Dope Tech: STILL so good!

MKBHD revisits four products — Logitech MX Master 4, Devialet Phantom Ultimate, Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra, and Nikon ZR — testing whether successors to dope tech legends still deliver.

• Nikon ZR ($2,200) undercuts Sony FX3 ($4,000) while shooting 6K 60fps R3D, 15 stops dynamic range, and 7.5 stops IBIS — first affordable RED camera with real autofocus.
• Nikon acquired RED; the ZR is the first consumer product from the merger and one of the rare cases where an acquisition produced a clear consumer win.
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra is 5.1mm thin — thinner than iPad Pro and iPhone Air — with a 14.6-inch 3K AMOLED, 11,600 mAh battery, and starts $100 less than the big iPad Pro at $1,200.
• Logitech MX Master 4 adds haptic feedback via a thumb-area motor, a new plastic finish to avoid the rubber degradation of older models, and a third customizable front button; polling rate is still 120Hz vs gaming mice at 8,000Hz.
• Devialet Phantom Ultimate tops out at 108 dB, weighs ~25 lbs per unit, and supports stereo pairing; hype has cooled despite improved drivers and a new app.
• Tab S11 Ultra runs flexible window management with saveable multi-window desktop layouts — a direct counter to iPadOS 26’s software improvements.
• Nikon ZR uses R3D NE (compressed RAW, not full R3D), has no EVF, no full-size HDMI, and a micro SD slot alongside CF Express — ergonomic compromises for a cinema-oriented camera.

2025-11-21 · Watch on YouTube