Owners love the S11's stunning, bright AMOLED screen, its fast lag-free performance, light build, and class-leading S Pen, with color accuracy noticeably better since One UI 7. The bigger reservations are about value: many feel it's overpriced next to rivals and doesn't bring enough that's genuinely new, while quietly dropping some S Pen functionality. Scattered complaints about muffled speakers, a pink-ish screen tint, and thin accessory options make it a strong but hard-to-fully-recommend pick.
59% of 32 verified owners recommend the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11.
What 32 owners say
1,067 comments reviewed · scored on the 32 clearest verdicts
59%
Recommend
19 owners
19%
Neutral
6 owners
22%
Don't recommend
7 owners
Last 6 months:62% recommend(16 recent verdicts)→ holding steady vs older reviews
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Other forums
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Fast, smooth, lag-free performance even when gaming · 4 · 13%
Thin, light and easy to carry · 3 · 9%
Improved color accuracy with One UI 7 · 3 · 9%
S Pen stays best-in-class and the new pen feels natural · 3 · 9%
What owners flag
Feels overpriced versus better-value rivals · 4 · 13%
Doesn't feel new enough over recent generations · 3 · 9%
S Pen lost features like Bluetooth and back-handling · 3 · 9%
Decent accessories are scarce or a step down · 3 · 9%
Speakers sound muffled at lower volumes · 1 · 3%
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Reddit▲ recommend
“I travel with a tab s11 and for me it's the perfect size. At times I run into the screen being too small, but it fits everywhere which is really nice, and I really don't mind the small screen 80% of the time.”
Reddit— neutral
“The S11 is new, but no complaints so far. Its magnetic docking is perhaps a bit too strong but it doesn't interfere with anything, and that's better than being too weak.”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“the size itself is just awkward to bring around. Like when I'm walking around and want to this pop it out, a 14.6" tablet feels very extra and awkward sometimes lol.”
Reddit▲ recommend
“i still cant get over how good the screen looks. i also haven't suffered any issues (lag/game crash/stuttering) despite doing heavy gaming occasionally”
Android Police— neutral
“The Samsung Galaxy Tab S11's thin and light chassis, beautiful screen, good performance, and slick software makes it a brilliant multimedia machine I've enjoyed using.”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“I upgraded to a Tab S11 but my Tab S7 is still good ! Thinking about selling the Tab S11 honestly.”
Tech Advisor (affiliate)— neutral
“The S Pen stylus implementation continues to be the best in the business, too, despite the partial regression with the removal of Bluetooth Low Energy support.”
Reddit▲ recommend
“Just got mine in the mail today. I'm setting it all up now. Up till this point i've always had the plus tablets. I must say i'm enjoying this ultra!!”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“I have the tab s11, I regret not buying S10 plus, because of it screen size and better accessories”
GSMArena user opinions— neutral
“The S11 is the only one that can run my games with no lag and only if I do the battery saving mode so that the CPU won't get hot.”
GSMArena user opinions▼ don’t recommend
“the display has a rather pink-ish tone to it and even after using the Colour Correction feature”
Reddit▲ recommend
“The Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra is like my new ride or die! The AMOLED screen vibes are unmatched, and the quad speakers go hard for movies and music.”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“The book cover keyboard slim feels like a step down from the S9”
Reddit▲ recommend
“Now both my Tab S9 and Tab S11 Ultra match the others pretty much exactly, both in SDR and HDR (when the screen mode is set to natural).”
GSMArena user opinions— neutral
“for that kind of price one would expect a Snapdragon 8 Elite but they saved money and used the Mediatek”
GSMArena user opinions▼ don’t recommend
“Sound very muffled at lower volumes. It's quite bad.”
Reddit▲ recommend
“I picked up a s11 ultra last week and it’s been amazing so far. The only thing I hate is the severe lack of any decent accessories.”
Reddit— neutral
“I therefore recommend staying in VIVID mode with the temperature in the middle at 6350 or 6400K”
GSMArena user opinions▼ don’t recommend
“Removed S pen back handling”
Reddit▲ recommend
“I upgraded from the S8 to S11 a few months ago and couldn't be happier. It works great, very fast and responsive.”
Reddit— neutral
“only noticeable upgrade is the display brightness imo (S11 is brighter)”
Reddit▲ recommend
“I just swapped from an iPad Pro M4(13") to a Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 and am really happy with the change.”
Reddit▲ recommend
“I just purchased the S11 Ultra, an upgrade from the S9 FE tab. I LOVE IT!!! You will not regret it!”
Reddit▲ recommend
“I have the Tab s11 and S10U, the new pen is really better than the old one, its more natural for me”
