Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S11 series launched late last year but, out of the blue, Samsung has just launched a new “Pro Keyboard” for the Ultra model, and it’s expensive.
The new “Tab S11 Ultra Pro Keyboard” just hit Samsung’s online store at the price of $399, nearly twice the price of the existing “Book Cover Keyboard Slim” for Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra, and $50 above that of Apple’s Magic Keyboard for the 13-inch iPad Pro.
For that lofty price tag, you’re getting what is essentially the bottom half of a laptop.
The “Pro Keyboard” attaches to the Tab S11 Ultra through its rear pins, propping the tablet up at your desired angle in the process – sort of like the Pixel C. A second kickstand comes out of the back to balance the whole setup.
Added on to the tablet, then, is a full QWERTY keyboard, a dedicated Galaxy AI key, and then a full-size trackpad. The keyboard connects to the tablet without Bluetooth, and actually has no battery built-in either – it just draws the needed power from the tablet itself.
You can also close up the keyboard + tablet combo like you would a traditional laptop, and the keyboard itself looks very thin alongside the tablet. Samsung says it measures 5.3 mm thick – 0.2mm thicker than the Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra – and weighs 636g, just shy of the tablet’s own weight. Together, that’s around 1,300g or 2.86lbs. In other words, about the weight of a MacBook Air. In terms of thickness, Samsung’s combo is probably in that same ballpark of around 11mm – there’s a gap between the tablet and keyboard.
There are no additional ports on the keyboard, but you do get some customizable keys to open favorite apps – something Samsung debuted on a prior physical keyboard. It also comes in silver and gray color options.
The Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra Pro Keyboard is available for purchase now on Samsung’s website, though inital reactions are not great. One early review notes that the keyboard doesn’t have backlighting, doesn’t protect the back of the tablet, and “has a hinge that will guaranteed break within months.”
There’s currently no sign of this keyboard coming to the base Tab S11.
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