as someone who watches a lot of tech reviews on UA-cam and notices the specific lack of artist geared reviews, I appreciate this channel a lot. thank you🤧
I think it will sell a decent amounts of units but it's not popular as the ipad and overall is a little less convenient especially if you want to use it for illustrations only. For me this one is more for the people that want a tablet with a lot of office / notetaking productivity a good screen a less premium price than the ipad and Android on top and they are a lot . But overall i think some refurbished Ipad Pro 12,9 is better and even cheaper than this one . Other than that it's a wonderful tablet even the old s4 is very nice and it have pretty much the same performance of this one and it's cheaper . Just my 2 cent .
No I think something needs to make a brand new OS that is only exclusive to Samsung and they have dedicated apps just like how I OS has lumafusion for create Studio Android is a great unique open source system but it lacks the fine and definition because there's so many devices in the works I mean you have huwawei you have something you have Vevo you have apple you have even unknown Panther just have Android under because Android so accessible now we need to find a way for Android to finally be secure or smartphone to finally be secure because having an Android is great but certain apps it's not is never going to be optimized perfectly like how lumafusion or pork create us basically apps that are only available for iPad and iPhone because poke is on iPhone
You know what I don't think that it will be worth it now especially in the long run would that time and effort they got put in I'm plus it's going to be exactly the same as Eva iPhone or Android the reason why is because they've innovated so much to a point where is the norm like when they first launched it was back on I ain't took him a couple tries to get perfect it's still a perfect but it's way better off than it was back then so if a company I Samsung or huwawei what to make your own OS it's going to feel just like Nokia Windows and blackberry they don't have a charts because what are they going to do Samsung makes OS and what its I should care and perfect as iPhone Bop-It ones Android apps or is it going to be like Amazon you can get Android apps but you know only some she want saying that's the problem I don't think they really will be another OS perfect to each Android and Apple has gone so far because if someone does make OS it's going to be all apple and park Android because someone's going to try to think of something but it's already going to be a part of Apple's ecosystem or power off Android ecosystem like the three-finger swipe with a swipe up with a hold and switch like those wasn't part of the OS back in the day we had Barnes and now we don't so it's like not going to be possible
Ainah Disimban honestly if you had to pick one it’s kinda obvious to get the iPad since it has more professional grade apps, also adobe will soon be releasing a Pro drawing app for iOS called Adobe Fresco. So if you are an artist you may want to take that into consideration.
I kinda like how the pen is on the back and how the cover goes over it because when u pack it up, its protected by the cover and youd dont have to worry Bout loosing it. Plus u can also put it on the side too if u want.
Whenever i search for reviews on devices with pens and touch screens I’m always looking forward to seeing an artist’s take away from it and it’s awfully too rare here on UA-cam. That being said I’m grateful i finally found this channel. When im watching a video of a review of a device with a pen I GOT TO KNOW the pen sensitivity, available art apps and whether or not the pen comes free with the device.
I really like how his reviewing doesn't confuse me with words I dont know. Its practical and understandable for someone who doesn't spend hours on this stuff. Thank you
I BOUGHT THIS ONE FOR DRAWING AND ITS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. THANK YOUR FOR THE REVIEW. IT HELPED ME TO DECIDE TO BUY THIS. NICE REVIEW AS WELL. LOVE THE HUMOR #gbsartworks
yup yup, even though they announced this thing over a month ago it didn't actually ship until last week. Understandably Samsung's attention was on their phones.
Someone discovered that the pen magnetically attaches to the “side” of the tablet also when not needed a charge. So place the tablet on its back on the table
Great tablet for basically everything. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxLNmVocUk8tnSkwWIlYSNFzWRIaFTBuzS I bought it specifically for art, and that 4k screen is really fantastic for it! Also has LOUD audio, even tho the speakers aren't in necessarily prime locations it really projects!You do need to get a case for this bad boy IMMEDIATLY though as it doesn't come with one.Battery life is really good! Standby time us FANTASTIC. This guy can go about a week on standby and be just fine. The screen is massive so the longer you have the screen on, brightness especially, it will effect battery life. I am very happy with it though!One thing that I didn't consider is that since the screen resolution is so high, viewing ticktocks/ reading webtoons can be slightly blurry. There is no way to turn down resolution either, so it just be like that.Would still judge this bad boi at 10/10 for my first tablet. I've had it 3 months now and its not shown any evidence of "slowing down" or anything. Love it!
I heard you can install a Linux version already and works on Dex... but hearing it randomly in youtube comments isn’t the best source of information, but I read it mentioned several times so I’ll just add to the rumour
Thank you so much for making this brad! I have been scouring the web for a Tab s6 for the past week and have never found one I thought helped me! Thank you so much and the iPad comparison was so helpful
I FINALLY BOUGHT MINE TODAY! It was a toss up between this or the iPad pro. Because I own Galaxy note 9 and Samsung watch it was a no brainer to buy the S6.
I got the Tab S6 for my Christmas gift. Its gonna be a new experience to draw on a bigger surface since I do my drawings on the old Note 4 series Phone. And I really wanna draw with a bigger screen and bigger pen... the iPad Pro is way too expensive for me. Even the cheapest one
Artflow is always super smooth & dependable for line work & simple illustrations like yours. Their brush sizes don't get very big & they all mostly come out like lines, even the paintbrush ones. Infinite painter is the closest to being Photoshop on Android, even more than the drawing apps by Adobe. It's amazing for making painting-like digital art, like concept artwork for games, but it does use more memory and lags more when drawing big. Both are a necessity for me.
*Thank you, this is a better and useful opinion for Android artist user.... Do you have any recommendation for beginners artist? (The best app to start)... Thank you again!* 😉👍
@@carpediem7332 Just those two, the rest either take up too much screen space leaving you with no room to draw, have clunky UI, or just straight up bad. Best go for a cheap samsung galaxy tablet (if you insist on using Android). Consider a regular plain iPad. Infinite Painter (and many more) are also available for iPad.
