The versatility of a great tablet is difficult to match. Having a portable gadget you can use to stream, video chat, surf the web and a whole lot more just makes sense. Samsung recently released the Galaxy Tab S8 lineup, and today only, you can snag one at Best Buy for up to $300 less. Be aware that these low-price offers expire tonight, Oct. 14.
While often people go for the modest and lower-cost models in a lineup or splurge on the highest-end models available, the midrange Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Plus was our favorite of these devices, and it even made our list of best android tablets of the year. This premium tablet features a 12.4-inch AMOLED display and is the perfect size for work and play, with a screen big enough and bright enough to work or stream on for a long time, while also being more portable than the Ultra.
As for video calls for work conferencing or with friends and family, the Plus has a 12-megapixel front-facing camera with intelligent autoframing. And the tablet also comes with DeX software, which lets you connect to both a mouse and external display, if you want to, making it versatile. Your purchase also includes an S Pen so you can take notes, draw and much more. Do you need to turn your tablet into a full workstation? You can get a keyboard cover to use it like a laptop — though that is sold separately. In fact, you can use this tablet as an extended display with compatible Windows computers.
Now, if you’re looking for an impressive screen size, you may want to grab an Ultra. While similar to the S8 Plus, the Ultra comes with a larger 14.6-inch AMOLED display with a 2,960×1,848-pixel resolution at 240 pixels per inch and a 120Hz refresh rate. But it may be a bit unwieldy for the average user. You can also get a cheaper 11-inch S8 base model as well.
Here’s a breakdown of the different models and discounts available today:
Each of these tablets run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor and all three models offer expandable storage up to 1TB with an optional microSD card (also sold separately). There are other color options available for some of the models included in the sale as well. At the end of the day, it’s about picking the model that best meets your needs. And if you want to shop around before deciding, you can check out other tablet deals in our round-up.