Galaxy Tab S12 Plus vs Galaxy Tab S11
94
out of 100
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86
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 12.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Plus (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500) that was released on September 30, 2026, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Plus
- Has a 1.6 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 2200 mAh larger battery capacity: 10600 vs 8400 mAh
- 38% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3792K versus 2745K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- 20% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3304 and 2742 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
- Much smaller footprint: 23% more compact case (65.1 vs 84.3 square inches)
- Weighs 84 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 12.6 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 1752 x 2800 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 262 ppi | 274 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.7% | 83.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.5% |
| PWM | - | 480 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab S12 Plus
12.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 71.4 in2
Galaxy Tab S11
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~31% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 289.5 mm (11.4 inches) | 253.8 mm (9.99 inches) |
| Width | 187.8 mm (7.39 inches) | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.3 mm (0.21 inches) | 5.5 mm (0.22 inches) |
| Weight | 553 g (19.51 oz) | 469 g (16.54 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Area | 544 cm2 (84.2 inches2) | 420 cm2 (65 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.86/5) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (1st and 21st place)
Android Tablet Ranking (1st and 16th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus |
| Max clock | 4210 MHz | 3630 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro - 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium - 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra |
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| Graphics | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1716 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5271.5 GFLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 22109 | 21988 |
| Single-core score | 3304 | 2742 |
| Multi-core score | 10143 | 8933 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1161677 | 871712 |
| GPU | 1444320 | 976476 |
| Memory | 343287 | 335022 |
| UX | 842916 | 562350 |
| Total score | 3792200 | 2745560 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 73% |
| Graphics test | - | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2385 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 41 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 47 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 42 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 35 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 10813 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 14704 |
| Video editing | - | 7384 |
| Photo editing | - | 41221 |
| Data manipulation | - | 13970 |
| Writing score | - | 27706 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Plus
No benchmark results yet
Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-27 (JJ) | AnTuTu 12 | 1116490 |
| 📘 2026-06-11 (Omsin) | AnTuTu 11 | 2745560 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | - | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 16 |
| ROM | One UI 9 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS updates | 7 years | 0 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 10600 mAh | 8400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 45 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2026 | September 2025 |
| Release date | October 2026 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1199 | $799 |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Plus is definitely a better buy.
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