Samsung Galaxy Tab S12+ review

I haven't used the Galaxy Tab S12+. This review comes from Samsung's US product page and Smartprix's review from October 31, 2026. The 7.2 is my opinion from those two.

The money first. The base configuration costs $1,199.99Not verifiedNot verified on Samsung's site (checked November 1, 2026). That gets you the tablet and the S Pen. It doesn't get you a charger, so if you don't already own a 45 W USB-C one, add that to the bill.

The flaw I'd weigh first: it throttles hard

Smartprix ran 3DMark's Wild Life Extreme Stress Test. The best loop scored 7,208. The lowest scored 4,360. That's 60.5% stability: after enough heavy loops, the graphics run at roughly 60% of their cold speed.

For notes, browsing and video, you'll never see it. For a long gaming session, you will.

Peak numbers look strong: 3,530,468 in AnTuTu v12, and 2,706 single-core and 9,223 multi-core in Geekbench 7, all from Smartprix. Inside are a MediaTek Dimensity 9500 and 12GB of RAM, per Samsung.

Battery and charging

Samsung claims up to 21 hours of video from a 10,600 mAh battery. Smartprix got 7 to 8 hours of screen-on time on Wi-Fi with a productivity workflow, and about 6 to 7 hours with a SIM. Different tests, so the gap doesn't make Samsung's figure false. It does tell you what a workday of documents and tabs looks like: plan on charging every evening.

Idle drain was good. Smartprix saw 5–6% overnight.

Charging is where I get irritated. Samsung rates the tablet at 45 W and sells the charger separately. Smartprix used a third-party 60W PD/PPS charger and still needed around 90 to 95 minutes from empty to full. That's a long wait on a premium tablet, with a charger you bought yourself.

The screen, and the reflections

It's a 12.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X panel. Samsung lists up to 120 Hz for the series, without a separate line for the S12+.

Smartprix says the screen has no anti-reflective coating and that reflections were a constant problem. If you work by a window or under office lights, this is the flaw I'd think hardest about. A glossy 12.6-inch slab shows you the ceiling.

What you get for the money

The S Pen comes in the box. Storage is 256GB or 512GB, and a microSD card adds up to 2 TB, which I'd count as a real reason to pick this one if you carry a film library. Samsung promises up to 7 OS upgrades and names One UI 9 for the series.

It's 5.3 mm thick. Samsung's spec table says 1.21 lb for Wi-Fi and 1.22 lb for 5G, while its own FAQ says 553 g and 555 g. A few grams apart. You won't feel it, but it's odd for one site to disagree with itself.

Who I'd tell to buy it

Buy it if you'll write on it with the pen, read on it and watch video, and you want it supported for years. The included S Pen and the microSD slot are the two things I'd actually pay for here. It's the middle model, between the standard Tab S12 and the Tab S12 Ultra.

Skip it if you game for an hour at a time, because of that 60.5% stress result. Skip it too if your desk faces a window.