Samsung had not followed the established release cycle to launch the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra and Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, so the release time of the next-generation flagship tablet Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra is unclear. The latest rumors claim that Samsung has encountered some problems during the development of its high-end tablet, which will be unveiled alongside Samsung’s Galaxy S25 series of flagship smartphones due to be released in early 2025.
However, it is still unknown whether the lower-priced Galaxy Tab S10 and Galaxy Tab S10 Plus will be released together with the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra. According to tipster “kro”, Samsung’s largest and most expensive tablet will be released next year alongside the Galaxy S25 series. It is noticed that the last time Samsung released a flagship smartphone and tablet product line at the same time was back in 2022, when it released the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra series. Samsung may be considering a similar launch strategy, but the rumors don’t reveal details about the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra’s development issues.
Now that Qualcomm has officially announced the Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus, coupled with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 expected to be released in October, Samsung may be facing another problem. In addition, the Samsung Galaxy S25 series is said to adopt a dual-chipset strategy, and some models will be equipped with Exynos 2500 processors. Previous rumors suggested that the Exynos 2500 will be launched in two versions, one with an eight-core CPU cluster and the other with a ten-core CPU cluster.
The version with a higher core count may be tailor-made for large-screen devices such as tablets, and referring to the previous Galaxy Tab Ultra model, the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra is expected to use the same huge 14.6-inch display. With such size and cooling capabilities, the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra can be powered by Snapdragon X Elite, Snapdragon X Plus, Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, and Exynos 2500 processors. However, Samsung seems to be in a dilemma when it comes to choosing a processor.
On the one hand, if it adopts the Exynos 2500 processor, Samsung can save on component costs and avoid paying Qualcomm’s premium. However, this also means that the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra may lag behind Apple’s next-generation iPad Pro series, which is rumored to be powered by M3 chips, in terms of performance. On the other hand, if Samsung uses Qualcomm’s chipset, it will not only have to pay extra, but it will also not be financially worthwhile considering that Samsung does not have a high share of the global tablet market.