I will say the Tab S4 pen feels much better to hold vs the Tab S6 pen. Also Bersem makes a "Paper-Like" Screen protector for the S6. It has a Matte finish and a "tooth" that is a lot more welcome than drawing on a glass screen. Purchased off Amazon.
@@DE1CRAFTS No the Screen Protector I bought is specific to the S6. I just checked and did not see one on Amazon for the S4. You could pull a "Brad" from the video above and trim it to fit where needed.
Love the video as always Brad. Your videos are informative and thorough, and I really enjoy the doodles you draw to test the hardware. Keep knocking out them videos.
I assure you Brad, they have room in phones for the headphone jack. A guy literally added it back into the iphone ages ago. It's them saving money and trying to encourage bt headphone purchases. You might not get mad, but it makes me miffed.
thank you so much!! After I read your review, I bought an ipad air 3. I am so pleased with my purchase, two months later. This ipad is my first apple product and I don't regret it a little bit: because of good notes 5, procreate, and affinity photo. If samsung had those apps I would probably bought the s6. Lightning port is the WORST thing apple could do to this wounderfull tablet...
Great review, but somehow this did turn into a promotion for the Ipad :-) i agree with you and honestly I find the Galaxy Tab a way better device then the Ipad Pro and Android is way less restricting to work with, but a lot of apps aren't there yet. It's the reason I switched back to a Windows tablet, to enjoy full power again. I miss the quietness of the Tab though, no fans running.
Been a Samsung fanboy for years. Swore by them, but after a lot of initial resisting I finally went to the dark side and scooped up an iPad Pro 12.9 Gen 3 and fell in love. The drawing experience with the Apple Pencil, tablet, matte screen protector, and procreate is the best I've used. Complete game changer. I've had every note phone and tablet in hopes to have the capability to draw and possibly complete a project while on the go and they never did. I gotta give it to Apple without a doubt on this one, they nailed it. iPad pro is beautiful and very well built and the screen and interface is great. Lol now I'm currently watching this video on an iPhone XS, wearing Apple Airpods ... Lol Apple finally got me almost 10 years later. And it all started with the damn iPad Pro lol. Great review as usual!
Are you guys really that jaded and miserable you had to comment to my comment? Not sure what's unrealistic about my comment ... I went from Samsung phones and tablets to Apple in a matter of a month ... The iPad Pro experience made me rethink how I felt about Apple products and I've since switched over everything except for my smartwatch. you guys are either 12 or broke lol.
Some people are just jerks. Honestly, I've been trying to convince my anti-Apple family for a long time that the pro is the best thing on the market for drawing. Absolutely everyone has said they'd disown me if I bought one. So now I'm stuck! I guess ... I might try a Surface or this tablet. The Surface seems to have a lot more software available for it, though. I'm envious that you have a pro. 😂
It still goes strong today! The only bad thing is it's out of security updates :'). Best screen and size combo ever, so sad they stopped the regular line and only have Plus and Ultra now.
I got this tablet for christmas and its amazing and so fun to use! I recommend buying this tablet. One down side is that it dosent have holes to plug in headphones which is kinda dissapointing but other then that I enjoyed everything else! Everything loads very fast and wow the speakers are really high quailty and you can make it so loud!
I bought the tab S4 a couple of weeks ago for back to school, as well as artwork. I was initially dead set on the s3 after seeing your review on it ages ago (it took me a while to save up), but when I started doing more research, I decided to go with the S4 as it was an $150 difference and for future proofings sake. I have absolutely no regrets. I have never owned a tablet before so I have nothing to compare it to, but I really like it. It's allowed me to be so much productive when it comes to art and note taking. The only things I've had issues with are the pen button (which you can easily disable) and occasionally the palm rejection. If price wasn't an issue, I still would've picked the S4 over the S6. The fact that the pen doesn't have to be charged, it has a headphone jack, etc are dealmakers for me. Thank you for all your help with these videos, Brad!
If procreate was available for android then this would be killer, but iPad I think still is the best choice for both hardware and software choices for drawing apps for pros especially with the affinity software too
I think Samsung needs to sit down with app developers and work something out. They have an amazing product but the lack of professional apps makes this look more like a toy than a tool.
Yeah, It's a chicken/egg thing. Not a lot of folks buy android tablets so you don't get a lot of dedicated app for them and since there aren't dedicated apps nobody buys android tablets.
Hey there mate! Great review. You almost sold me the tablet hehe. Just a question, how good is the pressure sensitivity on the s-pen? is it similar to a regular, desktop wacom tablet? Thanks
Thanks for your review! I'm looking for a tablet for artwork, but I refuse to use Apple. I used to have iPhones and iPads for many years, but was always frustrated with how poorly they integrated with Windows for file sharing and syncing. Add to that the terrible multi-tasking of the devices and I gladly switched to the Samsung Note series phones and have never looked back. Now I own the Samsung Note 10+, Galaxy Watch and the Samsung Buds and I love all of the devices and they all perform much better than anything Apple offers. Procreate is often mentioned as being excellent for artwork, but I'm not going to buy an iPad just so I can start jumping through hoops again and get locked into the Apple store. Not sure why Procreate won't port their software to Android, but it's their loss since that's millions of dollars they are leaving on the table. Looks like the Tab S6 would be my best option and I'll just make do with the current Android drawing apps.
Well, now with iPadOS you can transfer files easily to an external storage, and that will eliminate your problem. But since you are full on Samsung ecosystem, i think that the S6 is a better option for you.
In the course of several years of digital drawing, I had a considerable amount of pen enabled tablets, and sadly, none has come close to the iPad pro experience with Procreate app and Apple Pencil. Wacom companion tablet was chunky and Windows never really had a drawing app that was optimized for tablets, Android apps on the other hand had always some problems with accuracy for me (even the official Wacom bamboo pen for galaxy note series had an offset which drove me crazy). Overall I really hope that one day some other company (maybe Huawei?) will try to take on those two leaders (Samsung and Apple) with something they come up with.
Just letting you know. Huawei has already overtaken Apple which the amount of marketshare/ percentage. Huawei and Samsung are very populair in Europe and Asia. Samsung holds a crazy 43% in Europe just alone...
