Screen size
Galaxy Tab S12 UltraWinner: 14.6"+79%
S5260 Star II3.0"
Quick verdict
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra leads the measured specs 19-3.
Measured wins
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
19
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
1
equal specs
S5260 Star II
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
S5260 Star II
GSM
2G bands
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
S5260 Star II
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
S5260 Star II
-
4G bands
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
LTE
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
S5260 Star II
-
5G bands
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
SA/NSA/Sub6
S5260 Star II
-
Speed
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
S5260 Star II
-
GPRS
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S5260 Star II
Class 12
EDGE
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S5260 Star II
Yes
Announced
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
2026, September 30
S5260 Star II
2011, January. Released 2011, February
Status
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Released Oct 7, 2026
S5260 Star II
Discontinued
Dimensions
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
326.3 x 208.5 x 5.1 mm (12.85 x 8.21 x 0.20 in)
S5260 Star II
107.5 x 54 x 12.4 mm (4.23 x 2.13 x 0.49 in)
Weight
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
692 g or 695 g (1.53 lb)
S5260 Star II
94 g (3.32 oz)
Build
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
S5260 Star II
-
SIM
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)
S5260 Star II
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
S5260 Star II
-
Type
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)
S5260 Star II
TFT, 256K colors
Size
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
14.6 inches, 617.8 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio)
S5260 Star II
3.0 inches, 25.6 cm2 (~44.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
1848 x 2960 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~239 ppi density)
S5260 Star II
240 x 400 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~155 ppi density)
Other
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S5260 Star II
TouchWiz UI 3.0
OS
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
S5260 Star II
-
Chipset
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)
S5260 Star II
-
CPU
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Octa-core (1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium & 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro)
S5260 Star II
-
GPU
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
S5260 Star II
-
Card slot
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
S5260 Star II
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
S5260 Star II
30MB
Other
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
UFS
S5260 Star II
-
Phonebook
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S5260 Star II
Yes, Photocall
Call records
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S5260 Star II
30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls
Dual
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
S5260 Star II
-
Features
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
LED flash, HDR, panorama
S5260 Star II
-
Video
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
S5260 Star II
320p@15fps
Single
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S5260 Star II
3.15 MP
Single
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
S5260 Star II
-
Features
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
HDR
S5260 Star II
-
Video
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
S5260 Star II
-
Other
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S5260 Star II
No
Loudspeaker
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
S5260 Star II
Yes
3.5mm jack
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
No
S5260 Star II
Yes
WLAN
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
S5260 Star II
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
6.0, A2DP, LE
S5260 Star II
3.0, A2DP
Positioning
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
S5260 Star II
No
NFC
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
No
S5260 Star II
-
Radio
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
No
S5260 Star II
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
S5260 Star II
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
S5260 Star II
Accelerometer
Other
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
S5260 Star II
Facebook, Twitter Gtalk, AIM, Facebook chat, Yahoo IM MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player H.264/MP4 player Organizer Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Voice memo Predictive text input
Messaging
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S5260 Star II
SMS, MMS, Email, IM
Browser
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S5260 Star II
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S5260 Star II
Yes + downloadable
Java
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S5260 Star II
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Type
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Li-Po 11600 mAh
S5260 Star II
Removable Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery
Charging
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
45W wired, 100% in 95 min
S5260 Star II
-
Stand-by
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S5260 Star II
Up to 900 h
Talk time
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S5260 Star II
Up to 8 h 20 min
Colors
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Gray, Silver
S5260 Star II
Black, White
Models
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
SM-X940, SM-X946
S5260 Star II
-
SAR EU
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
0.47 W/kg (body)
S5260 Star II
0.96 W/kg (head)
Price
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
About 1570 EUR
S5260 Star II
About 70 EUR
SAR
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S5260 Star II
0.68 W/kg (head) 0.63 W/kg (body)