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Then he said it grew on him

I'm considering buying the same one for the same reason. I'm barely drawing on digital bc sitting in front of the pc makes the drawing way more serious and important than it actually is.

I have the s6 lite from back in 2020, and it has become quite a bit slower, do you perhaps have any tips?

Also what app do you use to draw

@@akatrizy I recommend you make a bakcup of all your data (either cloud or SD card) and reset it to factory. Every phone/tablet/pc needs a factory reset from time to time because they collect a lot of useless stuff that take more space etc. Also keep an eye on cache, apps collect a lot of cache overtime not only taking more space from your device but also making the app and the tablet slower. Also never have less than 3GB of free storage, they need to have some GBs free so it can work properly. Less than 2GB and it starts to get slow. I don't know any other tips I can give you besides that.

@@akatrizy I use many, my favorites are 1) Infinite Painter 2) HiPaint 3) Krita . Krita is desktop port so it doesn't work a 100% yet, there's some bugs and crashes but it's gotten better overtime

Except goodnotes in android is really bad in experience. That's just web version wrapped as an app, not a real native android app

Can u do excel or spreadsheet like on windows with this tablet ? And can u do that with iPad ?

@@brucelin5842 S9 FE can do it

Do you have the 6 or 8gb ram variant. I'm gonna need mainly for note taking but I wonder if 6gb would last for another 3-4 years

@@brucelin5842 I do with this tablet. I am not a Apple guy so I couldn't tell you about the apple experience with office. The xcel on the tablet is going to be slightly different than what your PC look will give you however.

@@yugeshs2397 honestly I went with the base model so 6GB and really just upgraded my SD card with an additional 512 GB of storage. I do believe for what I do it will last.

The best and most expensive thing is the best? Thanks for the tip

insane price

Honestly, nah. Well, yeah but hear me out: The screen on the Tab S9 Ultra IS massive, but other than that, the actual drawing experience is the exact same as the base Tab S9 and the S9+. They all come with the same S Pen, with the same 2.9ms latency, all with 120Hz AMOLED screens, and the same processor to power the same apps...

Marketing such poor performance to artists is unforgivable. (lbvs)

Must be using MPP 2.0 protocol. Since I notice that N-Trig (now MS) tech on NON-Microsoft products is TERRIBLE. I have external monitors that tout themselves as drawing displays like my PepperJobs does that uses the MPP 2.0 tech and it is AWFUL. My LG V60 had that tech and it was fine for writing, but terrible for drawing. Google at least was smart enough to go with Wacom AES which isn't great, but is 100x better than Micorsoft. THOUGH with that said, I do have their old detachable tablet PC computer thing, Surfacebook 2??? And that wasn't terrible to draw on, that wobble in the screen was not nearly as pronounced, it was still there, but not bad. So, it's apparent that either Microsoft hides the higher end and better tuned digitizers for their own products and then lets others use their inferior tech. I mean Wacom pulls the same stunt with Wacom EMR vs Wacom Cintique, but at least EMR is mature enough that it's not like a MASSIVE step down, also they don't gatekeep tilt. So you can buy old cheap Wacom pens for Samsung devices and the tilt still works since the digitizer behind the screen calculates tilt. Where with MS and AES, the tilt is inside the pen itself.

@@trenton9 it won't be bought by adult artists - it will likely sell to well meaning parents who want a cheap way into digital art for their relatives.

Agree I'm curious what your thoughts on the Huion Slate 10 I recently bought it... and I'm hoping I'm not going to regret it.

@@Writterssoul I can't really say but judging from specs. It's an entry level tablet and should work well for illustrators and content consumption. I'm sure Brad will review it in the coming months.

oh my god is this true? that xp pen will be releasing their android tablet for graphic artists? can you please tell me the name of that model?

@@DAVE-lz9vd it hasn’t been released yet. Just a bunch of teasers on their instagram page.

Also right when he demonstrates the wi- line wobble!

Same here! I watch for the tech content and to watch someone draw well

all artists start out not being able to draw so don't sweat over it!

You are most definitely capable. And if you try hard it will bring you peace. All you have to do is try.

