Before Galaxy Unpacked 2023, if you wanted a waterproof tablet, you'd have to buy some bulky, rugged behemoth that's not suited for casually streaming in bed. Now, the water-resistant Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 is going to jump-start a new conversation about why, exactly, companies don't protect your tablets the same way they shield your phones (and everything else).
If Samsung or Apple sold a flagship phone that wasn't water-resistant today, it would cause an uproar. Consumers have gotten accustomed to it since the Galaxy S6 and iPhone 7 made IP68 dust and water resistance the industry standard by 2016.
