Samsung Galaxy Tab S12+ vs Samsung Z170: Which is better?

Screen size

Galaxy Tab S12+12.6"+86%

Z1701.8"

Technology

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Z170

GSM / UMTS

2G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Z170

GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z170

UMTS 2100

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%

Z170176 × 220 px

Refresh rate

Galaxy Tab S12+120 Hz

Z170—

Peak brightness

Galaxy Tab S12+1,600 nits

Z170—

Pixel density

Galaxy Tab S12+262 ppi+40%

Z170157 ppi

CPU speed

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

Z170—

RAM

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 GB

Z170—

Storage

Galaxy Tab S12+256 GB

Z170—

Main camera

Galaxy Tab S12+13.0 MP+77%

Z1703.0 MP

Front camera

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 MP

Z170—

Battery

Galaxy Tab S12+10,600 mAh+92%

Z170880 mAh

Wired charging

Galaxy Tab S12+45 W

Z170—

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+553 g

Z17076 g+628%

Thickness

Galaxy Tab S12+5.3 mm+75%

Z1709.3 mm

IP rating

Galaxy Tab S12+IP68

Z170—

Wi‑Fi

Galaxy Tab S12+wifi 6e

Z170No

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+6+80%

Z1701.2, A2DP

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+3.2+66%

Z1701.1

5G support

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes+100%

Z170No

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+No

Z170—

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+No

Z170No

SD card

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

Z170Yes

Stereo speakers

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

Z170—

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

Z170

Speed

Galaxy Tab S12+

HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only

Z170

Yes, 384 kbps

Announced

Galaxy Tab S12+

2026, September 30

Z170

2007, July

Status

Galaxy Tab S12+

Available. Released 2026, October 07

Z170

Discontinued

Dimensions

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z170

117.5 x 48.5 x 9.3 mm (4.63 x 1.91 x 0.37 in)

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+

553 g or 555 g (1.22 lb)

Z170

76 g (2.68 oz)

Build

Galaxy Tab S12+

Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back

Z170

SIM

Galaxy Tab S12+

Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)

Z170

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

Z170

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z170

TFT, 256K colors

Size

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z170

1.8 inches, 10.2 cm2 (~17.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z170

176 x 220 pixels (~157 ppi density)

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z170

Chipset

Galaxy Tab S12+

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)

Z170

CPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z170

GPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

Z170

Card slot

Galaxy Tab S12+

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Z170

microSD (dedicated slot)

Internal

Galaxy Tab S12+

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Z170

55MB

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

UFS

Z170

Phonebook

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z170

1000 entries, Photocall

Call records

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z170

20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z170

1.3 MP

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Z170

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Z170

QCIF

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)

Z170

VGA videocall camera

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

HDR

Z170

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Z170

Loudspeaker

Galaxy Tab S12+

Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

Z170

Yes

3.5mm jack

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z170

Alert types

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z170

Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones

WLAN

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z170

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+

6.0, A2DP, LE

Z170

1.2, A2DP

Positioning

Galaxy Tab S12+

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Z170

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z170

Radio

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z170

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+

USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector

Z170

1.1

Sensors

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z170

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

Z170

MP3/AAC/AAC+/e-AAC+ player Predictive text input Organizer Voice memo

Messaging

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z170

SMS, EMS, MMS, Email

Browser

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z170

WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML(NetFront 3.4)

Games

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z170

Yes + downloadable

Java

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z170

Yes, MIDP 2.0

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

Li-Po 10600 mAh

Z170

Removable Li-Po 880 mAh battery

Charging

Galaxy Tab S12+

45W wired, 100% in 95 min

Z170

Stand-by

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z170

Up to 250 h

Talk time

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z170

Up to 3 h

Colors

Galaxy Tab S12+

Gray, Silver

Z170

Black

Models

Galaxy Tab S12+

SM-X840, SM-X846

Z170

SAR EU

Galaxy Tab S12+

0.77 W/kg (body)

Z170

0.31 W/kg (head)

Price

Galaxy Tab S12+

About 1330 EUR

Z170

About 80 EUR

SAR

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z170

0.71 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body)

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