A 14.6-inch OLED you watch movies on like a portable TV — if you can wield it.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra

Samsung

Nothing in Android touches its 14.6-inch AMOLED for movies, and the bundled S Pen, IP68 rating, and multi-day battery make it the most complete big-screen slate. But it's heavy, the chip is mid-tier, Android lacks apps to fill it — a media tablet, not an iPad Pro rival.

The Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra is built around one spectacular idea: a 14.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 1600-nit HDR peak. Reviewers consistently call it the best screen on any Android tablet — propped on a stand, it's closer to a portable OLED TV than a tablet, and movies, gaming, and S Pen sketching all look superb. Samsung includes the S Pen in the box, adds rare IP68 water resistance, and backs it with seven years of updates. It's also the most complete big-screen Android experience. One UI is the best-optimized large-screen Android skin, with up to three apps split-screen plus a floating window, and Samsung DeX turns it into a desktop on an external monitor. Battery is a genuine strength — the 11,600mAh cell stretches to multiple days of light use. The friction is value and practicality. The MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ is fast enough to hold 120fps in demanding games, but reviewers note it's only mid-tier for a $1,200 tablet and well behind the M5 iPad Pro and even the Snapdragon 8 Elite. Android still doesn't have many apps that exploit a screen this large, and the sheer size makes it clumsy to hold one-handed. Buy it as a media-and-notes powerhouse you'll dock or stand — not as an iPad Pro-class productivity rival."

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Last reviewed Jun 25, 2026

What we like

• ✓The best display on any Android tablet — a 14.6-inch 120Hz AMOLED that's like a portable OLED TV
• ✓S Pen included, plus IP68 water-and-dust resistance that's rare on any tablet
• ✓Genuinely multi-day battery; reviewers got around four days of light use from the 11,600mAh cell
• ✓Samsung DeX desktop mode and best-in-class large-screen multitasking
• ✓Seven years of OS and security updates

Trade-offs

• −Big and heavy — awkward to hold for reading or couch scrolling without a stand
• −The Dimensity 9400+ is only mid-tier for a $1,200 tablet and trails the M5 and Snapdragon 8 Elite
• −Android still lacks tablet apps that truly use a 14.6-inch canvas
• −S Pen lost Bluetooth, there's no wireless charging, and the US model has no cellular option