@@NethLuc Yeah, but they haven't shown a good drawing tablet/phone yet, everyone was hyped for the rumor that iPhone11 would have pencil support, so there is a niche to fill yet :)
@@rileyffs2659 tell that to all those people writing articles with rumors about pencil support. There is no real competitor for galaxy note series and people are hungry for diversity.
Just doing wavy lines right now on infinite painter on my S6 and it has much less lag than Brad's video. Maybe some updates have improved it? I would say its nearly as good as apple pencil.
Idk Why companies need to bother with getting rid of the headphone jack on tablet.... Srsly this should not be a thing.... Just leave it there if you want a tablet to be more of a work tool.
It seems to be more of a technological agreement across all companies that they should be trying to push the market to innovate and move towards new technologies. They want more people using Bluetooth products.
@@thatparkerkid368 All the ones Ive heard sound worse than my $10 chifi earbuds... There are too many issues with designing TWS earbuds from space limitation to battery life, connectivity, and just sound quality in general. Its so inconvenient to go bluetooth. Headphones I understand, but wireless earbuds are awful. Not to mention how environmentally unfriendly they are.
Common, Let's be honest, art related Apps on Android suck big time. Sketchbook is okay, Medibang is good but clunky... The end. I'd love to use an Android tablet instead of my iPad but in the end, it boils down to software and in this regard, android is even further behind than Apple is with the hardware
I totally agree with you And things doesn't look to get better In the contrary I think it get worse Samsung doing is best but it's time for Google to forget about Chrome OS and focus on Android on tablets
The problem is android market is fragmented with too many companies just doing their own thing thus its probably way easier to code for ios than android. And infinite painter is the best on android for artist
It's not just the software it's also the Hardware ,which I found when I contacted Autodesk about their Sketchbook App ,less layers smaller canvas on Android compared to IOS.I can do very large canvas sizes at 300 dpi with blending textured brushes the same as my Desktop PC setup ,on my iPad Pro ! As much as I didn't want to buy an Apple product ,I had to admit the iPad Pro is an awesome Artist tool.I use mostly Artstudio Pro which offers amazing desktop like tools.
The fact that you enjoyed using ArtFlow and Infinite Painter a lot is awesome tbh, I loved them when I used my galaxy note pro ;u; Great review of the tab s6 btw, was waiting for someone to make one!
What kind of screen protector did you use for this? I've wanted one that was like the paper-like ones for my s4 tab and haven't found anything like that
I just got the LTE version from Verizon and I love it. I did not get the key pad, I have no need for it. I think it takes pretty good pics for a tablet. At this time my favorite thing is being watching the Expanse. Great video and sound. Love it.
Awesome review Brad and as always, very entertaining! I have an Ipad Pro but watched this because you're so informative, your reviews are on point, and you make you laugh out loud.
Great video and I find the Galaxy very tempting. But that nagging feeling I have in the back of my mind is because Affinity Suite won't run on Android and neither wil Procreate. Those are game breakers for me. And since I have an iPhone 7 Plus, an Apple Watch 3 as well as an MacBook Pro I'll pass on the Galaxy. You did inspire me to download Artflow for my Fire 10 tablet and and use that until I can afford the latest iPad Air.
I recently purchased the Samsung Tab 6 8gb ram 256Gb variant, I couldn't be happier with its amazing performance and more than 7ah battery endurance. I would suggest shopping around though, as some stores are offering tablet + cover deals. The cover is a must have to protect the tablet, safely store the pen and provides a (magnetically connected) useable keyboard and mousepad, even with my shovel-like hands its easy to use. Samsung's Dex mode offers an almost seamless windows-like experience with its android software compatibility, and resizeable multi-screen feature, which needs work to perfect, but in my opinion, is already leagues ahead of the competition.
Thank you! I have one question...after you applied the matte screen protector and hard tip you said it felt better, but did it take away the pen wobble?
@@Fubukio I don't ask you why... obviously Apple did something terrible to you, but if your need portable CSP, you have no other options. Btw, it works way better than Cintiq pro
....iPad pro 12.9 is way efficient..battery tho🙁..Wacom back in the day was great...love art tablets...think I may purchase tab s6, I will also put PAPER-LIKE over s6....my question went almost directly to an answer....thank you.
I’d love to see an update on this review strictly using Infinite Painter. I’m ready to switch from an ipad pro (anything to get me away from the horrendous ipados and Apple in general) but I still need the hardware performance in drawing/painting that the IPP uniquely offers. If the Tab S6 has cut down on its latency, I’m in. The only caveat is the 60hz refresh of the screen, which remains an issue. The next Tab S needs to move to 120hz with dedicated graphics hardware. I don’t mind paying more than the S6 was at launch (but don’t want to pay ipad pro prices) in order to get better hardware, which other than their displays is where Samsung always seems to drop the ball.
This is the best review; you've told me everything I need. I feel very simalar about the tablet. Also that case with the weird bump.....just no lol. Thanks!
Its wild to actually see a S6. I never found a retailer selling it, and the square pen makes me very thankful that the S6 lite had a more conventional stylus design.
Hah, I use Artflow. Nice. Stinks there isn't any kind of Photoshop app for Samsung tablets tho, or even something more on par with Procreate on iOS, oh well.
Once upon time when i buy my new fresh galaxy note 10.1 first model there was a preinstalled photoshop app that not available on ios and any other android devices but now ...
m. SARV that was photoshop touch. Came on Android first and supported pressure sensitivity. It was on iOS too. It had no IAP or needed subscription so Adobe stopped supporting it. It was really good though. You can still find the apk and side load it, but doesn’t work past Android 8.0 my Tab S3 just updates to 9.0 and the app stopped working. Shame. It really nailed the basics from photoshop.
Nice review, but it has one glaring omission... What's the battery life like? For how long can you draw before you need to recharge, and how long does it take to charge from 0 to 100%?
