Samsung Galaxy Tab S12+ vs Samsung P850: Which is better?

Screen size

Galaxy Tab S12+12.6"+83%

P8502.1"

Technology

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

P850

GSM

2G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

P850

GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

P850

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+98%

P850240 × 320 px

Refresh rate

Galaxy Tab S12+120 Hz

P850—

Peak brightness

Galaxy Tab S12+1,600 nits

P850—

Pixel density

Galaxy Tab S12+262 ppi+28%

P850189 ppi

CPU speed

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

P850—

RAM

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 GB

P850—

Storage

Galaxy Tab S12+256 GB

P850—

Main camera

Galaxy Tab S12+13.0 MP

P85015.0 MP+13%

Front camera

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 MP

P850—

Battery

Galaxy Tab S12+10,600 mAh+91%

P850950 mAh

Wired charging

Galaxy Tab S12+45 W

P850—

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+553 g

P850120 g+361%

Thickness

Galaxy Tab S12+5.3 mm+400%

P85026.5 mm

IP rating

Galaxy Tab S12+IP68

P850—

Wi‑Fi

Galaxy Tab S12+wifi 6e

P850No

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+6+80%

P8501.2, A2DP

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+3.2+66%

P8501.1

5G support

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes+100%

P850No

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+No

P850—

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+No

P850No

SD card

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

P850Yes

Stereo speakers

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

P850Yes

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

P850

Speed

Galaxy Tab S12+

HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only

P850

GPRS

Galaxy Tab S12+

P850

Class 10

EDGE

Galaxy Tab S12+

P850

Announced

Galaxy Tab S12+

2026, September 30

P850

2005, Q1

Status

Galaxy Tab S12+

Available. Released 2026, October 07

P850

Discontinued

Dimensions

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

P850

96 x 48.5 x 26.5 mm (3.78 x 1.91 x 1.04 in)

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+

553 g or 555 g (1.22 lb)

P850

120 g (4.23 oz)

Build

Galaxy Tab S12+

Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back

P850

SIM

Galaxy Tab S12+

Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)

P850

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

P850

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

P850

TFT, 256K colors

Size

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

P850

2.12 inches, 2.12, 13.9 cm2 (~29.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

P850

240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~189 ppi density)

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

P850

Second external OLED display 65K colors (96 x 96 pixels) Swivel design screen

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

P850

Chipset

Galaxy Tab S12+

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)

P850

CPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

P850

GPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

P850

Card slot

Galaxy Tab S12+

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

P850

microSD (dedicated slot)

Internal

Galaxy Tab S12+

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

P850

73MB

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

UFS

P850

Phonebook

Galaxy Tab S12+

P850

1000 entries, Photocall

Call records

Galaxy Tab S12+

P850

20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

P850

3.15 MP, AF

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

LED flash, HDR, panorama

P850

LED flash

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

P850

CIF

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)

P850

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

HDR

P850

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

P850

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

P850

Loudspeaker

Galaxy Tab S12+

Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

P850

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

Galaxy Tab S12+

P850

Alert types

Galaxy Tab S12+

P850

Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

P850

Dual speakers

WLAN

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

P850

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+

6.0, A2DP, LE

P850

1.2, A2DP

Positioning

Galaxy Tab S12+

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

P850

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+

P850

Radio

Galaxy Tab S12+

P850

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+

USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector

P850

1.1

Sensors

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

P850

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

P850

TV-out MP3/AAC player Predictive text input Organizer Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) SyncML Voice memo

Messaging

Galaxy Tab S12+

P850

SMS, EMS, MMS, EMail

Browser

Galaxy Tab S12+

P850

WAP 2.0/xHTML

Games

Galaxy Tab S12+

P850

Yes

Java

Galaxy Tab S12+

P850

Yes, MIDP 2.0

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

Li-Po 10600 mAh

P850

Removable Li-Ion 950 mAh battery

Charging

Galaxy Tab S12+

45W wired, 100% in 95 min

P850

Stand-by

Galaxy Tab S12+

P850

Up to 300 h

Talk time

Galaxy Tab S12+

P850

Up to 3 h

Colors

Galaxy Tab S12+

Gray, Silver

P850

Black

Models

Galaxy Tab S12+

SM-X840, SM-X846

P850

SAR EU

Galaxy Tab S12+

0.77 W/kg (body)

P850

0.61 W/kg (head)

Price

Galaxy Tab S12+

About 1330 EUR

P850

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