Samsung Galaxy Tab S12+ vs Samsung Z650i: Which is better?

Screen size

Galaxy Tab S12+12.6"+83%

Z650i2.2"

Technology

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Z650i

GSM / UMTS

2G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Z650i

GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z650i

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+98%

Z650i240 × 320 px

Refresh rate

Galaxy Tab S12+120 Hz

Z650i—

Peak brightness

Galaxy Tab S12+1,600 nits

Z650i—

Pixel density

Galaxy Tab S12+262 ppi+31%

Z650i182 ppi

CPU speed

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

Z650i—

RAM

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 GB

Z650i—

Storage

Galaxy Tab S12+256 GB

Z650i—

Main camera

Galaxy Tab S12+13.0 MP+85%

Z650i2.0 MP

Front camera

Galaxy Tab S12+12.0 MP

Z650i—

Battery

Galaxy Tab S12+10,600 mAh+92%

Z650i900 mAh

Wired charging

Galaxy Tab S12+45 W

Z650i—

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+553 g

Z650i95 g+482%

Thickness

Galaxy Tab S12+5.3 mm+200%

Z650i15.9 mm

IP rating

Galaxy Tab S12+IP68

Z650i—

Wi‑Fi

Galaxy Tab S12+wifi 6e

Z650iNo

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+6+67%

Z650i2.0, A2DP

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+3.2

Z650iProprietary

5G support

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes+100%

Z650iNo

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+No

Z650i—

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+No

Z650iNo

SD card

equal specs

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

Z650iYes

Stereo speakers

Galaxy Tab S12+Yes

Z650i—

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

Z650i

Speed

Galaxy Tab S12+

HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only

Z650i

Yes, 384 kbps

Announced

Galaxy Tab S12+

2026, September 30

Z650i

2006, October

Status

Galaxy Tab S12+

Available. Released 2026, October 07

Z650i

Discontinued

Dimensions

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z650i

101 x 51 x 15.9 mm (3.98 x 2.01 x 0.63 in)

Weight

Galaxy Tab S12+

553 g or 555 g (1.22 lb)

Z650i

95 g (3.35 oz)

Build

Galaxy Tab S12+

Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back

Z650i

SIM

Galaxy Tab S12+

Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)

Z650i

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

Z650i

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z650i

TFT, 256K colors

Size

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z650i

2.2 inches, 15.0 cm2 (~29.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z650i

240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~182 ppi density)

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z650i

Chipset

Galaxy Tab S12+

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)

Z650i

CPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z650i

GPU

Galaxy Tab S12+

Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

Z650i

Card slot

Galaxy Tab S12+

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Z650i

microSD (dedicated slot)

Internal

Galaxy Tab S12+

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Z650i

10MB

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

UFS

Z650i

Phonebook

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z650i

1000 entries

Call records

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z650i

20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z650i

2 MP

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Z650i

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Z650i

320p

Single

Galaxy Tab S12+

12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)

Z650i

Yes

Features

Galaxy Tab S12+

HDR

Z650i

Video

Galaxy Tab S12+

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Z650i

Loudspeaker

Galaxy Tab S12+

Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

Z650i

Yes

3.5mm jack

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z650i

Alert types

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z650i

Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones

WLAN

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z650i

Bluetooth

Galaxy Tab S12+

6.0, A2DP, LE

Z650i

2.0, A2DP

Positioning

Galaxy Tab S12+

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Z650i

NFC

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z650i

Radio

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z650i

USB

Galaxy Tab S12+

USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector

Z650i

Proprietary

Sensors

Galaxy Tab S12+

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

Z650i

Other

Galaxy Tab S12+

Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

Z650i

MP3/AAC/AAC+/e-AAC+ player Predictive text input Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Organizer

Messaging

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z650i

SMS, EMS, MMS, Email

Browser

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z650i

iMode

Games

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z650i

Yes + downloadable

Java

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z650i

Yes, DoJa 2.5

Type

Galaxy Tab S12+

Li-Po 10600 mAh

Z650i

Removable Li-Ion 900 mAh battery

Charging

Galaxy Tab S12+

45W wired, 100% in 95 min

Z650i

Stand-by

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z650i

Up to 200 h

Talk time

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z650i

Up to 4 h

Colors

Galaxy Tab S12+

Gray, Silver

Z650i

Black

Models

Galaxy Tab S12+

SM-X840, SM-X846

Z650i

SAR EU

Galaxy Tab S12+

0.77 W/kg (body)

Z650i

0.39 W/kg (head)

Price

Galaxy Tab S12+

About 1330 EUR

Z650i

SAR

Galaxy Tab S12+

Z650i

0.44 W/kg (head) 0.35 W/kg (body)

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