Screen size
Galaxy Tab S12+Winner: 12.6"
S501i—
Quick verdict
Galaxy Tab S12+ leads the measured specs 20-1.
Measured wins
Galaxy Tab S12+
20
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
2
equal specs
S501i
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy Tab S12+
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
S501i
GSM
2G bands
Galaxy Tab S12+
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
S501i
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy Tab S12+
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
S501i
-
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
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
NFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
S501i
-
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
S501i
-
Speed
Galaxy Tab S12+
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
S501i
-
GPRS
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
S501i
Class 10
EDGE
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
S501i
No
Announced
Galaxy Tab S12+
2026, September 30
S501i
2006, July
Status
Galaxy Tab S12+
Available. Released 2026, October 07
S501i
Discontinued
Dimensions
Galaxy Tab S12+
289.5 x 187.8 x 5.3 mm (11.40 x 7.39 x 0.21 in)
S501i
89.7 x 46 x 19.5 mm (3.53 x 1.81 x 0.77 in)
Weight
Galaxy Tab S12+
553 g or 555 g (1.22 lb)
S501i
80 g (2.82 oz)
Build
Galaxy Tab S12+
Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
S501i
-
SIM
Galaxy Tab S12+
Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)
S501i
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
S501i
-
Type
Galaxy Tab S12+
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)
S501i
TFT, 256K colors
Size
Galaxy Tab S12+
12.6 inches, 460.6 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio)
S501i
Resolution
Galaxy Tab S12+
1752 x 2800 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~262 ppi density)
S501i
176 x 220 pixels
Other
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
S501i
Second external STN display, 65K colors, 96 x 80 pixels Wallpaper
OS
Galaxy Tab S12+
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
S501i
-
Chipset
Galaxy Tab S12+
MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)
S501i
-
CPU
Galaxy Tab S12+
Octa-core (1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium & 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro)
S501i
-
GPU
Galaxy Tab S12+
Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
S501i
-
Card slot
Galaxy Tab S12+
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
S501i
microSD (dedicated slot)
Internal
Galaxy Tab S12+
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
S501i
80MB
Other
Galaxy Tab S12+
UFS
S501i
-
Phonebook
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
S501i
1000 entries
Call records
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
S501i
10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls
Single
Galaxy Tab S12+
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
S501i
1.3 MP
Features
Galaxy Tab S12+
LED flash, HDR, panorama
S501i
-
Video
Galaxy Tab S12+
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
S501i
CIF
Single
Galaxy Tab S12+
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
S501i
-
Features
Galaxy Tab S12+
HDR
S501i
-
Video
Galaxy Tab S12+
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
S501i
-
Other
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
S501i
No
Loudspeaker
Galaxy Tab S12+
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
S501i
No
3.5mm jack
Galaxy Tab S12+
No
S501i
No
Alert types
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
S501i
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
WLAN
Galaxy Tab S12+
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
S501i
No
Bluetooth
Galaxy Tab S12+
6.0, A2DP, LE
S501i
Yes
Positioning
Galaxy Tab S12+
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
S501i
No
NFC
Galaxy Tab S12+
No
S501i
-
Radio
Galaxy Tab S12+
No
S501i
No
USB
Galaxy Tab S12+
USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
S501i
Proprietary
Sensors
Galaxy Tab S12+
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
S501i
Other
Galaxy Tab S12+
Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
S501i
MP3/AAC/AAC+ player Organizer
Messaging
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
S501i
SMS, EMS, MMS
Browser
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
S501i
iMode
Games
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
S501i
1
Java
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
S501i
Yes, DoJa 2.5
Type
Galaxy Tab S12+
Li-Po 10600 mAh
S501i
Removable Li-Ion 750 mAh battery
Charging
Galaxy Tab S12+
45W wired, 100% in 95 min
S501i
-
Stand-by
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
S501i
Up to 210 h
Talk time
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
S501i
Up to 3 h 30 min
Colors
Galaxy Tab S12+
Gray, Silver
S501i
Black
Models
Galaxy Tab S12+
SM-X840, SM-X846
S501i
-
SAR EU
Galaxy Tab S12+
0.77 W/kg (body)
S501i
-
Price
Galaxy Tab S12+
About 1330 EUR
S501i
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