Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 10.5 (T830, T835)

usability, price, portability, performance, screen

reliability, battery, size

72% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Fantastic, high-resolution screen ; Day-long battery life ; Great, portable size ; Good performance ; Decent 2-in-1 solution

DeX is still a work in progress ; Not enough tablet-optimized apps ; Expensive

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is a good portable tablet with a unique desktop interface — it’s the best Android tablet to date — but it doesn’t particularly excel in one area. While the hardware is polished, the software is cumbersome.

Sleek build. Gorgeous display. Loud speakers. Great stylus for drawing and note-taking. Excellent Wi-Fi connectivity. Dex brings desktop-like experience.

Expensive. Keyboard accessory costs extra. Mediocre camera. Android-powered tablets still can't do everything Windows tablets can.

In some ways, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 feels like it has a bit of an identity problem. It offers a fantastic multimedia experience with its sharp screen and great audio, but if you want a tablet just for entertainment, the $329 iPad has similar...

Gorgeous screen ; Excellent battery life ; DeX is great for multitasking

Android apps for tablets are still mediocre ; Requires you to buy keyboard / mouse for Dex to be useful ; Face / iris scanning is hit or miss

The flagship Galaxy Tab S4 is Samsung’s attempt at making a tablet that tries to be a laptop. After all, it supports a desktop environment via Samsung DeX, Bluetooth mice, a keyboard, and it comes with an S Pen stylus. But it’s still not meant as a...

Beautiful, bright display; Strong sound; Speedy performance; Productivity-first DeX mode; S Pen offers great tricks ; Cramped keyboard; No touchpad; DeX has room to improve ; The Galaxy Tab S4 pushes Android tablets toward with its productivity-focused...

Cramped keyboard; No touchpad; DeX has room to improve ; The Galaxy Tab S4 pushes Android tablets toward with its productivity-focused DeX mode, but it has a few flaws.

The Galaxy Tab S4 pushes Android tablets toward with its productivity-focused DeX mode, but it has a few flaws.

slim, stylish design ; good performance ; expandable storage ; impressive OLED display ; decent quad-speakers ; S Pen support ; DeX integration ; optional LTE modem ; USB 3.1 with HDMI and DisplayPort support

last year’s flagship SoC ; weak cameras ; small internal storage ; no NFC ; the device does not have a premium feel

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is currently the strongest Android tablet on the market. The great Super AMOLED display is particularly convincing, while its DeX integration is great for productivity, although there are limitations with its use for gaming...

Excellent OLED display ; Thin and light design ; Well-integrated keyboard case ; Optional desktop-like workflow

Performance could have been better ; Few apps are fully exploiting Dex

Premium look and feel ; Samsung DeX straight on the tablet ; Beautiful and fluid software ; S Pen is among the best styluses out there ; Quad speakers with a very good stereo split

The quad speakers sound just OK ; Hefty build and glass back make it hard to handle sometimes ; Last year's flagship chipset ; Iris scanner can be a bit awkward on a tablet ; Underwhelming cameras

Solid design with crisp, clear display ; Outstanding stereo speakers tuned by AKG ; S Pen support ; Samsung DeX integration ; microSD expansion card slot

Lightweight S Pen with no silo for storage ; Poorly designed Book Cover keyboard accessory

Sublime drawing experience ; S Pen included

Fussy OS ; Narrow display

The Galaxy Tab S4 offers one of the best tablet-based drawing experiences you'll find, and the inclusion of the S Pen when many rivals charge extra makes it more compelling. It's better as a tablet than a laptop, though.