Samsung Galaxy Tab S12+ vs Samsung L170: Which is better?

Screen size

Galaxy Tab S12+12.6"+87%

L1701.6"

Technology

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

L170

GSM / UMTS

2G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

L170

GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

L170

UMTS 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

Galaxy Tab S12+1,752 × 2,800 px+99%

L170176 × 220 px

Refresh rate

Galaxy Tab S12+120 Hz

L170—

Peak brightness

Galaxy Tab S12+1,600 nits

L170—

Pixel density

Galaxy Tab S12+262 ppi+33%

L170176 ppi

CPU speed

Galaxy Tab S12+Octa-core (1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium & 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro)

L170—

RAM

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 GB

L170—

Storage

Galaxy Tab S12+256 GB

L170—

Main camera

Galaxy Tab S12+13.0 MP+85%

L1702.0 MP

Front camera

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 MP

L170—

Battery

Galaxy Tab S12+10,600 mAh+92%

L170880 mAh

Wired charging

Galaxy Tab S12+45 W

L170—

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+553 g

L17086 g+543%

Thickness

Galaxy Tab S12+5.3 mm+102%

L17010.7 mm

IP rating

Galaxy Tab S12+IP68

L170—

Wi‑Fi

Galaxy Tab S12+wifi 6e

L170No

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+6+67%

L1702.0, A2DP

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+3.2+38%

L1702.0

5G support

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes+100%

L170No

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+No

L170—

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+No

L170No

SD card

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

L170Yes

Stereo speakers

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

L170—

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

L170

Speed

Galaxy Tab S12+

HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only

L170

Yes, 384 kbps

Announced

Galaxy Tab S12+

2026, September 30

L170

2008, January. Released 2008, March

Status

Galaxy Tab S12+

Available. Released 2026, October 07

L170

Discontinued

Dimensions

Galaxy Tab S12+

289.5 x 187.8 x 5.3 mm (11.40 x 7.39 x 0.21 in)

L170

102.3 x 45.8 x 10.7 mm (4.03 x 1.80 x 0.42 in)

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+

553 g or 555 g (1.22 lb)

L170

86 g (3.03 oz)

Build

Galaxy Tab S12+

Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back

L170

SIM

Galaxy Tab S12+

Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)

L170

Mini-SIM

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus support Enhanced Armor Aluminum

L170

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)

L170

TFT, 256K colors

Size

Galaxy Tab S12+

12.6 inches, 460.6 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio)

L170

1.6 inches, 8.1 cm2 (~17.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Galaxy Tab S12+

1752 x 2800 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~262 ppi density)

L170

176 x 220 pixels (~176 ppi density)

Galaxy Tab S12+

Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9

L170

Chipset

Galaxy Tab S12+

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)

L170

CPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

Octa-core (1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium & 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro)

L170

GPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

L170

Card slot

Galaxy Tab S12+

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

L170

microSD (dedicated slot)

Internal

Galaxy Tab S12+

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

L170

21MB

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

UFS

L170

Phonebook

Galaxy Tab S12+

L170

1000 entries, Photocall

Call records

Galaxy Tab S12+

L170

30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF

L170

2 MP, AF

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

LED flash, HDR, panorama

L170

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

L170

Yes

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)

L170

VGA videocall camera

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

HDR

L170

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

L170

Loudspeaker

Galaxy Tab S12+

Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

L170

Yes

3.5mm jack

Galaxy Tab S12+

L170

Alert types

Galaxy Tab S12+

L170

Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones

WLAN

Galaxy Tab S12+

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

L170

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+

6.0, A2DP, LE

L170

2.0, A2DP

Positioning

Galaxy Tab S12+

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

L170

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+

L170

Radio

Galaxy Tab S12+

L170

Stereo FM radio, RDS

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+

USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector

L170

2.0

Sensors

Galaxy Tab S12+

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

L170

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

L170

MP3/AAC/eACC/WMA player Predictive text input Photo editor Organizer

Messaging

Galaxy Tab S12+

L170

SMS, EMS, MMS, Email

Browser

Galaxy Tab S12+

L170

WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML(NetFront), RSS feeds

Games

Galaxy Tab S12+

L170

Yes + downloadable

Java

Galaxy Tab S12+

L170

Yes, MIDP 2.0

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

Li-Po 10600 mAh

L170

Removable Li-Ion 880 mAh battery

Charging

Galaxy Tab S12+

45W wired, 100% in 95 min

L170

Stand-by

Galaxy Tab S12+

L170

Up to 250 h

Talk time

Galaxy Tab S12+

L170

Up to 5 h

Colors

Galaxy Tab S12+

Gray, Silver

L170

Metallic Silver

Models

Galaxy Tab S12+

SM-X840, SM-X846

L170

SAR EU

Galaxy Tab S12+

0.77 W/kg (body)

L170

0.70 W/kg (head)

Price

Galaxy Tab S12+

About 1330 EUR

L170

About 80 EUR

SAR

Galaxy Tab S12+

L170

0.89 W/kg (head) 0.34 W/kg (body)

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