Galaxy Tab S8+ (Plus) vs Galaxy Tab S12 Plus
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 12.4-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ (Plus) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on February 9, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Plus, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9500 and came out 4 years and 9 months after. 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
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 2.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3792K versus 1288K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 14
- 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3304 and 1678 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 12.4 inches | 12.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1752 x 2800 pixels | 1752 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 266 ppi | 262 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 84.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 92.1% | - |
| PWM | 245 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab S12 Plus
12.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 71.4 in2
Galaxy Tab S8+ (Plus)
12.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 69.1 in2
~3% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 285 mm (11.22 inches) | 289.5 mm (11.4 inches) |
| Width | 185 mm (7.28 inches) | 187.8 mm (7.39 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.7 mm (0.22 inches) | 5.3 mm (0.21 inches) |
| Weight | 567 g (20 oz) | 553 g (19.51 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gold, Gray, Pink | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Area | 527 cm2 (81.7 inches2) | 544 cm2 (84.2 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (101st and 1st place)
Android Tablet Ranking (78th and 1st place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro - 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium - 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 818 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1675.3 GFLOPS | ~5271.5 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8953 | 22109 |
| Single-core score | 1678 | 3304 |
| Multi-core score | 3773 | 10143 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 494123 | 1161677 |
| GPU | 219109 | 1444320 |
| Memory | 187196 | 343287 |
| UX | 388048 | 842916 |
| Total score | 1288476 | 3792200 |
| Samples | [48 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 72% | - |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2221 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13706 | - |
| Video editing | 7469 | - |
| Photo editing | 29611 | - |
| Data manipulation | 11074 | - |
| Writing score | 12916 | - |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | - |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 17 |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | One UI 9 |
| OS size | 31 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 10090 mAh | 10600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | 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 45 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:35 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:41 hr | - |
| Watching video | 10:27 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:18 hr | - |
| Standby | 131 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4128 x 3096 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Ultrawide: 6 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - |
| 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 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 6 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | 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 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| 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, Galileo | 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 |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 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 | February 2022 | September 2026 |
| Release date | April 2022 | October 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $1199 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Plus | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Keyboard weight | 338 g | - |
| 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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