Samsung Galaxy Tab S12+ vs Samsung S3500: Which is better?

Screen size

Galaxy Tab S12+12.6"+83%

S35002.2"

Technology

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

S3500

GSM

2G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

S3500

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3500

4G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

LTE

Resolution

Galaxy Tab S12+1,752 × 2,800 px+98%

S3500240 × 320 px

Refresh rate

Galaxy Tab S12+120 Hz

S3500—

Peak brightness

Galaxy Tab S12+1,600 nits

S3500—

Pixel density

Galaxy Tab S12+262 ppi+31%

S3500182 ppi

CPU speed

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

S3500—

RAM

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 GB

S3500—

Storage

Galaxy Tab S12+256 GB

S3500—

Main camera

Galaxy Tab S12+13.0 MP+85%

S35002.0 MP

Front camera

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 MP

S3500—

Battery

Galaxy Tab S12+10,600 mAh+92%

S3500800 mAh

Wired charging

Galaxy Tab S12+45 W

S3500—

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+553 g

S350095 g+482%

Thickness

Galaxy Tab S12+5.3 mm+170%

S350014.3 mm

IP rating

Galaxy Tab S12+IP68

S3500—

Wi‑Fi

Galaxy Tab S12+wifi 6e

S3500No

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+6+67%

S35002.0, A2DP

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+3.2+38%

S3500microUSB 2.0

5G support

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes+100%

S3500No

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+No

S3500—

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+No

S3500No

SD card

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

S3500Yes

Stereo speakers

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

S3500—

5G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

SA/NSA/Sub6

S3500

Speed

Galaxy Tab S12+

HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only

S3500

GPRS

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3500

Class 10

EDGE

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3500

Class 10

Announced

Galaxy Tab S12+

2026, September 30

S3500

2009, February. Released 2009, May

Status

Galaxy Tab S12+

Released Oct 7, 2026

S3500

Discontinued

Dimensions

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3500

99.9 x 48 x 14.3 mm (3.93 x 1.89 x 0.56 in)

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+

553 g or 555 g (1.22 lb)

S3500

95 g (4.41 oz)

Build

Galaxy Tab S12+

Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back

S3500

SIM

Galaxy Tab S12+

Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)

S3500

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

S3500

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3500

TFT, 16M colors

Size

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3500

2.2 inches, 15.0 cm2 (~31.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3500

240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~182 ppi density)

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3500

Chipset

Galaxy Tab S12+

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)

S3500

CPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3500

GPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

S3500

Card slot

Galaxy Tab S12+

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

S3500

microSD (dedicated slot)

Internal

Galaxy Tab S12+

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

S3500

40MB

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

UFS

S3500

Phonebook

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3500

1000 contacts, Photo call

Call records

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3500

Yes

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3500

2 MP

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

LED flash, HDR, panorama

S3500

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

S3500

320p@15fps

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)

S3500

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

HDR

S3500

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

S3500

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3500

Loudspeaker

Galaxy Tab S12+

Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

S3500

Yes

3.5mm jack

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3500

WLAN

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3500

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+

6.0, A2DP, LE

S3500

2.0, A2DP

Positioning

Galaxy Tab S12+

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

S3500

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3500

Radio

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3500

FM radio, RDS

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+

USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector

S3500

microUSB 2.0

Sensors

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3500

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

S3500

MP3/AAC/WMA player MP4 player Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

Messaging

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3500

SMS, MMS, Email

Browser

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3500

WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

Games

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3500

9 + downloadable

Java

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3500

Yes, MIDP 2.0

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

Li-Po 10600 mAh

S3500

Removable Li-Ion 800 mAh battery

Charging

Galaxy Tab S12+

45W wired, 100% in 95 min

S3500

Stand-by

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3500

Up to 380 h

Talk time

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3500

Up to 7 h 30 min

Colors

Galaxy Tab S12+

Gray, Silver

S3500

Silver

Price

Galaxy Tab S12+

About 1330 EUR

S3500

About 60 EUR

SAR

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3500

0.78 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body)

SAR EU

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3500

0.51 W/kg (head)

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