Screen size
Galaxy Tab S12+Winner: 12.6"+84%
Z5502.0"
Quick verdict
Galaxy Tab S12+ leads the measured specs 19-1.
Measured wins
Galaxy Tab S12+
19
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
Z550
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy Tab S12+
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Z550
GSM / UMTS
2G bands
Galaxy Tab S12+
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Z550
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy Tab S12+
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
Z550
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
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
equal specsZ550
-
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
Z550
-
Speed
Galaxy Tab S12+
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
Z550
Yes, 384 kbps
Announced
Galaxy Tab S12+
2026, September 30
Z550
2006, March
Status
Galaxy Tab S12+
Available. Released 2026, October 07
Z550
Discontinued
Dimensions
Galaxy Tab S12+
289.5 x 187.8 x 5.3 mm (11.40 x 7.39 x 0.21 in)
Z550
93 x 45 x 17.5 mm (3.66 x 1.77 x 0.69 in)
Weight
Galaxy Tab S12+
553 g or 555 g (1.22 lb)
Z550
95 g (3.35 oz)
Build
Galaxy Tab S12+
Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
Z550
-
SIM
Galaxy Tab S12+
Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)
Z550
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
Z550
-
Type
Galaxy Tab S12+
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)
Z550
TFT, 256K colors
Size
Galaxy Tab S12+
12.6 inches, 460.6 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Z550
2.0 inches, 30 x 40 mm, 12.4 cm2 (~29.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy Tab S12+
1752 x 2800 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~262 ppi density)
Z550
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~200 ppi density)
OS
Galaxy Tab S12+
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
Z550
-
Chipset
Galaxy Tab S12+
MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)
Z550
-
CPU
Galaxy Tab S12+
Octa-core (1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium & 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro)
Z550
-
GPU
Galaxy Tab S12+
Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
Z550
-
Card slot
Galaxy Tab S12+
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Z550
microSD (dedicated slot)
Internal
Galaxy Tab S12+
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
Z550
138MB
Other
Galaxy Tab S12+
UFS
Z550
-
Phonebook
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
Z550
Yes
Call records
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
Z550
20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Single
Galaxy Tab S12+
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
Z550
2 MP
Features
Galaxy Tab S12+
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Z550
-
Video
Galaxy Tab S12+
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Z550
Yes
Single
Galaxy Tab S12+
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
Z550
Videocall camera
Features
Galaxy Tab S12+
HDR
Z550
-
Video
Galaxy Tab S12+
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Z550
Loudspeaker
Galaxy Tab S12+
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
Z550
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Galaxy Tab S12+
No
Z550
No
Alert types
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
Z550
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Other
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
Z550
Dual speaker
WLAN
Galaxy Tab S12+
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Z550
No
Bluetooth
Galaxy Tab S12+
6.0, A2DP, LE
Z550
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
Galaxy Tab S12+
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Z550
No
NFC
Galaxy Tab S12+
No
Z550
-
Radio
Galaxy Tab S12+
No
Z550
No
USB
Galaxy Tab S12+
USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
Z550
Proprietary
Sensors
Galaxy Tab S12+
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Z550
Other
Galaxy Tab S12+
Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Z550
Video telephony & streaming MP3/AAC/ACC+ player Predictive text input Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Organizer
Messaging
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
Z550
SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
Z550
WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
Z550
Yes + downloadable
Java
Galaxy Tab S12+
-
Z550
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Type
Galaxy Tab S12+
Li-Po 10600 mAh
Z550
Removable battery
Charging
Galaxy Tab S12+
45W wired, 100% in 95 min
Z550
-
Colors
Galaxy Tab S12+
Gray, Silver
Z550
Models
Galaxy Tab S12+
SM-X840, SM-X846
Z550
-
SAR EU
Galaxy Tab S12+
0.77 W/kg (body)
Z550
-
Price
Galaxy Tab S12+
About 1330 EUR
Z550
-