You don't need to have a charge to draw. That's only for the Bluetooth remote functions. The pen doesn't need to have a charge to draw on the screen. As far as charge time, I've heard it takes about 10 minutes to fully charge from 0-100 and it lasts about an 1 hour and 15 minutes
I was thinking more of the battery for the tablet, not the pen. Brad explained about the pen charge in the video. :) I know the manufacturers give a rough estimate of how long the tablet will stay charged, but drawing apps tend to be rather huge drains on the battery, so it would have been interresting to know how this affect the drawing experience.
I enjoyed drawing on my galaxy tab s4 and prefer the S pen technology over Apple Pencil. Unfortunately the Samsung was underpowered when trying to draw large scale 4K images with Autodesk Sketchbook and would either severely limit the number of layers I could use or not open the illustration at all while the iPad Pro did it with 20 + layers without breaking a sweat. (Autodesk tech support blamed the limitation on Samsung and Samsung said it was a software limitation....big shock) So I had to return the Galaxy Tab s4 and go back to iPad. I’m willing to give the S6 a try if the new processor and increased ram can address these shortcomings.
as someone who watches a lot of tech reviews on UA-cam and notices the specific lack of artist geared reviews, I appreciate this channel a lot. thank you🤧
Thanks!
Brad, Lisa, and Teoh are my go to for tech reviews for artists.
@TheThoughtPalace Teoh's channel is: Teoh Yi Chie
Lisa's channel is: MobileTechReview
@TheThoughtPalace NP, they're the few ones that actually break it down for the artists.
Fr this channel is amazing
Here’s hoping this tablet sells well and creates demand for android versions of the big-name apps.
yeah it's very tempting to buy one
Frfr jesus christ
I think it will sell a decent amounts of units but it's not popular as the ipad and overall is a little less convenient especially if you want to use it for illustrations only. For me this one is more for the people that want a tablet with a lot of office / notetaking productivity a good screen a less premium price than the ipad and Android on top and they are a lot . But overall i think some refurbished Ipad Pro 12,9 is better and even cheaper than this one . Other than that it's a wonderful tablet even the old s4 is very nice and it have pretty much the same performance of this one and it's cheaper . Just my 2 cent .
The pre order sold very well that instead of getting mines September it was backed to October 8th.... :(
Cloverpaint.
Buy the EfT in the app's settings.
It is amazing.
i think Samsung should start making professional apps like make a Samsung creative suite or something.
i mean they have the money for it.
They do it by making Artecture app but they give up on it like 3 years ago
No I think something needs to make a brand new OS that is only exclusive to Samsung and they have dedicated apps just like how I OS has lumafusion for create Studio Android is a great unique open source system but it lacks the fine and definition because there's so many devices in the works I mean you have huwawei you have something you have Vevo you have apple you have even unknown Panther just have Android under because Android so accessible now we need to find a way for Android to finally be secure or smartphone to finally be secure because having an Android is great but certain apps it's not is never going to be optimized perfectly like how lumafusion or pork create us basically apps that are only available for iPad and iPhone because poke is on iPhone
You know what I don't think that it will be worth it now especially in the long run would that time and effort they got put in I'm plus it's going to be exactly the same as Eva iPhone or Android the reason why is because they've innovated so much to a point where is the norm like when they first launched it was back on I ain't took him a couple tries to get perfect it's still a perfect but it's way better off than it was back then so if a company I Samsung or huwawei what to make your own OS it's going to feel just like Nokia Windows and blackberry they don't have a charts because what are they going to do Samsung makes OS and what its I should care and perfect as iPhone Bop-It ones Android apps or is it going to be like Amazon you can get Android apps but you know only some she want saying that's the problem I don't think they really will be another OS perfect to each Android and Apple has gone so far because if someone does make OS it's going to be all apple and park Android because someone's going to try to think of something but it's already going to be a part of Apple's ecosystem or power off Android ecosystem like the three-finger swipe with a swipe up with a hold and switch like those wasn't part of the OS back in the day we had Barnes and now we don't so it's like not going to be possible
@@danielwilliams3161 hey, it's hard to read your comment. Please use periods, commas, and break up your wall of text. Thanks.
@@James-pb8xu yeah that text was horrible
Here I am watching your reviews as if I could afford both iPad and Tab S6 😭
Ainah Disimban honestly if you had to pick one it’s kinda obvious to get the iPad since it has more professional grade apps, also adobe will soon be releasing a Pro drawing app for iOS called Adobe Fresco. So if you are an artist you may want to take that into consideration.
@@Joseg19988426 iPad pro advances a lot if you are an artist considering the new iPadOS. Still, couldnt afford lol
Fraxals i managed to get the s6 256gb version for $450 including tax brand new, do you think I should keep it or return for the ipad pro?
@@jvo1733 seriously dude, i am an android fan but I would still choose ipad pro over any tablet
@@jvo1733 no keep the tab s6 if u change to ipad u will regret it so much
I kinda like how the pen is on the back and how the cover goes over it because when u pack it up, its protected by the cover and youd dont have to worry Bout loosing it. Plus u can also put it on the side too if u want.
That bamboo pen isnt the same pressure. It has 512 levels and the S pen has 4096
Really?
Whenever i search for reviews on devices with pens and touch screens I’m always looking forward to seeing an artist’s take away from it and it’s awfully too rare here on UA-cam. That being said I’m grateful i finally found this channel.
When im watching a video of a review of a device with a pen I GOT TO KNOW the pen sensitivity, available art apps and whether or not the pen comes free with the device.
I really like how his reviewing doesn't confuse me with words I dont know. Its practical and understandable for someone who doesn't spend hours on this stuff. Thank you
Headphone jacks are important with mobile devices. did they forget we take it on planes and public places?
Sadly they just think that if you have money to pay a 650$ tab you can buy wireless headphones 😑.
@@goro_majima98 nah just get an adapter
@@jacobraji2442 absolutely, I hate wireless headphones cause I always forget to charge them 😂 also I still have a phone with a jack.
@@goro_majima98 same- I'm kinda disappointed samsung didn't put the kack in the tab
@@jacobraji2442 I'm disappointed in the choice of removing the jack. Why? What does that change in phones or tablets?
Clicked as fast as i could, love your videos man, you're the best artsy tech guy, keep it up, lots of love from România!!
Thank Alex!