Is it good? What price did you get it for?

I think it's a 20 or 24 f1.4 most probably sony mount, I don't know though 😂

You discoved a major drawback of touchscreens - the need for multi-touch really slows the processor down. By sticking to a pen (or Samsung Spen) you are bypassing a lot of firmware junk. Any wonder Samsung advertise the touchscreen latency only for a pen.

How do you like it?

How is it so far?

@@faye_yunis im trying out different drawing software to find what i like, so far best is still Clip Studio. But i love the feel of the pen

true. that's why I bought the Xiaomi pad 6 8+3 128 gb for only 14 800 because its cheaper

can you pls explain further? what's MIUI software? I'm planning to buy one next year :)

​@@thomasjerusalem1116It's like samsung's OneUI, a somewhat custom version of Android companies make to differentiate their phones from other brands, I'm not sure why it would hold it back though

@@aikesscs oh ok. thank you!

​@@thomasjerusalem1116 I have to admit that I'm pretty much a Xiaomi fanboy 😅, but I've been using MIUI for a while now and I can tell you that it's not as bad as some people claim. Yes, it has some drawbacks and some stock apps are straight up garbage (like the gallery app that fucks up the dates and shows years old photos as recent, or the files app that has ads), but in almost every other aspects I find it way better than others. I'm also planning to buy a Pad 6, but I'm not an artist and I'll just use it for entertainment and note taking in school.

hyper os is good

Update: I've been using it for a couple of months and I couldn't be happier! It works wonderfully and it's very affordable

Samsung has the s9FE now on sale for $399.... thinking about buying that

@@DaBrown101 so the thing is I'm an artist and more screen is what matters to me s7 fe have a bigger screen 13 inches, s9 fe might be better spec wise but the bigger screen is really my concern. Also not on sale in my region.

@@the_freeman866 I just got the tab S8 on sale for $500 and for me it was the better processor and I wanna learn to draw on it too!

First start by eliminating the budget brands, had a Xiaomi a few years back, built quality is not the best, replacement parts (spare battery) almost impossible to acquire, had a nasty habit of alway defaulting location to China (messed up some apps). Although with the Xiaomi it did not have the bloatware of a Samsung.

Hi there, I'm not brad but I feel like I can help! even though the S8 was from last year, it was the flagship model, meaning it was the best tablet Samsung released that year. The s9 FE, while newer, is not designed as a flagship model. It intentionally cuts down features to become more affordable. If you are able to find them for a similar price, the S8 and it's variants are more powerful than the s9 FE. I personally have gone with the s9 FE+ because I got it on a really good deal, and the market for the S8 in my country isn't very good, probably because there isn't much of a stock left over. If that's not the case where you live, the S8 is a solid choice

Tab S8 is a better overall device when it comes to specs.

Processor is a marginal upgrade from S6 Lite 2022/S7 FE, but it has much more RAM, storage and very water-proof. S8 is much, much better.

He has and unfortunately it is hot garbage. he very much disliked it too

Hi paint is free but if you’re willing to pay clip studio paint

Sketchbook & Ibis Paint X (both for Free) reviewed by this RU-vidr also.

Infinite Painter... has pretty much every thing a Procreate user would want but no *convenient* animation tools, but for the same price, as an illustrator i think this program is just flat out better

CSP undeniably. Plenty of other options are also good. Idk what you mean by "replace" though. No app will be ProCreate. They might be as good, but the experience will be different, and you'll have to adapt. doesn't make them any more capable though

This. I bought a wacom tablet at 10dolars for pc and decided if I sell stuff I gonna get the money return and with that to buy another thing. (that wacom is now 50usd almost anywhere). 1 year of study, yet to sell stuff... maybe this year.

how is it so far

s6 lite for sure

I got a S9 5G (128GB version) for $400, that's also a hell of a deal (also in mint condition)

@@_Digitalguy where did you get this deal ? can you help me?

@@Bacteria123 private sale...not something you can find online unfortunately

@@_Digitalguy what do you mean private sale? You mean in local shop?

@@Bacteria123 local advert here in Europe