Screen size
Galaxy Tab S12 UltraWinner: 14.6"+73%
S8600 Wave 34.0"
Quick verdict
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra leads the measured specs 20-2.
Measured wins
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
20
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
1
equal specs
S8600 Wave 3
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
S8600 Wave 3
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
S8600 Wave 3
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
S8600 Wave 3
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
S8600 Wave 3
-
5G bands
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
SA/NSA/Sub6
S8600 Wave 3
-
Speed
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
S8600 Wave 3
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Announced
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
2026, September 30
S8600 Wave 3
2011, August. Released 2011, October
Status
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Released Oct 7, 2026
S8600 Wave 3
Discontinued
Dimensions
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
326.3 x 208.5 x 5.1 mm (12.85 x 8.21 x 0.20 in)
S8600 Wave 3
125.9 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm (4.96 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
Weight
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
692 g or 695 g (1.53 lb)
S8600 Wave 3
122 g (4.30 oz)
Build
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
S8600 Wave 3
-
SIM
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)
S8600 Wave 3
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
S8600 Wave 3
-
Type
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)
S8600 Wave 3
Super AMOLED
Size
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
14.6 inches, 617.8 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio)
S8600 Wave 3
4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~56.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
1848 x 2960 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~239 ppi density)
S8600 Wave 3
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8600 Wave 3
Corning Gorilla Glass
Other
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8600 Wave 3
TouchWiz UI - Handwriting recognition
OS
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
S8600 Wave 3
bada 2.0
Chipset
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)
S8600 Wave 3
-
CPU
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Octa-core (1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium & 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro)
S8600 Wave 3
1.4 GHz Scorpion
GPU
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
S8600 Wave 3
-
Card slot
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
S8600 Wave 3
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
S8600 Wave 3
4GB
Other
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
UFS
S8600 Wave 3
-
Dual
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
S8600 Wave 3
-
Features
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
LED flash, HDR, panorama
S8600 Wave 3
LED flash
Video
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
S8600 Wave 3
720p@30fps
Single
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8600 Wave 3
5 MP, AF
Single
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
S8600 Wave 3
VGA
Features
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
HDR
S8600 Wave 3
-
Video
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
S8600 Wave 3
Loudspeaker
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
S8600 Wave 3
Yes
3.5mm jack
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
No
S8600 Wave 3
Yes
WLAN
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
S8600 Wave 3
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, UMA, hotspot
Bluetooth
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
6.0, A2DP, LE
S8600 Wave 3
3.0, A2DP, EDR
Positioning
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
S8600 Wave 3
GPS, A-GPS, Samsung Mobile Navigator
NFC
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
No
S8600 Wave 3
-
Radio
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
No
S8600 Wave 3
Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording
USB
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
S8600 Wave 3
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
S8600 Wave 3
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
S8600 Wave 3
Samsung ChatON TV-Out MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/Flac player MP4/MKV/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player Organizer Music recognition Document viewer Photo editor Voice memo Predictive text input (T9 Trace)
Type
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Li-Po 11600 mAh
S8600 Wave 3
Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Charging
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
45W wired, 100% in 95 min
S8600 Wave 3
-
Stand-by
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8600 Wave 3
Up to 535 h (2G) / Up to 517 h (3G)
Talk time
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8600 Wave 3
Up to 14 h 15 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Colors
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
Gray, Silver
S8600 Wave 3
Black
Models
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
SM-X940, SM-X946
S8600 Wave 3
-
SAR EU
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
0.47 W/kg (body)
S8600 Wave 3
0.83 W/kg (head)
Price
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
About 1570 EUR
S8600 Wave 3
About 150 EUR
SAR
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
-
S8600 Wave 3
0.53 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body)