Samsung C5220 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S12+: Which is better?

Screen size

C52202.0"

Galaxy Tab S12+12.6"+84%

Technology

C5220

GSM / HSPA

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

C5220

GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

C5220

HSDPA 850

Galaxy Tab S12+

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

Speed

C5220

HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps

Resolution

C5220176 × 220 px

Galaxy Tab S12+1,752 × 2,800 px+99%

Refresh rate

C5220—

Galaxy Tab S12+120 Hz

Peak brightness

C5220—

Galaxy Tab S12+1,600 nits

Pixel density

C5220141 ppi

Galaxy Tab S12+262 ppi+46%

CPU speed

C5220—

Galaxy Tab S12+Octa-core (1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium & 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro)

RAM

C5220—

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 GB

Storage

C5220—

Galaxy Tab S12+256 GB

Main camera

C52203.0 MP

Galaxy Tab S12+13.0 MP+77%

Front camera

C5220—

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 MP

Battery

C5220960 mAh

Galaxy Tab S12+10,600 mAh+91%

Wired charging

C5220—

Galaxy Tab S12+45 W

Weight

C5220100 g+453%

Galaxy Tab S12+553 g

Thickness

C522018.2 mm

Galaxy Tab S12+5.3 mm+243%

IP rating

C5220—

Galaxy Tab S12+IP68

Wi‑Fi

C5220No

Galaxy Tab S12+wifi 6e

Bluetooth

C5220Yes

Galaxy Tab S12+6

USB

C5220Proprietary

Galaxy Tab S12+3.2

5G support

C5220No

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes+100%

NFC

C5220—

Galaxy Tab S12+No

3.5mm jack

equal specs

C5220No

Galaxy Tab S12+No

SD card

equal specs

C5220Yes

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

Stereo speakers

C5220—

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

4G bands

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

5G bands

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

Announced

C5220

2009, March. Released 2009, March

Galaxy Tab S12+

2026, September 30

Status

C5220

Discontinued

Galaxy Tab S12+

Available. Released 2026, October 07

Dimensions

C5220

99 x 49.5 x 18.2 mm (3.90 x 1.95 x 0.72 in)

Galaxy Tab S12+

289.5 x 187.8 x 5.3 mm (11.40 x 7.39 x 0.21 in)

Weight

C5220

100 g (3.53 oz)

Galaxy Tab S12+

553 g or 555 g (1.22 lb)

SIM

C5220

Mini-SIM

Galaxy Tab S12+

Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)

Build

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back

Other

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus support Enhanced Armor Aluminum

Type

C5220

TFT, 256K colors

Galaxy Tab S12+

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)

Size

C5220

2.0 inches, 12.6 cm2 (~25.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Galaxy Tab S12+

12.6 inches, 460.6 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

C5220

176 x 220 pixels (~141 ppi density)

Galaxy Tab S12+

1752 x 2800 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~262 ppi density)

Other

C5220

External 1 inch black and White FSTN display(96 x 96 pixels)

Galaxy Tab S12+

Card slot

C5220

microSD (dedicated slot)

Galaxy Tab S12+

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Phonebook

C5220

1000 contacts, Photo call

Galaxy Tab S12+

Call records

C5220

30 dialed, received, missed calls

Galaxy Tab S12+

Internal

C5220

35MB

Galaxy Tab S12+

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Other

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

UFS

Single

C5220

1.3 MP

Galaxy Tab S12+

13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF

Video

C5220

Yes

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Features

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Single

C5220

Yes

Galaxy Tab S12+

12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)

Video

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Features

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

HDR

Loudspeaker

C5220

Yes

Galaxy Tab S12+

Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

3.5mm jack

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

WLAN

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

C5220

Yes

Galaxy Tab S12+

6.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Radio

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

USB

C5220

Proprietary

Galaxy Tab S12+

USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector

NFC

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

Sensors

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Messaging

C5220

SMS, MMS, Email

Galaxy Tab S12+

Browser

C5220

WAP 2.0/xHTML

Galaxy Tab S12+

Games

C5220

Yes

Galaxy Tab S12+

Java

C5220

Yes

Galaxy Tab S12+

Other

C5220

MP3/AAC/WMA/MP4 player Organizer Voice memo Predictive text input

Galaxy Tab S12+

Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

Type

C5220

Removable Li-Ion 960 mAh battery

Galaxy Tab S12+

Li-Po 10600 mAh

Stand-by

C5220

Up to 250 h

Galaxy Tab S12+

Talk time

C5220

Up to 2 h

Galaxy Tab S12+

Charging

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

45W wired, 100% in 95 min

Colors

C5220

Grey, Red, Black

Galaxy Tab S12+

Gray, Silver

SAR EU

C5220

1.26 W/kg (head)

Galaxy Tab S12+

0.77 W/kg (body)

Price

C5220

About 60 EUR

Galaxy Tab S12+

About 1330 EUR

Models

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

SM-X840, SM-X846

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9

Chipset

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)

CPU

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

Octa-core (1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium & 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro)

GPU

C5220

Galaxy Tab S12+

Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

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