Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra vs Samsung I909 Galaxy S:…

Screen size

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra14.6"+73%

I909 Galaxy S4.0"

Technology

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

I909 Galaxy S

GSM / CDMA / EVDO

2G bands

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

I909 Galaxy S

GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

3G bands

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

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

I909 Galaxy S

4G bands

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

LTE

Resolution

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra1,848 × 2,960 px+93%

I909 Galaxy S480 × 800 px

Refresh rate

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra120 Hz

I909 Galaxy S—

Peak brightness

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra1,600 nits

I909 Galaxy S—

Pixel density

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra239 ppi+2.5%

I909 Galaxy S233 ppi

CPU speed

Galaxy Tab S12 UltraOcta-core (1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium & 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro)+76%

I909 Galaxy S1.0 GHz Cortex-A8

RAM

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra12.0 GB

I909 Galaxy S—

Storage

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra256 GB+94%

I909 Galaxy S16 GB

Main camera

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra13.0 MP+62%

I909 Galaxy S5.0 MP

Front camera

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra12.0 MP

I909 Galaxy S—

Battery

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra11,600 mAh+87%

I909 Galaxy S1,500 mAh

Wired charging

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra45 W

I909 Galaxy S—

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra692 g

I909 Galaxy S123 g+463%

Thickness

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra5.1 mm+112%

I909 Galaxy S10.8 mm

IP rating

Galaxy Tab S12 UltraIP68

I909 Galaxy S—

Wi‑Fi

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultrawifi 6e

I909 Galaxy SWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra6+50%

I909 Galaxy S3.0, A2DP, aptX

USB

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra3.2+38%

I909 Galaxy SmicroUSB 2.0

5G support

Galaxy Tab S12 UltraYes+100%

I909 Galaxy SNo

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12 UltraNo

I909 Galaxy S—

3.5mm jack

Galaxy Tab S12 UltraNo

I909 Galaxy SYes+100%

SD card

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12 UltraYes

I909 Galaxy SYes

Stereo speakers

Galaxy Tab S12 UltraYes

I909 Galaxy S—

5G bands

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

SA/NSA/Sub6

I909 Galaxy S

Speed

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only

I909 Galaxy S

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

GPRS

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

I909 Galaxy S

Yes

EDGE

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

I909 Galaxy S

Yes

Announced

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

2026, September 30

I909 Galaxy S

2010, September. Released 2010, October

Status

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

Released Oct 7, 2026

I909 Galaxy S

Discontinued

Dimensions

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

326.3 x 208.5 x 5.1 mm (12.85 x 8.21 x 0.20 in)

I909 Galaxy S

123 x 64.2 x 10.8 mm (4.84 x 2.53 x 0.43 in)

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

692 g or 695 g (1.53 lb)

I909 Galaxy S

123 g (4.34 oz)

Build

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back

I909 Galaxy S

SIM

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)

I909 Galaxy S

Mini-SIM

Other

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

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

I909 Galaxy S

Type

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

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

I909 Galaxy S

Super AMOLED

Size

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

14.6 inches, 617.8 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio)

I909 Galaxy S

4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~57.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

1848 x 2960 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~239 ppi density)

I909 Galaxy S

480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)

Protection

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

I909 Galaxy S

Corning Gorilla Glass

Other

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

I909 Galaxy S

TouchWiz 3.0 UI

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

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

I909 Galaxy S

Android 2.1 (Eclair)

Chipset

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)

I909 Galaxy S

Hummingbird

CPU

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

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

I909 Galaxy S

1.0 GHz Cortex-A8

GPU

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

I909 Galaxy S

PowerVR SGX540

Card slot

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

I909 Galaxy S

microSDHC (dedicated slot)

Internal

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM

I909 Galaxy S

16GB

Other

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

UFS

I909 Galaxy S

Dual

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)

I909 Galaxy S

Features

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

LED flash, HDR, panorama

I909 Galaxy S

Video

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

I909 Galaxy S

720p@30fps

Single

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

I909 Galaxy S

5 MP, AF

Single

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)

I909 Galaxy S

VGA

Features

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

HDR

I909 Galaxy S

Video

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

I909 Galaxy S

Loudspeaker

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

I909 Galaxy S

Yes

3.5mm jack

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

I909 Galaxy S

Yes

WLAN

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

I909 Galaxy S

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

6.0, A2DP, LE

I909 Galaxy S

3.0, A2DP, aptX

Positioning

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

I909 Galaxy S

GPS, A-GPS

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

I909 Galaxy S

Radio

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

I909 Galaxy S

Stereo FM radio, RDS

USB

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector

I909 Galaxy S

microUSB 2.0

Sensors

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

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

I909 Galaxy S

Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Other

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

I909 Galaxy S

MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player TV-out Photo/video editor Document editor

Browser

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

I909 Galaxy S

HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

Type

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

Li-Po 11600 mAh

I909 Galaxy S

Removable Li-Po 1500 mAh battery

Charging

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

45W wired, 100% in 95 min

I909 Galaxy S

Colors

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

Gray, Silver

I909 Galaxy S

Black

Models

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

SM-X940, SM-X946

I909 Galaxy S

SAR EU

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

0.47 W/kg (body)

I909 Galaxy S

0.27 W/kg (head)

Price

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

About 1570 EUR

I909 Galaxy S

About 200 EUR

SAR

Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

I909 Galaxy S

0.17 W/kg (head) 0.34 W/kg (body)

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