Screen size
Galaxy Tab S12+Winner: 12.6"+62%
I9300 Galaxy S III4.8"
Quick verdict
Galaxy Tab S12+ leads the measured specs 18-4.
Measured wins
Galaxy Tab S12+
18
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
1
equal specs
I9300 Galaxy S III
4
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy Tab S12+
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
I9300 Galaxy S III
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
Galaxy Tab S12+
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
I9300 Galaxy S III
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy Tab S12+
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
I9300 Galaxy S III
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Galaxy Tab S12+
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
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
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-
5G bands
Galaxy Tab S12+
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
I9300 Galaxy S III
-
Speed
Galaxy Tab S12+
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
I9300 Galaxy S III
HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Announced
Galaxy Tab S12+
2026, September 30
I9300 Galaxy S III
2012, May. Released 2012, May
Status
Galaxy Tab S12+
Available. Released 2026, October 07
I9300 Galaxy S III
Discontinued
Dimensions
Galaxy Tab S12+
289.5 x 187.8 x 5.3 mm (11.40 x 7.39 x 0.21 in)
I9300 Galaxy S III
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight
Galaxy Tab S12+
553 g or 555 g (1.22 lb)
I9300 Galaxy S III
133 g (4.69 oz)
Build
Galaxy Tab S12+
Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
I9300 Galaxy S III
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM
Galaxy Tab S12+
Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)
I9300 Galaxy S III
Micro-SIM
Other
Galaxy Tab S12+
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus support Enhanced Armor Aluminum
I9300 Galaxy S III
-
Type
Galaxy Tab S12+
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)
I9300 Galaxy S III
Super AMOLED
Size
Galaxy Tab S12+
12.6 inches, 460.6 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio)
I9300 Galaxy S III
4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy Tab S12+
1752 x 2800 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~262 ppi density)
I9300 Galaxy S III
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
I9300 Galaxy S III
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
OS
Galaxy Tab S12+
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
I9300 Galaxy S III
Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI
Chipset
Galaxy Tab S12+
MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)
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Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
CPU
Galaxy Tab S12+
Octa-core (1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium & 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro)
I9300 Galaxy S III
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
Galaxy Tab S12+
Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
I9300 Galaxy S III
Mali-400MP4
Card slot
Galaxy Tab S12+
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
I9300 Galaxy S III
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Galaxy Tab S12+
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
I9300 Galaxy S III
16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
Other
Galaxy Tab S12+
UFS
I9300 Galaxy S III
-
Single
Galaxy Tab S12+
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
I9300 Galaxy S III
8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF
Features
Galaxy Tab S12+
LED flash, HDR, panorama
I9300 Galaxy S III
LED flash
Video
Galaxy Tab S12+
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
I9300 Galaxy S III
1080p@30fps
Single
Galaxy Tab S12+
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
I9300 Galaxy S III
1.9 MP, f/2.6
Features
Galaxy Tab S12+
HDR
I9300 Galaxy S III
-
Video
Galaxy Tab S12+
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
I9300 Galaxy S III
720p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Galaxy Tab S12+
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
I9300 Galaxy S III
Yes
3.5mm jack
Galaxy Tab S12+
No
I9300 Galaxy S III
Yes
WLAN
Galaxy Tab S12+
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
I9300 Galaxy S III
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
Galaxy Tab S12+
6.0, A2DP, LE
I9300 Galaxy S III
4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
Positioning
Galaxy Tab S12+
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
I9300 Galaxy S III
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Galaxy Tab S12+
No
I9300 Galaxy S III
Yes
Radio
Galaxy Tab S12+
No
I9300 Galaxy S III
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
Galaxy Tab S12+
USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
I9300 Galaxy S III
microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Sensors
Galaxy Tab S12+
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
I9300 Galaxy S III
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
Galaxy Tab S12+
Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
I9300 Galaxy S III
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Type
Galaxy Tab S12+
Li-Po 10600 mAh
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Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Charging
Galaxy Tab S12+
45W wired, 100% in 95 min
I9300 Galaxy S III
-
Stand-by
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
I9300 Galaxy S III
Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)
Talk time
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
I9300 Galaxy S III
Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)
Colors
Galaxy Tab S12+
Gray, Silver
I9300 Galaxy S III
Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur
Models
Galaxy Tab S12+
SM-X840, SM-X846
I9300 Galaxy S III
GT-I9300, GT-I9300I, SHV-E210S, SHW-M440S
SAR EU
Galaxy Tab S12+
0.77 W/kg (body)
I9300 Galaxy S III
0.21 W/kg (head)
Price
Galaxy Tab S12+
About 1330 EUR
I9300 Galaxy S III
About 190 EUR
SAR
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
I9300 Galaxy S III
0.55 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body)