@Shank Adams are you serious?
@Shank Adams one of the fastest networks actually=)) we also have vampires and beautiful women
@Shank Adams Better than the USA ;-)
@@alexfieraru6915 vampires?
I bought the tab s6 last week. Loving it so far. Thank you for your review it helped a lot !
Could you give an update on how It's going? This would be my first ever tablet for drawing and I want it to be suitable.
How's the tablet doing?
We all know we need a Harry Potter game that uses the S-Pen.
I BOUGHT THIS ONE FOR DRAWING AND ITS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. THANK YOUR FOR THE REVIEW. IT HELPED ME TO DECIDE TO BUY THIS. NICE REVIEW AS WELL. LOVE THE HUMOR
#gbsartworks
hello! can you tell me which software you use? Thanks, D.
@@d.semedomd5056 Hi I am using medibang paint on all of my works, then final touches or post processing on Photoshop :)
I also bought mine today after watching this!
@@jessicaswanson9123 its very well made! havent had any issue since i bought this and it delivers very well
Hi! I bought mine yesterday for drawing as well and downloaded medibang, but I can't seem to get pressure sensitivity to work, any advice?
I've been waiting for a big UA-camr to cover Samsung tab 6 for many weeks now. Finally Brad has done it!
yup yup, even though they announced this thing over a month ago it didn't actually ship until last week. Understandably Samsung's attention was on their phones.
I think I'm not the only one who thought of: *Matte Screen Protector and Hard Tip*
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He wrote a Program
"Hello World"
Someone discovered that the pen magnetically attaches to the “side” of the tablet also when not needed a charge. So place the tablet on its back on the table
That drawing on the tab S is so cuteee!! I need it as my wallpaper
By the way you can also attach the pen on the side like the iPad but it won't charge.
It doesn't need to charge that's the beauty of the S-Pen.
@@artbybenjamin true..
Yeah, charging the S Pen is only for the gestures. If it runs out of battery you can still draw.
The side magnet attachment is more for when you take a quick pause, and will resume using the s-pen in a few minutes
Great tablet for basically everything. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxLNmVocUk8tnSkwWIlYSNFzWRIaFTBuzS I bought it specifically for art, and that 4k screen is really fantastic for it! Also has LOUD audio, even tho the speakers aren't in necessarily prime locations it really projects!You do need to get a case for this bad boy IMMEDIATLY though as it doesn't come with one.Battery life is really good! Standby time us FANTASTIC. This guy can go about a week on standby and be just fine. The screen is massive so the longer you have the screen on, brightness especially, it will effect battery life. I am very happy with it though!One thing that I didn't consider is that since the screen resolution is so high, viewing ticktocks/ reading webtoons can be slightly blurry. There is no way to turn down resolution either, so it just be like that.Would still judge this bad boi at 10/10 for my first tablet. I've had it 3 months now and its not shown any evidence of "slowing down" or anything. Love it!
Even though I don't draw (altough I would want to at some point), watching your videos is very fun & informative
Thanks!
After watching each one of your reviews, i finally got myself a Lenovo legion laptop and a xp-pen deco 1 v2,
FYI: Krita is coming to Android.
Source? Couldn't find anything.
Source please
That project is somebody's little hobby that won't be properly supported even if it does.
Don't funking lie to me BOY!! 😬😠😆
I heard you can install a Linux version already and works on Dex... but hearing it randomly in youtube comments isn’t the best source of information, but I read it mentioned several times so I’ll just add to the rumour
Thank you so much for making this brad! I have been scouring the web for a Tab s6 for the past week and have never found one I thought helped me! Thank you so much and the iPad comparison was so helpful
I FINALLY BOUGHT MINE TODAY!
It was a toss up between this or the iPad pro.
Because I own Galaxy note 9 and Samsung watch it was a no brainer to buy the S6.
please tell us how is it after 6 months of usage ? i just need it to take notes
And the drawing experience?
U can put the pen on the side too!!
@@priyanshu1667 yo can
@Smarties ! didn't apple do that
@@priyanshu1667 yes it can
@@rexdevil3771 nope
Yes you can. I’m doing it right now on my Tab S6
I got the Tab S6 for my Christmas gift. Its gonna be a new experience to draw on a bigger surface since I do my drawings on the old Note 4 series Phone.
And I really wanna draw with a bigger screen and bigger pen... the iPad Pro is way too expensive for me. Even the cheapest one
How is your experience with the S6? I too can't afford an iPad but I want to switch from my phone to a tab for illustration.
Artflow is always super smooth & dependable for line work & simple illustrations like yours. Their brush sizes don't get very big & they all mostly come out like lines, even the paintbrush ones. Infinite painter is the closest to being Photoshop on Android, even more than the drawing apps by Adobe. It's amazing for making painting-like digital art, like concept artwork for games, but it does use more memory and lags more when drawing big. Both are a necessity for me.
*Thank you, this is a better and useful opinion for Android artist user.... Do you have any recommendation for beginners artist? (The best app to start)... Thank you again!* 😉👍
@@carpediem7332 Just those two, the rest either take up too much screen space leaving you with no room to draw, have clunky UI, or just straight up bad. Best go for a cheap samsung galaxy tablet (if you insist on using Android). Consider a regular plain iPad. Infinite Painter (and many more) are also available for iPad.
@@Papershredderrr *Thank you very much!* 🙂👍
I will say the Tab S4 pen feels much better to hold vs the Tab S6 pen. Also Bersem makes a "Paper-Like" Screen protector for the S6. It has a Matte finish and a "tooth" that is a lot more welcome than drawing on a glass screen. Purchased off Amazon.
Does it fit the tab s4
@@DE1CRAFTS No the Screen Protector I bought is specific to the S6. I just checked and did not see one on Amazon for the S4. You could pull a "Brad" from the video above and trim it to fit where needed.
I'll try that out 👍
At least you can still use that S4 pen with it, or any Wacom supported stylus.
My personal fave is the S3 pen
That was a very entertaining and informational review!! Big thumbs up!
Thank you for giving an artists review on a samsung tablet!!
