The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 is not an enigma, as we have seen countless leaks about the series in recent months. Some new renders reveal the shortest member of the family from all angles, though it's nothing we've seen before.
These come from popular leaker Evan Blass, who recently also revealed a poster for Galaxy Unpacked which he announced would be released on February 9; that's the launch event where we expect to see the next Android tablet, as well as the Galaxy S22 range.
Blass's Twitter account, where the Galaxy Tab renders were shared, is private, so you can only see them if you follow the account. But if you've seen leaked images for the tablet before, including these listings or renders, you'll know what to expect, and the slates don't look that different from the Tab S7 series anyway.
Like that tablet before it, the Tab S8 has a recess on the back for the S Pen stylus; it also has a USB-C port, four speaker grills, no 3,5mm headphone jack, two rear cameras, and a front snapper that sits on top when the tablet is in landscape mode.
Three colors of the tablet are shared, so there will likely be a grey, white and pink version, though it's possible there could be more shades as well.
Analysis: sufficient material
Basically, every Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 leak has circled its screen size, design, or internal components. But that's not too important when it comes to tablets.
From what we've heard, the tablet doesn't sound too exciting, or too different from the Tab S7, except for the behemoth-sounding Ultra member of the line. But there could be more that we didn't hear.
Tablets, like all other types of technology, are defined by both software and hardware, and so far we haven't heard many software leaks for the upcoming list.
To know if the Tab S8 is a useful tool or not, we need to know how it works and what improvements it has over its predecessor. We'd love to see new stylus tricks, or improved ways to multitask, or ways to conserve your battery during long periods of work, and we don't know much about it so far.
While the leakers focus on the hardware, it's hard to get a good picture of the slate from a user perspective, and until new software features leak, it will remain that way.
Alternatively, Galaxy Unpacked is probably only two weeks away, so if the leaks don't give us what we need, we may have to wait until Unpacked to see what happens with these new slates.