Samsung Galaxy Tab S12+ vs Samsung S3600: Which is better?

Screen size

Galaxy Tab S12+12.6"+83%

S36002.2"

Technology

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

S3600

GSM

2G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

S3600

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3600

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%

S3600176 × 220 px

Refresh rate

Galaxy Tab S12+120 Hz

S3600—

Peak brightness

Galaxy Tab S12+1,600 nits

S3600—

Pixel density

Galaxy Tab S12+262 ppi+51%

S3600128 ppi

CPU speed

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

S3600—

RAM

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 GB

S3600—

Storage

Galaxy Tab S12+256 GB

S3600—

Main camera

Galaxy Tab S12+13.0 MP+77%

S36003.0 MP

Front camera

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 MP

S3600—

Battery

Galaxy Tab S12+10,600 mAh+92%

S3600880 mAh

Wired charging

Galaxy Tab S12+45 W

S3600—

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+553 g

S3600105 g+427%

Thickness

Galaxy Tab S12+5.3 mm+189%

S360015.3 mm

IP rating

Galaxy Tab S12+IP68

S3600—

Wi‑Fi

Galaxy Tab S12+wifi 6e

S3600No

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+6+67%

S36002.0, A2DP

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+3.2+38%

S36002.0

5G support

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes+100%

S3600No

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+No

S3600—

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+No

S3600No

SD card

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

S3600Yes

Stereo speakers

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

S3600—

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

S3600

Speed

Galaxy Tab S12+

HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only

S3600

GPRS

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3600

Yes

EDGE

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3600

Yes

Announced

Galaxy Tab S12+

2026, September 30

S3600

2008, October. Released 2009, January

Status

Galaxy Tab S12+

Available. Released 2026, October 07

S3600

Discontinued

Dimensions

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3600

98 x 49.9 x 15.3 mm (3.86 x 1.96 x 0.60 in)

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+

553 g or 555 g (1.22 lb)

S3600

105 g (3.70 oz)

Build

Galaxy Tab S12+

Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back

S3600

SIM

Galaxy Tab S12+

Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)

S3600

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

S3600

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3600

TFT, 256K colors

Size

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3600

2.2 inches, 15.2 cm2 (~31.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3600

176 x 220 pixels (~128 ppi density)

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3600

Chipset

Galaxy Tab S12+

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)

S3600

CPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3600

GPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

S3600

Card slot

Galaxy Tab S12+

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

S3600

microSD (dedicated slot)

Internal

Galaxy Tab S12+

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

S3600

30MB

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

UFS

S3600

Phonebook

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3600

Yes, up to 1000 entries, Photocall

Call records

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3600

30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3600

1.3 MP

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

LED flash, HDR, panorama

S3600

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

S3600

Yes

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)

S3600

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

HDR

S3600

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

S3600

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3600

Loudspeaker

Galaxy Tab S12+

Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

S3600

Yes

3.5mm jack

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3600

WLAN

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3600

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+

6.0, A2DP, LE

S3600

2.0, A2DP

Positioning

Galaxy Tab S12+

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

S3600

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3600

Radio

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3600

Stereo FM radio, RDS

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+

USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector

S3600

2.0

Sensors

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S3600

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

S3600

MP3/AAC/eACC+/WMA/MP4 player Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Predictive text input Photo editor Organizer

Messaging

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3600

SMS, EMS, MMS, Email

Browser

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3600

WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

Games

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3600

Yes + downloadable

Java

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3600

Yes, MIDP 2.0

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

Li-Po 10600 mAh

S3600

Removable Li-Ion 880 mAh battery

Charging

Galaxy Tab S12+

45W wired, 100% in 95 min

S3600

Stand-by

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3600

Up to 220 h

Talk time

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3600

Up to 3 h

Colors

Galaxy Tab S12+

Gray, Silver

S3600

Silver

Models

Galaxy Tab S12+

SM-X840, SM-X846

S3600

SAR EU

Galaxy Tab S12+

0.77 W/kg (body)

S3600

0.22 W/kg (head)

Price

Galaxy Tab S12+

About 1330 EUR

S3600

About 80 EUR

SAR

Galaxy Tab S12+

S3600

0.15 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body)

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