Samsung tab s11 ultra stuttering video playback (does not happen on s9 ultra)

Jaju123 — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:40:55 GMT

I have recently got a s11 ultra 16gb/1tb thinking it is an upgrade from the s9 ultra. However, I am disappointed that video playback is stuttering and dropping frames for certain videos. This is weird as my oppo find x9 pro with similar mediatek chipset does not drop frames, and neither does the tab s9 ultra I have here too. The s11 ultra was just set up and is doing this with barely anything installed out of the box.

The s11 ultra drops frames/judders when:

Watching pluribus or similar content on apple tv.
Watching locally downloaded 4k hdr 24 fps content on the inbuilt player, or VLC, or mx player pro.
The videos are on inbuilt storage.
Watching 1080p 24fps x265 content locally downloaded with any video player.

It doesn't stutter when:

Playing back 4k hdr 60fps local content (maybe 30 fps also works OK, haven't tested).
Watching YouTube videos of any kind.
Prime video seems ok.

I posted this on reddit and reportedly it happens on the regular s11 as well. Does anyone have any idea how to fix this? I imagine it needs a bug fix from samsung.

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