Screen size
Galaxy Tab S12 UltraWinner: 14.6"+75%
S8530 Wave II3.7"
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
S8530 Wave II
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
S8530 Wave II
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
S8530 Wave II
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
S8530 Wave II
HSDPA 900 / 2100
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
S8530 Wave II
-
5G bands
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
SA/NSA/Sub6
S8530 Wave II
-
Speed
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
S8530 Wave II
HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
Announced
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
2026, September 30
S8530 Wave II
2010, October. Released 2010, November
Status
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Released Oct 7, 2026
S8530 Wave 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)
S8530 Wave II
123.9 x 59.8 x 11.8 mm (4.88 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
Weight
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
692 g or 695 g (1.53 lb)
S8530 Wave II
135 g (4.76 oz)
Build
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
S8530 Wave II
-
SIM
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)
S8530 Wave 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
S8530 Wave II
-
Type
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)
S8530 Wave II
Super Clear LCD
Size
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
14.6 inches, 617.8 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio)
S8530 Wave II
3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~52.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
1848 x 2960 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~239 ppi density)
S8530 Wave II
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8530 Wave II
Corning Gorilla Glass
Other
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8530 Wave II
Handwriting recognition
OS
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
S8530 Wave II
bada 1.2, TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)
S8530 Wave II
Hummingbird
CPU
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Octa-core (1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium & 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro)
S8530 Wave II
1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
S8530 Wave II
PowerVR SGX540
Card slot
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
S8530 Wave II
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
S8530 Wave II
2GB
Other
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
UFS
S8530 Wave II
-
Dual
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
S8530 Wave II
-
Features
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
LED flash, HDR, panorama
S8530 Wave II
LED flash
Video
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
S8530 Wave II
720p@30fps
Single
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8530 Wave II
5 MP, AF
Single
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
S8530 Wave II
Yes
Features
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
HDR
S8530 Wave II
-
Video
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
S8530 Wave II
Loudspeaker
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
S8530 Wave II
Yes
3.5mm jack
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
No
S8530 Wave II
Yes
WLAN
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
S8530 Wave II
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
6.0, A2DP, LE
S8530 Wave II
3.0, A2DP
Positioning
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
S8530 Wave II
GPS, A-GPS, Samsung Mobile Navigator
NFC
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
No
S8530 Wave II
-
Radio
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
No
S8530 Wave II
Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording
USB
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
S8530 Wave II
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
S8530 Wave II
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
S8530 Wave II
TV-Out MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player MP4/MKV/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player Organizer Music recognition Picsel document viewer Photo editor Voice memo Predictive text input (T9 Trace)
Browser
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8530 Wave II
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Type
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Li-Po 11600 mAh
S8530 Wave II
Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Charging
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
45W wired, 100% in 95 min
S8530 Wave II
-
Stand-by
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8530 Wave II
Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk time
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8530 Wave II
Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Colors
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Gray, Silver
S8530 Wave II
Ebony Gray
Models
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
SM-X940, SM-X946
S8530 Wave II
-
SAR EU
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
0.47 W/kg (body)
S8530 Wave II
0.39 W/kg (head)
Price
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
About 1570 EUR
S8530 Wave II
About 120 EUR
SAR
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8530 Wave II
0.41 W/kg (head) 0.44 W/kg (body)