is because it comes in a 1TB model. That's it.

[@techwithbenefits]

Maybe now is time to crack open that box and start to use the S8 Ultra!

[@anders95]

I'm curious about the brightness, is there a noticeable difference when you use it outside?

[@techwithbenefits]

Definitely outdoors there is. There is under bright light indoors too, just not coming through cleanly on camera!

[@MrPoliarinis]

Yes, but it will kill you battery freakin fast... I wish if samsung will offer something similar to magic keyboard fo tab s series. Because in real life noone will se the difference between these devices if they are not side by side. Many of uses s23 and z4 and don't see a difference in performance ( except camera 😀). Performance is not an issue since snapdragon 865 basically

[@happyhoochie]

These people.. 🤦🏾‍♀️ apple converts have been telling you people for years that samsung notes is vastly better.🙄

[@makaeo8085]

UNFORTUNATELY, since the pre-order period is over...this video and its opinions are far less valuable. I'm not sure I would ever spend Tab s9 Ultra retail prices without the severe pre-order discounts...

[@techwithbenefits]

The product is still on sale 😅 just because pre-order period is over doesn't mean it just vanishes. Samsung will Samsung and have sales on it in due time also

[@mohammedmorshed932]

How long is the type c cable that comes with the S9 Ultra?

[@techwithbenefits]

It's a long one! I haven't measured it, but it's got some length to it!

[@lmbell3128]

I heard it was just 1.5 meters

[@MilanKumar-rk6iu]

Great, deep comparison

[@techwithbenefits]

Thank you 🙏

[@thetech_wiz86]

Great watch ! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@techwithbenefits]

Thank you 🙏

[@nathanielcurrell8076]

Let's go

[@YurLord]

I'm really looking forward to your S9 Plus versus S8 Plus and your regular S9 versus S8 videos.

[@steffcrew]

very annoying video

[@techwithbenefits]

Feel better?

[@gpzed]

Boring video,. just talking... add more visuals

[@techwithbenefits]

Boring comment. Just words, add more intelligence

[@YurLord]

🤣

[@jebaker2]

Your S8 Ultra has a year old battery whereas the S9 Ultra has a brand new one. 🔋🪫

[@BaSiC47]

There is a battery health option in the menu that limits charging to 85%. With this enabled my battery is like new even after 2 years.

[@vipinnanhe2273]

​@@BaSiC47i am using full battery alarm app never goes my s20 ultra charging more than 95% and its 4 yeras old... battery health is very good

[@techwithbenefits]

That's right, because people who are upgrading will also likely have a battery between 12-18 months

[@microdickie]

@@BaSiC47Limiting charging to 80% does help prolong battery health, but it doesn’t magically keep it at 100% health. For someone who uses their Galaxy Tab extensively like this KZbinr does, I’d expect most of the difference in battery life to be the condition of the battery in the old slab of glass versus the new one.

[@jebaker2]

@@microdickie This is correct ✅

[@sexyman1503]

battery degrades after a year.. so the gap widens