I love your subtle but actually funny humor. First video of yours I've watched and SUBSCRIBED!
Love the video as always Brad. Your videos are informative and thorough, and I really enjoy the doodles you draw to test the hardware. Keep knocking out them videos.
You, my sir, deserve more views and subs. Great content :)
I assure you Brad, they have room in phones for the headphone jack.
A guy literally added it back into the iphone ages ago. It's them saving money and trying to encourage bt headphone purchases. You might not get mad, but it makes me miffed.
thank you so much!! After I read your review, I bought an ipad air 3. I am so pleased with my purchase, two months later. This ipad is my first apple product and I don't regret it a little bit: because of good notes 5, procreate, and affinity photo. If samsung had those apps I would probably bought the s6. Lightning port is the WORST thing apple could do to this wounderfull tablet...
The lack of a headphone jack (port), urrrgh. Why?!
And frankly, I'd rather it be a little thicker and have at least another USB C port.
Dude. You’re hilarious. Always get excited when I see new vids from you.
thanks for the drawing app suggestions 7:50
Great review, but somehow this did turn into a promotion for the Ipad :-) i agree with you and honestly I find the Galaxy Tab a way better device then the Ipad Pro and Android is way less restricting to work with, but a lot of apps aren't there yet. It's the reason I switched back to a Windows tablet, to enjoy full power again. I miss the quietness of the Tab though, no fans running.
Been a Samsung fanboy for years. Swore by them, but after a lot of initial resisting I finally went to the dark side and scooped up an iPad Pro 12.9 Gen 3 and fell in love. The drawing experience with the Apple Pencil, tablet, matte screen protector, and procreate is the best I've used. Complete game changer. I've had every note phone and tablet in hopes to have the capability to draw and possibly complete a project while on the go and they never did. I gotta give it to Apple without a doubt on this one, they nailed it. iPad pro is beautiful and very well built and the screen and interface is great.
Lol now I'm currently watching this video on an iPhone XS, wearing Apple Airpods ... Lol Apple finally got me almost 10 years later. And it all started with the damn iPad Pro lol.
Great review as usual!
Ok....
@That8One4aDude yeah and you dream of working in apple so please send your resume to an appropriate channel
Are you guys really that jaded and miserable you had to comment to my comment? Not sure what's unrealistic about my comment ... I went from Samsung phones and tablets to Apple in a matter of a month ... The iPad Pro experience made me rethink how I felt about Apple products and I've since switched over everything except for my smartwatch. you guys are either 12 or broke lol.
Some people are just jerks.
Honestly, I've been trying to convince my anti-Apple family for a long time that the pro is the best thing on the market for drawing.
Absolutely everyone has said they'd disown me if I bought one. So now I'm stuck! I guess ... I might try a Surface or this tablet. The Surface seems to have a lot more software available for it, though.
I'm envious that you have a pro. 😂
You're midding out Dude 😋
It still goes strong today! The only bad thing is it's out of security updates :').
Best screen and size combo ever, so sad they stopped the regular line and only have Plus and Ultra now.
So true
love this review focus, the pen was the part i was concerned about
I got this tablet for christmas and its amazing and so fun to use! I recommend buying this tablet. One down side is that it dosent have holes to plug in headphones which is kinda dissapointing but other then that I enjoyed everything else! Everything loads very fast and wow the speakers are really high quailty and you can make it so loud!
I just want to know if it's worth upgrading to the Tab S6 from the Tab S4?
Thank god i found this review! This is exactly what i was looking for!!!
Hi Brad, how is the drawing experience on this tab s6 compared to tab s4 released last year? Is it worth upgrading in your opinion? Thanks a lot
I bought the tab S4 a couple of weeks ago for back to school, as well as artwork. I was initially dead set on the s3 after seeing your review on it ages ago (it took me a while to save up), but when I started doing more research, I decided to go with the S4 as it was an $150 difference and for future proofings sake.
I have absolutely no regrets. I have never owned a tablet before so I have nothing to compare it to, but I really like it. It's allowed me to be so much productive when it comes to art and note taking. The only things I've had issues with are the pen button (which you can easily disable) and occasionally the palm rejection.
If price wasn't an issue, I still would've picked the S4 over the S6. The fact that the pen doesn't have to be charged, it has a headphone jack, etc are dealmakers for me. Thank you for all your help with these videos, Brad!
Cool, yeah the S4 is still a great device, and I think the old S4 pen is more comfortable to hold.
If procreate was available for android then this would be killer, but iPad I think still is the best choice for both hardware and software choices for drawing apps for pros especially with the affinity software too
Very nice review. Hoping to see this channel having more subscribers.
The way he talks somehow reminds me of John Green
It reminds me of John Green’s brother😂I think his name is Hank, he’s on the youtube channel scishow
Yarssss.... Have been waiting for this video from you! Love your videos so much... Super helpful!
I think Samsung needs to sit down with app developers and work something out. They have an amazing product but the lack of professional apps makes this look more like a toy than a tool.
Yeah, It's a chicken/egg thing. Not a lot of folks buy android tablets so you don't get a lot of dedicated app for them and since there aren't dedicated apps nobody buys android tablets.
I'm getting this tomorrow and I'm SOOOOOOOO EXCITED
Hey there mate! Great review. You almost sold me the tablet hehe. Just a question, how good is the pressure sensitivity on the s-pen? is it similar to a regular, desktop wacom tablet? Thanks
It's better.Over 4.000
I hope bell feels better soon.... all my best bell!
Thanks for your review! I'm looking for a tablet for artwork, but I refuse to use Apple. I used to have iPhones and iPads for many years, but was always frustrated with how poorly they integrated with Windows for file sharing and syncing. Add to that the terrible multi-tasking of the devices and I gladly switched to the Samsung Note series phones and have never looked back. Now I own the Samsung Note 10+, Galaxy Watch and the Samsung Buds and I love all of the devices and they all perform much better than anything Apple offers. Procreate is often mentioned as being excellent for artwork, but I'm not going to buy an iPad just so I can start jumping through hoops again and get locked into the Apple store. Not sure why Procreate won't port their software to Android, but it's their loss since that's millions of dollars they are leaving on the table. Looks like the Tab S6 would be my best option and I'll just make do with the current Android drawing apps.
