Samsung Galaxy Tab S12+ vs Samsung S3100: Which is better?

Screen size

Galaxy Tab S12+12.6"+83%

S31002.1"

Technology

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

S3100

GSM

2G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

S3100

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3100

4G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

LTE

Resolution

Galaxy Tab S12+1,752 × 2,800 px+99%

S3100176 × 220 px

Refresh rate

Galaxy Tab S12+120 Hz

S3100—

Peak brightness

Galaxy Tab S12+1,600 nits

S3100—

Pixel density

Galaxy Tab S12+262 ppi+49%

S3100134 ppi

CPU speed

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

S3100—

RAM

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 GB

S3100—

Storage

Galaxy Tab S12+256 GB

S3100—

Main camera

Galaxy Tab S12+13.0 MP+77%

S31003.0 MP

Front camera

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 MP

S3100—

Battery

Galaxy Tab S12+10,600 mAh+92%

S3100800 mAh

Wired charging

Galaxy Tab S12+45 W

S3100—

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+553 g

S310099 g+459%

Thickness

Galaxy Tab S12+5.3 mm+181%

S310014.9 mm

IP rating

Galaxy Tab S12+IP68

S3100—

Wi‑Fi

Galaxy Tab S12+wifi 6e

S3100No

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+6+65%

S31002.1, A2DP

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+3.2+38%

S31002.0

5G support

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes+100%

S3100No

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+No

S3100—

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+No

S3100No

SD card

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

S3100Yes

Stereo speakers

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

S3100—

5G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

SA/NSA/Sub6

S3100

Speed

Galaxy Tab S12+

HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only

S3100

GPRS

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3100

Class 10

EDGE

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3100

Class 10

Announced

Galaxy Tab S12+

2026, September 30

S3100

2009, August. Released 2009, September

Status

Galaxy Tab S12+

Released Oct 7, 2026

S3100

Discontinued

Dimensions

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3100

95 x 47 x 14.9 mm (3.74 x 1.85 x 0.59 in)

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+

553 g or 555 g (1.22 lb)

S3100

99.2 g (3.49 oz)

Build

Galaxy Tab S12+

Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back

S3100

SIM

Galaxy Tab S12+

Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)

S3100

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

S3100

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3100

TFT, 256K colors

Size

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3100

2.1 inches, 13.9 cm2 (~31.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3100

176 x 220 pixels (~134 ppi density)

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3100

Chipset

Galaxy Tab S12+

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)

S3100

CPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3100

GPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

S3100

Card slot

Galaxy Tab S12+

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

S3100

microSDHC (dedicated slot)

Internal

Galaxy Tab S12+

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

S3100

15MB

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

UFS

S3100

Phonebook

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3100

1000 contacts, Photo call

Call records

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3100

Yes

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3100

1.3 MP

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

LED flash, HDR, panorama

S3100

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

S3100

Yes

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)

S3100

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

HDR

S3100

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

S3100

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3100

Loudspeaker

Galaxy Tab S12+

Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

S3100

Yes

3.5mm jack

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3100

WLAN

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3100

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+

6.0, A2DP, LE

S3100

2.1, A2DP

Positioning

Galaxy Tab S12+

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

S3100

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3100

Radio

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3100

FM radio, RDS

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+

USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector

S3100

2.0

Sensors

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3100

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

S3100

MP3 player MP4/3gp player Organizer Voice memo Predictive text input

Messaging

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3100

SMS, MMS, Email

Browser

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3100

WAP 2.0/xHTML

Games

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3100

Yes + downloadable

Java

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3100

Yes, MIDP 2.0

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

Li-Po 10600 mAh

S3100

Removable Li-Ion 800 mAh battery

Charging

Galaxy Tab S12+

45W wired, 100% in 95 min

S3100

Stand-by

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3100

Up to 490 h

Talk time

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3100

Up to 8 h 30 min

Colors

Galaxy Tab S12+

Gray, Silver

S3100

Black, Pink

Price

Galaxy Tab S12+

About 1330 EUR

S3100

About 70 EUR

SAR

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3100

1.31 W/kg (head) 0.45 W/kg (body)

SAR EU

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3100

0.38 W/kg (head)

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