Samsung Galaxy Tab S12+ vs Samsung V820L: Which is better?

Screen size

Galaxy Tab S12+12.6"+79%

V820L2.6"

Technology

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

V820L

GSM / UMTS

2G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

V820L

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

V820L

UMTS 2100

4G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

LTE

Resolution

Galaxy Tab S12+1,752 × 2,800 px+98%

V820L240 × 320 px

Refresh rate

Galaxy Tab S12+120 Hz

V820L—

Peak brightness

Galaxy Tab S12+1,600 nits

V820L—

Pixel density

Galaxy Tab S12+262 ppi+41%

V820L154 ppi

CPU speed

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

V820L—

RAM

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 GB

V820L—

Storage

Galaxy Tab S12+256 GB

V820L—

Main camera

Galaxy Tab S12+13.0 MP+85%

V820L2.0 MP

Front camera

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 MP

V820L—

Battery

Galaxy Tab S12+10,600 mAh

V820L—

Wired charging

Galaxy Tab S12+45 W

V820L—

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+553 g

V820L103 g+437%

Thickness

Galaxy Tab S12+5.3 mm+240%

V820L18.0 mm

IP rating

Galaxy Tab S12+IP68

V820L—

Wi‑Fi

Galaxy Tab S12+wifi 6e

V820LNo

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+6

V820LYes

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+3.2

V820LProprietary

5G support

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes+100%

V820LNo

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+No

V820L—

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+No

V820LNo

SD card

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

V820LYes

Stereo speakers

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

V820L—

5G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

SA/NSA/Sub6

V820L

Speed

Galaxy Tab S12+

HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only

V820L

Yes, 384 kbps

Announced

Galaxy Tab S12+

2026, September 30

V820L

2008. Released 2008

Status

Galaxy Tab S12+

Released Oct 7, 2026

V820L

Discontinued

Dimensions

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

V820L

103 x 51 x 18 mm (4.06 x 2.01 x 0.71 in)

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+

553 g or 555 g (1.22 lb)

V820L

103 g (3.63 oz)

Build

Galaxy Tab S12+

Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back

V820L

SIM

Galaxy Tab S12+

Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)

V820L

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

V820L

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

V820L

TFT, 256K colors

Size

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

V820L

2.6 inches, 20.9 cm2 (~39.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

V820L

240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~154 ppi density)

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

V820L

Second external display TFT, 65K, 0.8 inch (80 x 64 pixels)

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

V820L

Chipset

Galaxy Tab S12+

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)

V820L

CPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

V820L

GPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

V820L

Card slot

Galaxy Tab S12+

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

V820L

microSD (dedicated slot)

Internal

Galaxy Tab S12+

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

V820L

28MB

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

UFS

V820L

Phonebook

Galaxy Tab S12+

V820L

1000 entries, Photocall

Call records

Galaxy Tab S12+

V820L

30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

V820L

2 MP, AF

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

LED flash, HDR, panorama

V820L

LED flash

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

V820L

Yes

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)

V820L

Yes

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

HDR

V820L

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

V820L

Loudspeaker

Galaxy Tab S12+

Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

V820L

3.5mm jack

Galaxy Tab S12+

V820L

WLAN

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

V820L

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+

6.0, A2DP, LE

V820L

Yes

Positioning

Galaxy Tab S12+

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

V820L

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+

V820L

Radio

Galaxy Tab S12+

V820L

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+

USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector

V820L

Proprietary

Sensors

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

V820L

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

V820L

T-DMB TV receiver Video Streaming TV-out MP3/AAC/AAC player Predictive text input Organizer

Messaging

Galaxy Tab S12+

V820L

SMS, EMS, MMS, Email

Browser

Galaxy Tab S12+

V820L

WAP 2.0/xHTML

Games

Galaxy Tab S12+

V820L

Java

Galaxy Tab S12+

V820L

Yes, MIDP 2.0

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

Li-Po 10600 mAh

V820L

Removable battery

Charging

Galaxy Tab S12+

45W wired, 100% in 95 min

V820L

Stand-by

Galaxy Tab S12+

V820L

Up to 250 h

Talk time

Galaxy Tab S12+

V820L

Up to 4 h

Colors

Galaxy Tab S12+

Gray, Silver

V820L

Black

Price

Galaxy Tab S12+

About 1330 EUR

V820L

SAR EU

Galaxy Tab S12+

V820L

0.39 W/kg (head)

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