Screen size
Galaxy S III T9994.8"
Galaxy Tab S12+Winner: 12.6"+62%
Quick verdict
Galaxy Tab S12+ leads the measured specs 18-4.
Measured wins
Galaxy S III T999
4
spec wins
Ties
1
equal specs
Galaxy Tab S12+
18
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy S III T999
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Galaxy Tab S12+
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
Galaxy S III T999
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - T999, T999L
Galaxy Tab S12+
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy S III T999
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - T999, T999L
Galaxy Tab S12+
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Galaxy S III T999
4, 27 - T999L
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 T999
HSPA, LTE (T999L)
Galaxy Tab S12+
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
5G bands
Galaxy S III T999
-
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 T999
2012, June. Released 2012, June
Galaxy Tab S12+
2026, September 30
Status
Galaxy S III T999
Discontinued
Galaxy Tab S12+
Available. Released 2026, October 07
Dimensions
Galaxy S III T999
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 T999
133 g (4.69 oz)
Galaxy Tab S12+
553 g or 555 g (1.22 lb)
SIM
Galaxy S III T999
Micro-SIM
Galaxy Tab S12+
Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)
Build
Galaxy S III T999
-
Galaxy Tab S12+
Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
Other
Galaxy S III T999
-
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 T999
Super AMOLED
Galaxy Tab S12+
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)
Size
Galaxy S III T999
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 T999
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 T999
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
Other
Galaxy S III T999
TouchWiz UI v5.0
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
OS
Galaxy S III T999
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
Galaxy Tab S12+
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
Chipset
Galaxy S III T999
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
Galaxy Tab S12+
MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)
CPU
Galaxy S III T999
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 T999
Adreno 225
Galaxy Tab S12+
Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
Card slot
Galaxy S III T999
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Galaxy Tab S12+
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Galaxy S III T999
16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
Galaxy Tab S12+
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
Other
Galaxy S III T999
-
Galaxy Tab S12+
UFS
Single
Galaxy S III T999
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 T999
LED flash
Galaxy Tab S12+
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Galaxy S III T999
1080p@30fps
Galaxy Tab S12+
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Single
Galaxy S III T999
1.9 MP, f/2.6
Galaxy Tab S12+
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
Video
Galaxy S III T999
720p@30fps
Galaxy Tab S12+
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
Galaxy S III T999
-
Galaxy Tab S12+
HDR
Loudspeaker
Galaxy S III T999
Yes
Galaxy Tab S12+
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
3.5mm jack
Galaxy S III T999
Yes
Galaxy Tab S12+
No
WLAN
Galaxy S III T999
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 T999
4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
Galaxy Tab S12+
6.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Galaxy S III T999
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Galaxy Tab S12+
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Galaxy S III T999
Yes
Galaxy Tab S12+
No
Radio
Galaxy S III T999
No
Galaxy Tab S12+
No
USB
Galaxy S III T999
microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Galaxy Tab S12+
USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
Sensors
Galaxy S III T999
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Galaxy Tab S12+
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other
Galaxy S III T999
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 T999
Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Galaxy Tab S12+
Li-Po 10600 mAh
Stand-by
Galaxy S III T999
Up to 300 h (3G)
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
Talk time
Galaxy S III T999
Up to 13 h (3G)
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
Music play
Galaxy S III T999
Up to 48 h
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
Charging
Galaxy S III T999
-
Galaxy Tab S12+
45W wired, 100% in 95 min
Colors
Galaxy S III T999
Pebble blue, Marble white
Galaxy Tab S12+
Gray, Silver
Models
Galaxy S III T999
SGH-T999
Galaxy Tab S12+
SM-X840, SM-X846
SAR
Galaxy S III T999
0.43 W/kg (head) 1.26 W/kg (body)
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
SAR EU
Galaxy S III T999
0.20 W/kg (head)
Galaxy Tab S12+
0.77 W/kg (body)
Price
Galaxy S III T999
About 310 EUR
Galaxy Tab S12+
About 1330 EUR