Screen size
Galaxy Tab S12 UltraWinner: 14.6"+77%
S8500 Wave3.3"
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
S8500 Wave
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
S8500 Wave
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
S8500 Wave
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
S8500 Wave
HSDPA 900 / 2100 , HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
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
S8500 Wave
-
5G bands
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
SA/NSA/Sub6
S8500 Wave
-
Speed
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
S8500 Wave
HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
Announced
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
2026, September 30
S8500 Wave
2010, February. Released 2010, April
Status
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Released Oct 7, 2026
S8500 Wave
Discontinued
Dimensions
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
326.3 x 208.5 x 5.1 mm (12.85 x 8.21 x 0.20 in)
S8500 Wave
118 x 56 x 10.9 mm (4.65 x 2.20 x 0.43 in)
Weight
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
692 g or 695 g (1.53 lb)
S8500 Wave
118 g (4.16 oz)
Build
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
S8500 Wave
-
SIM
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)
S8500 Wave
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
S8500 Wave
-
Type
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)
S8500 Wave
Super AMOLED
Size
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
14.6 inches, 617.8 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio)
S8500 Wave
3.3 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~46.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
1848 x 2960 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~239 ppi density)
S8500 Wave
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~283 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8500 Wave
Corning Gorilla Glass
Other
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8500 Wave
Handwriting recognition
OS
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
S8500 Wave
Bada, upgradable to 2.0, TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)
S8500 Wave
Hummingbird
CPU
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Octa-core (1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium & 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro)
S8500 Wave
1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
S8500 Wave
PowerVR SGX540
Card slot
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
S8500 Wave
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
S8500 Wave
390MB
Other
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
UFS
S8500 Wave
-
Dual
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
S8500 Wave
-
Features
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
LED flash, HDR, panorama
S8500 Wave
LED flash
Video
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
S8500 Wave
720p@30fps
Single
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8500 Wave
5 MP, AF
Single
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
S8500 Wave
Yes
Features
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
HDR
S8500 Wave
-
Video
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
S8500 Wave
Loudspeaker
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
S8500 Wave
Yes
3.5mm jack
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
No
S8500 Wave
Yes
WLAN
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
S8500 Wave
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
6.0, A2DP, LE
S8500 Wave
3.0, A2DP
Positioning
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
S8500 Wave
GPS, A-GPS, Samsung Mobile Navigator
NFC
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
No
S8500 Wave
-
Radio
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
No
S8500 Wave
Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording
USB
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
S8500 Wave
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
S8500 Wave
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
S8500 Wave
TV-Out MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player MP4/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player Organizer Picsel document viewer Photo editor Voice memo Predictive text input (T9 Trace)
Browser
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8500 Wave
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Type
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Li-Po 11600 mAh
S8500 Wave
Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Charging
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
45W wired, 100% in 95 min
S8500 Wave
-
Stand-by
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8500 Wave
Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G)
Talk time
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8500 Wave
Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Music play
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8500 Wave
Up to 35 h
Colors
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Gray, Silver
S8500 Wave
Ebony Gray
Models
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
SM-X940, SM-X946
S8500 Wave
-
SAR EU
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
0.47 W/kg (body)
S8500 Wave
0.99 W/kg (head)
Price
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
About 1570 EUR
S8500 Wave
About 160 EUR