Well, now with iPadOS you can transfer files easily to an external storage, and that will eliminate your problem. But since you are full on Samsung ecosystem, i think that the S6 is a better option for you.
@@vinsalmusic Since when therr is such a thing as samsung eco system?
@@Gleichtritt there is, even though is miles behind the Apple one.
Actually ipad now can transfer file really easy like actual computer. My friend who had older ipad also surprised hearing this.
@@Gleichtritt By having and using devices by them? Are you too entitled to accept there could be other 'ecosystems' besides Apple?
Bought it because of this video! Totally worth it... and great for drawing (what I bought it for)
How's the tablet doing?
In the course of several years of digital drawing, I had a considerable amount of pen enabled tablets, and sadly, none has come close to the iPad pro experience with Procreate app and Apple Pencil. Wacom companion tablet was chunky and Windows never really had a drawing app that was optimized for tablets, Android apps on the other hand had always some problems with accuracy for me (even the official Wacom bamboo pen for galaxy note series had an offset which drove me crazy). Overall I really hope that one day some other company (maybe Huawei?) will try to take on those two leaders (Samsung and Apple) with something they come up with.
Just letting you know. Huawei has already overtaken Apple which the amount of marketshare/ percentage. Huawei and Samsung are very populair in Europe and Asia. Samsung holds a crazy 43% in Europe just alone...
@@NethLuc Yeah, but they haven't shown a good drawing tablet/phone yet, everyone was hyped for the rumor that iPhone11 would have pencil support, so there is a niche to fill yet :)
@@hufnaaratnaaf Lol no one wants a pencil in an iPhone, the Apple Pencil already exists for iPads.
@@rileyffs2659 tell that to all those people writing articles with rumors about pencil support. There is no real competitor for galaxy note series and people are hungry for diversity.
To help with the silk screen there screen protectors that have a a rough paper-like screen protector for tablets
Just doing wavy lines right now on infinite painter on my S6 and it has much less lag than Brad's video. Maybe some updates have improved it? I would say its nearly as good as apple pencil.
Why this is making me feel like: When a Apple Lover reviews Samsung!!!
This video was nice!!! Thinking to have a S6 Lite!!! Money ☹️
Idk Why companies need to bother with getting rid of the headphone jack on tablet.... Srsly this should not be a thing.... Just leave it there if you want a tablet to be more of a work tool.
It seems to be more of a technological agreement across all companies that they should be trying to push the market to innovate and move towards new technologies. They want more people using Bluetooth products.
@@thatparkerkid368 All the ones Ive heard sound worse than my $10 chifi earbuds... There are too many issues with designing TWS earbuds from space limitation to battery life, connectivity, and just sound quality in general. Its so inconvenient to go bluetooth. Headphones I understand, but wireless earbuds are awful. Not to mention how environmentally unfriendly they are.
man, that potted plant makes a world of difference to the overall presentation of the review. really love it! :)
Hey Brad are you going to do a jitter test and all? I've been looking forward to this video for a long time so thank you anyway if not
I like this guy. Legit brilliant reviewer. Man's got a proper honest opinion. Niice
Common, Let's be honest, art related Apps on Android suck big time.
Sketchbook is okay, Medibang is good but clunky... The end. I'd love to use an Android tablet instead of my iPad but in the end, it boils down to software and in this regard, android is even further behind than Apple is with the hardware
I totally agree with you
And things doesn't look to get better
In the contrary I think it get worse
Samsung doing is best but it's time for Google to forget about Chrome OS and focus on Android on tablets
The problem is android market is fragmented with too many companies just doing their own thing thus its probably way easier to code for ios than android. And infinite painter is the best on android for artist
It's not just the software it's also the Hardware ,which I found when I contacted Autodesk about their Sketchbook App ,less layers smaller canvas on Android compared to IOS.I can do very large canvas sizes at 300 dpi with blending textured brushes the same as my Desktop PC setup ,on my iPad Pro ! As much as I didn't want to buy an Apple product ,I had to admit the iPad Pro is an awesome Artist tool.I use mostly Artstudio Pro which offers amazing desktop like tools.
Try concepts, n like Brad said ArtFlow is pretty damn good
Dude re-edit your comment it is a mess.
Been waiting for this review for so long... Thnx man 👍🏼
Your videos are cool,you inspired to draw.thank you for your inspiration.
The fact that you enjoyed using ArtFlow and Infinite Painter a lot is awesome tbh, I loved them when I used my galaxy note pro ;u;
Great review of the tab s6 btw, was waiting for someone to make one!
What kind of screen protector did you use for this? I've wanted one that was like the paper-like ones for my s4 tab and haven't found anything like that
Yes Brad, please reply!!
Subscribed! I can't wait to see your review on the surface pro x - that thing looks so promising
I wish sketchbook pro team make development again to beat procreate for android.
I just got the LTE version from Verizon and I love it. I did not get the key pad, I have no need for it.
I think it takes pretty good pics for a tablet. At this time my favorite thing is being watching the Expanse. Great video and sound. Love it.
Man I would love to have one of these, but I don’t have $650 just laying around.
Awesome review Brad and as always, very entertaining! I have an Ipad Pro but watched this because you're so informative, your reviews are on point, and you make you laugh out loud.
Was going to buy this till i found out there's no audio jack
Was also mad and was concerned until I realized that Air Pods work on the Tab6... BEST PURCHASE EVAR
@Viktor Benji Samsung tab A . 128GB storage with 3GB of ram .
I had to buy wireless earbuds for my Note 10...very small price to pay for the sheer quality of experience
@Bo Harris There's an S-Pen edition for Tab A series.
www.samsung.com/uk/tablets/galaxy-tab-a-9-7-s-pen-p550/SM-P550NZKABTU/
@@hahaiseewhatyouredoing9086 That tablet is old as f
Thank you so much! I'm thinking about getting this and this review helped a lot!
