Samsung Galaxy Tab S12+ vs Samsung S5200: Which is better?

Screen size

Galaxy Tab S12+12.6"+83%

S52002.1"

Technology

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

S5200

GSM

2G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

S5200

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S5200

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%

S5200240 × 320 px

Refresh rate

Galaxy Tab S12+120 Hz

S5200—

Peak brightness

Galaxy Tab S12+1,600 nits

S5200—

Pixel density

Galaxy Tab S12+262 ppi+27%

S5200190 ppi

CPU speed

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

S5200—

RAM

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 GB

S5200—

Storage

Galaxy Tab S12+256 GB

S5200—

Main camera

Galaxy Tab S12+13.0 MP

S520015.0 MP+13%

Front camera

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 MP

S5200—

Battery

Galaxy Tab S12+10,600 mAh+92%

S5200800 mAh

Wired charging

Galaxy Tab S12+45 W

S5200—

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+553 g

S520097 g+470%

Thickness

Galaxy Tab S12+5.3 mm+106%

S520010.9 mm

IP rating

Galaxy Tab S12+IP68

S5200—

Wi‑Fi

Galaxy Tab S12+wifi 6e

S5200No

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+6+67%

S52002.0, A2DP

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+3.2+38%

S52002.0

5G support

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes+100%

S5200No

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+No

S5200—

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+No

S5200No

SD card

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

S5200Yes

Stereo speakers

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

S5200—

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

S5200

Speed

Galaxy Tab S12+

HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only

S5200

GPRS

Galaxy Tab S12+

S5200

Class 10

EDGE

Galaxy Tab S12+

S5200

Class 10

Announced

Galaxy Tab S12+

2026, September 30

S5200

2009, May. Released 2009, June

Status

Galaxy Tab S12+

Available. Released 2026, October 07

S5200

Discontinued

Dimensions

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S5200

104 x 49 x 10.9 mm (4.09 x 1.93 x 0.43 in)

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+

553 g or 555 g (1.22 lb)

S5200

97 g (3.42 oz)

Build

Galaxy Tab S12+

Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back

S5200

SIM

Galaxy Tab S12+

Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)

S5200

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

S5200

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S5200

TFT, 16M colors

Size

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S5200

2.1 inches, 13.7 cm2 (~26.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S5200

240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~190 ppi density)

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S5200

Chipset

Galaxy Tab S12+

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)

S5200

CPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S5200

GPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

S5200

Card slot

Galaxy Tab S12+

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

S5200

microSDHC (dedicated slot)

Internal

Galaxy Tab S12+

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

S5200

50MB

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

UFS

S5200

Phonebook

Galaxy Tab S12+

S5200

1000 contacts, Photo call

Call records

Galaxy Tab S12+

S5200

Yes

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S5200

3.15 MP

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

LED flash, HDR, panorama

S5200

LED flash

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

S5200

320p

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)

S5200

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

HDR

S5200

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

S5200

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

S5200

Loudspeaker

Galaxy Tab S12+

Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

S5200

Yes

3.5mm jack

Galaxy Tab S12+

S5200

WLAN

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S5200

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+

6.0, A2DP, LE

S5200

2.0, A2DP

Positioning

Galaxy Tab S12+

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

S5200

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+

S5200

Radio

Galaxy Tab S12+

S5200

FM radio, RDS

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+

USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector

S5200

2.0

Sensors

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S5200

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

S5200

MP3/AAC/WMA player Organizer Fake Call Voice memo Predictive text input

Messaging

Galaxy Tab S12+

S5200

SMS, MMS, Email

Browser

Galaxy Tab S12+

S5200

WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

Games

Galaxy Tab S12+

S5200

Yes + downloadable

Java

Galaxy Tab S12+

S5200

Yes, MIDP 2.0

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

Li-Po 10600 mAh

S5200

Removable Li-Ion 800 mAh battery

Charging

Galaxy Tab S12+

45W wired, 100% in 95 min

S5200

Stand-by

Galaxy Tab S12+

S5200

Up to 300 h

Talk time

Galaxy Tab S12+

S5200

Up to 5 h

Colors

Galaxy Tab S12+

Gray, Silver

S5200

Black on Red, Black on Blue

Models

Galaxy Tab S12+

SM-X840, SM-X846

S5200

SAR EU

Galaxy Tab S12+

0.77 W/kg (body)

S5200

0.52 W/kg (head)

Price

Galaxy Tab S12+

About 1330 EUR

S5200

About 100 EUR

SAR

Galaxy Tab S12+

S5200

0.55 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body)

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