Samsung Galaxy Tab S12+ vs Samsung S730i: Which is better?

Screen size

Galaxy Tab S12+12.6"+84%

S730i2.0"

Technology

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

S730i

GSM

2G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

S730i

GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S730i

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%

S730i176 × 220 px

Refresh rate

Galaxy Tab S12+120 Hz

S730i—

Peak brightness

Galaxy Tab S12+1,600 nits

S730i—

Pixel density

Galaxy Tab S12+262 ppi+46%

S730i141 ppi

CPU speed

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

S730i—

RAM

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 GB

S730i—

Storage

Galaxy Tab S12+256 GB

S730i—

Main camera

Galaxy Tab S12+13.0 MP+85%

S730i2.0 MP

Front camera

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 MP

S730i—

Battery

Galaxy Tab S12+10,600 mAh+92%

S730i800 mAh

Wired charging

Galaxy Tab S12+45 W

S730i—

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+553 g

S730i83 g+566%

Thickness

Galaxy Tab S12+5.3 mm+179%

S730i14.8 mm

IP rating

Galaxy Tab S12+IP68

S730i—

Wi‑Fi

Galaxy Tab S12+wifi 6e

S730iNo

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+6+67%

S730i2.0, A2DP

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+3.2+38%

S730i2.0

5G support

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes+100%

S730iNo

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+No

S730i—

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+No

S730iNo

SD card

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

S730iYes

Stereo speakers

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

S730i—

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

S730i

Speed

Galaxy Tab S12+

HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only

S730i

GPRS

Galaxy Tab S12+

S730i

Yes

EDGE

Galaxy Tab S12+

S730i

Yes

Announced

Galaxy Tab S12+

2026, September 30

S730i

2007, July. Released 2007, October

Status

Galaxy Tab S12+

Available. Released 2026, October 07

S730i

Discontinued

Dimensions

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S730i

100 x 50 x 14.8 mm (3.94 x 1.97 x 0.58 in)

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+

553 g or 555 g (1.22 lb)

S730i

83 g (2.93 oz)

Build

Galaxy Tab S12+

Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back

S730i

SIM

Galaxy Tab S12+

Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)

S730i

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

S730i

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S730i

TFT, 256K colors

Size

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S730i

2.0 inches, 12.6 cm2 (~25.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S730i

176 x 220 pixels (~141 ppi density)

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S730i

Chipset

Galaxy Tab S12+

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)

S730i

CPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S730i

GPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

S730i

Card slot

Galaxy Tab S12+

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

S730i

microSD (dedicated slot)

Internal

Galaxy Tab S12+

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

S730i

80MB

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

UFS

S730i

Phonebook

Galaxy Tab S12+

S730i

1000 entries, Photocall

Call records

Galaxy Tab S12+

S730i

30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S730i

2 MP

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

LED flash, HDR, panorama

S730i

LED flash

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

S730i

320p

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)

S730i

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

HDR

S730i

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

S730i

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

S730i

Loudspeaker

Galaxy Tab S12+

Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

S730i

Yes

3.5mm jack

Galaxy Tab S12+

S730i

Alert types

Galaxy Tab S12+

S730i

Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones

WLAN

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S730i

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+

6.0, A2DP, LE

S730i

2.0, A2DP

Positioning

Galaxy Tab S12+

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

S730i

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+

S730i

Radio

Galaxy Tab S12+

S730i

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+

USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector

S730i

2.0

Sensors

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

S730i

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

S730i

MP3/AAC/ACC+ player Predictive text input Photo editor Organizer Voice memo

Messaging

Galaxy Tab S12+

S730i

SMS, EMS, MMS, Email

Browser

Galaxy Tab S12+

S730i

i-mode

Games

Galaxy Tab S12+

S730i

Yes + downloadable

Java

Galaxy Tab S12+

S730i

Yes, DoJa 2.5

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

Li-Po 10600 mAh

S730i

Removable Li-Ion 800 mAh battery

Charging

Galaxy Tab S12+

45W wired, 100% in 95 min

S730i

Stand-by

Galaxy Tab S12+

S730i

Up to 200 h

Talk time

Galaxy Tab S12+

S730i

Up to 6 h

Colors

Galaxy Tab S12+

Gray, Silver

S730i

Silver

Models

Galaxy Tab S12+

SM-X840, SM-X846

S730i

SAR EU

Galaxy Tab S12+

0.77 W/kg (body)

S730i

0.47 W/kg (head)

Price

Galaxy Tab S12+

About 1330 EUR

S730i

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