The Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra has been leaked in a real-life image, with no doubt remaining that the device will have a water drop notch on the screen. The switch to the single notch also implies that Samsung is choosing the single front-facing camera instead of the dual-camera approach in the past.
Earlier leaked Tab S11 specs have also shown that this year Tab Ultra will most likely be using the Dimensity 9400+ chipset. It shall also feature 12 GB of RAM, and also run Android 16 out of the box. The prominent visual alteration however appears to be the absence of two front cameras.
This implies that Samsung will adopt only one front camera. It is yet to be seen whether this camera will be upgraded taking into consideration the fact that it will lose a second sensor. Moreover, speaking more from the personal perspective, I have never liked the notches of water drops aesthetically.
To begin with, I have never gotten used to these notches appearing so out of place on a slick modern device such as Tab S11 Ultra. The former notch design, although it occupied more of the screen space, simply appeared so much better than the current one in my view.
Yet, as far as I am concerned, water drop notches are the old fashioned display cutouts that caused this entire trend to happen in the first place. I have always dreamed of having the best displays in my devices: no demos, no scratches, and no cutouts. But since the notch was popularized by Apple, a good phone without a notch is virtually unfound.
This notch was then replaced by the slightly less objectionable punch hole design, however displays are still forced to sacrifice the aesthetics.
For me, the water drop notch is a straight-up dealbreaker. I’d rather use the Tab S10 Ultra or an iPad that has Apple’s new signature notch design. I’ve still got my fingers crossed that the 20th anniversary iPhone Pro model looks how Apple wants it to look: a perfect display with no cutouts.
Because, while the RedMagic 10 Pro looks absolutely fantastic, I doubt that the industry is going to ditch notches and punch holes as a whole until Apple does it first, unfortunately.