Great video and I find the Galaxy very tempting. But that nagging feeling I have in the back of my mind is because Affinity Suite won't run on Android and neither wil Procreate. Those are game breakers for me. And since I have an iPhone 7 Plus, an Apple Watch 3 as well as an MacBook Pro I'll pass on the Galaxy. You did inspire me to download Artflow for my Fire 10 tablet and and use that until I can afford the latest iPad Air.
Marshall Harrison try ibisPaint x it’s so amazing for what I do for art
ibisPaint isn’t in the Amazon App Store. I would have to jailbreak the Fire to use the regular Android App Store
@@w4mkh it's called Rooting an Android device. Considering Android, i dont think you need to root you device.
The only reason for rooting is that the Amazon Store is limited and you can’t access the full Android App Store.
There are alternatives like sketchbook things. Apple is so complicated for me yet I have a ipad. Lul
I recently purchased the Samsung Tab 6 8gb ram 256Gb variant, I couldn't be happier with its amazing performance and more than 7ah battery endurance. I would suggest shopping around though, as some stores are offering tablet + cover deals. The cover is a must have to protect the tablet, safely store the pen and provides a (magnetically connected) useable keyboard and mousepad, even with my shovel-like hands its easy to use. Samsung's Dex mode offers an almost seamless windows-like experience with its android software compatibility, and resizeable multi-screen feature, which needs work to perfect, but in my opinion, is already leagues ahead of the competition.
Thank you! I have one question...after you applied the matte screen protector and hard tip you said it felt better, but did it take away the pen wobble?
I love when you say “unfortunately I have to compare it to the iPad.” The gold standard for tablets.
I really want to get one of these tablet BUT there's still no Clip Studio Paint Android version.
It's kind a obvious question, but: why don't you get an iPad?
@@romanshatov5815 Because I hate Apple products.
@@Fubukio I don't ask you why... obviously Apple did something terrible to you, but if your need portable CSP, you have no other options. Btw, it works way better than Cintiq pro
@@romanshatov5815 i doubt that lol
@@Girldont-ib6vw try both, then laugh
....iPad pro 12.9 is way efficient..battery tho🙁..Wacom back in the day was great...love art tablets...think I may purchase tab s6, I will also put PAPER-LIKE over s6....my question went almost directly to an answer....thank you.
If the screen was bigger i would consider. But its too small. Samsung needs 12.9 or its no comparison.
Ikr i wish the would do that
It's no comparison even if they did. It's only the horrible apps on the play store that's holding this back
@@lime4 Yeah, they do need some work too.
@@lime4 you have ibis paint x
@@animejaay3487 nowhere near procreate. The only viable app I found was Medibang. It's great that you can sync with your PC and tablet.
I'm so glad you cut that paper like screen protector. I was really thinking about it!
What about concept app i think os the best one ón android u should try it, is my favorite and with updates very often
I’d love to see an update on this review strictly using Infinite Painter. I’m ready to switch from an ipad pro (anything to get me away from the horrendous ipados and Apple in general) but I still need the hardware performance in drawing/painting that the IPP uniquely offers. If the Tab S6 has cut down on its latency, I’m in. The only caveat is the 60hz refresh of the screen, which remains an issue. The next Tab S needs to move to 120hz with dedicated graphics hardware. I don’t mind paying more than the S6 was at launch (but don’t want to pay ipad pro prices) in order to get better hardware, which other than their displays is where Samsung always seems to drop the ball.
This is the best review; you've told me everything I need. I feel very simalar about the tablet. Also that case with the weird bump.....just no lol. Thanks!
The LTE version of the tab s6 is my best gadget purchase of the year!
This video is like an artist rendition of marques brownlee
I've been looking for a good review of this and finally found it 👌 plus you made me laugh through it 💯
Glad you enjoyed!
I got a galaxy tab s7 add 👁👄👁
Its wild to actually see a S6. I never found a retailer selling it, and the square pen makes me very thankful that the S6 lite had a more conventional stylus design.
Its 300 dollars on walmart and thats a crazy good deal
Hah, I use Artflow. Nice. Stinks there isn't any kind of Photoshop app for Samsung tablets tho, or even something more on par with Procreate on iOS, oh well.
Infinite painter
Once upon time when i buy my new fresh galaxy note 10.1 first model there was a preinstalled photoshop app that not available on ios and any other android devices but now ...
And I forgot to mention that app was way way better than last version of lightroom and photoshop on my now and powerful device
Try Concepts
m. SARV that was photoshop touch. Came on Android first and supported pressure sensitivity. It was on iOS too. It had no IAP or needed subscription so Adobe stopped supporting it. It was really good though. You can still find the apk and side load it, but doesn’t work past Android 8.0 my Tab S3 just updates to 9.0 and the app stopped working. Shame. It really nailed the basics from photoshop.
Nice review, but it has one glaring omission...
What's the battery life like? For how long can you draw before you need to recharge, and how long does it take to charge from 0 to 100%?
You don't need to have a charge to draw. That's only for the Bluetooth remote functions. The pen doesn't need to have a charge to draw on the screen. As far as charge time, I've heard it takes about 10 minutes to fully charge from 0-100 and it lasts about an 1 hour and 15 minutes
I was thinking more of the battery for the tablet, not the pen. Brad explained about the pen charge in the video. :)
I know the manufacturers give a rough estimate of how long the tablet will stay charged, but drawing apps tend to be rather huge drains on the battery, so it would have been interresting to know how this affect the drawing experience.
Hey, real quick question, is there a chance you'll ever do a review of the Lenovo Yoga line?
I enjoyed drawing on my galaxy tab s4 and prefer the S pen technology over Apple Pencil. Unfortunately the Samsung was underpowered when trying to draw large scale 4K images with Autodesk Sketchbook and would either severely limit the number of layers I could use or not open the illustration at all while the iPad Pro did it with 20 + layers without breaking a sweat. (Autodesk tech support blamed the limitation on Samsung and Samsung said it was a software limitation....big shock) So I had to return the Galaxy Tab s4 and go back to iPad. I’m willing to give the S6 a try if the new processor and increased ram can address these shortcomings.
4:38 that latency tho
My man always got the reviews on deck