Screen size
Galaxy S III I7474.8"
Galaxy Tab S12+Winner: 12.6"+62%
Quick verdict
Galaxy Tab S12+ leads the measured specs 18-4.
Measured wins
Galaxy S III I747
4
spec wins
Ties
1
equal specs
Galaxy Tab S12+
18
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy S III I747
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Galaxy Tab S12+
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
Galaxy S III I747
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Galaxy Tab S12+
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy S III I747
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Galaxy Tab S12+
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Galaxy S III I747
4, 17
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
NFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
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
Speed
Galaxy S III I747
HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Galaxy Tab S12+
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
5G bands
Galaxy S III I747
-
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
Galaxy S III I747
2012, June. Released 2012, July
Galaxy Tab S12+
2026, September 30
Status
Galaxy S III I747
Discontinued
Galaxy Tab S12+
Available. Released 2026, October 07
Dimensions
Galaxy S III I747
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Galaxy Tab S12+
289.5 x 187.8 x 5.3 mm (11.40 x 7.39 x 0.21 in)
Weight
Galaxy S III I747
134 g (4.73 oz)
Galaxy Tab S12+
553 g or 555 g (1.22 lb)
SIM
Galaxy S III I747
Micro-SIM
Galaxy Tab S12+
Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)
Build
Galaxy S III I747
-
Galaxy Tab S12+
Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
Other
Galaxy S III I747
-
Galaxy Tab S12+
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus support Enhanced Armor Aluminum
Type
Galaxy S III I747
Super AMOLED
Galaxy Tab S12+
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)
Size
Galaxy S III I747
4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Galaxy Tab S12+
12.6 inches, 460.6 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy S III I747
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)
Galaxy Tab S12+
1752 x 2800 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~262 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy S III I747
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
OS
Galaxy S III I747
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI
Galaxy Tab S12+
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
Chipset
Galaxy S III I747
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
Galaxy Tab S12+
MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)
CPU
Galaxy S III I747
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Galaxy Tab S12+
Octa-core (1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium & 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro)
GPU
Galaxy S III I747
Adreno 225
Galaxy Tab S12+
Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
Card slot
Galaxy S III I747
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Galaxy Tab S12+
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Galaxy S III I747
16GB 2GB RAM
Galaxy Tab S12+
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
Other
Galaxy S III I747
-
Galaxy Tab S12+
UFS
Single
Galaxy S III I747
8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF
Galaxy Tab S12+
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
Features
Galaxy S III I747
LED flash
Galaxy Tab S12+
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Galaxy S III I747
1080p@30fps
Galaxy Tab S12+
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Single
Galaxy S III I747
1.9 MP, f/2.6
Galaxy Tab S12+
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
Video
Galaxy S III I747
720p@30fps
Galaxy Tab S12+
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
Galaxy S III I747
-
Galaxy Tab S12+
HDR
Loudspeaker
Galaxy S III I747
Yes
Galaxy Tab S12+
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
3.5mm jack
Galaxy S III I747
Yes
Galaxy Tab S12+
No
WLAN
Galaxy S III I747
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Galaxy Tab S12+
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Galaxy S III I747
4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
Galaxy Tab S12+
6.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Galaxy S III I747
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Galaxy Tab S12+
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Galaxy S III I747
Yes
Galaxy Tab S12+
No
Radio
Galaxy S III I747
No
Galaxy Tab S12+
No
USB
Galaxy S III I747
microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Galaxy Tab S12+
USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
Sensors
Galaxy S III I747
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Galaxy Tab S12+
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other
Galaxy S III I747
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player Photo/video editor Document editor
Galaxy Tab S12+
Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Type
Galaxy S III I747
Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Galaxy Tab S12+
Li-Po 10600 mAh
Stand-by
Galaxy S III I747
Up to 300 h (3G)
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
Talk time
Galaxy S III I747
Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
Charging
Galaxy S III I747
-
Galaxy Tab S12+
45W wired, 100% in 95 min
Colors
Galaxy S III I747
Pebble blue, Marble white, Garnet Red
Galaxy Tab S12+
Gray, Silver
Models
Galaxy S III I747
SGH-I747
Galaxy Tab S12+
SM-X840, SM-X846
SAR
Galaxy S III I747
0.74 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body)
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
SAR EU
Galaxy S III I747
0.20 W/kg (head)
Galaxy Tab S12+
0.77 W/kg (body)
Price
Galaxy S III I747
About 300 EUR
Galaxy Tab S12+
About 1330 EUR