Here are Samsung's plans for the Galaxy Tab S8, Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Buds Live 2

Compared to 2020, Samsung plans to increase production of tablets and smartwatches and wireless headphones by 6% and 35%, respectively, in 2022, reports The Elec. These estimates are apparently based on production plans that Samsung has shared with nearly 30 of its major component suppliers.

Samsung aims to manufacture 33.6 million Galaxy tablets in 2022. This year, tablet sales are expected to increase by 3% to 32 million units, compared to 31 million units in 2020. Of these 33.6 million units, 60% will be mid-range Galaxy Tab A tablets. The Galaxy Tab A7 Lite and A8 will be produced at 11 million units each, while the A7 will be produced at 1.2 million units.

The Galaxy Tab A8 is rumored to feature a 10.5-inch LCD display with 1920x1200 resolution. It will apparently be equipped with the Unisoc T618 chip, which will be associated with 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. The tablet will likely offer a 5-megapixel front camera and an 8-megapixel rear camera. Rounding out the specs would be a 7,040mAh capacity battery with fast charging support, a quad-speaker setup with Dolby Atmos sound, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a sensor. fingerprint encrusted on the side.

The South Korean giant apparently intends to manufacture 400,000 units of the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, the top-end model which is said to have a 14.6-inch display with a notch to house the dual front cameras, dual rear cameras. back and a battery with a capacity of 11,500 mAh. This series will likely be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 chip, and the Ultra model will offer up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. Samsung is reportedly pitching the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra as a rival to Apple's iPad Pro and it could end up being one of the best tablets of 2022.

The 12.4-inch Galaxy Tab S8+ and the 11-inch Galaxy Tab S8 will be produced in 900,000 and 1.2 million units respectively. The start of production is scheduled for the first quarter of 2022. The manufacture of a fourth model, the S8 Lite, would start in the third quarter of 2022. This variant will be produced at 1.6 million units.

Focus wearables

Samsung was previously expected to unveil the Galaxy Tab S8 series alongside the Galaxy S22 lineup in early 2022, but those plans have been impacted by a novel coronavirus outbreak at a Korean factory where Galaxy devices are developed and tested. Although the Galaxy S22 is still on track to be unveiled in February, Samsung may delay the launch of the Tab S8 line.

Samsung is targeting a production of 1.9 million units and 23 million units respectively for the Galaxy Watch series and the Galaxy Buds range. The Galaxy Watch 5 and Buds Live 2 will likely go into production in Q3 2022, and Buds Pro 2 manufacturing will begin sometime in Q2.

The South Korean company is said to be aiming for tighter integration between its wearables and smartphones to drive growth. We got a taste of this strategy with the Galaxy Watch 4, which doesn't work with an iPhone and must be paired with a Samsung smartphone for maximum use.