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Samsung is shoring up its tablet offering ahead of the holiday season, announcing the new Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra and Galaxy Tab S12 Plus.
In line with earlier offerings, both are ultra-slim tablets with high-end specs. However, for the first time, the two devices will ship with Adobe Photoshop pre-installed.
Despite that bundling, the list of hardware upgrades found here is surprisingly long. Both the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra and Galaxy Tab S12 Plus come equipped with a Dynamic AMOLED 2X display capable of 1600 nits of peak brightness, though the former features a 14.6-inch screen that’s larger than the 12.6-inch found on the latter.
Under the hood, both tablets are powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chipset. While this processor is a natural upgrade on the one found in the previous generation, the more meaningful upgrade here might end up being the redesigned vapour-chamber.
Other premium perks include an upgraded Vision Booster feature, four-channel spatial audio, IP68 water resistance, an in-display fingerprint sensor, and support for 45W fast-charging via USB-C.
The Galaxy Tab S12 Plus comes with 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of on-board storage. The Galaxy S12 Ultra throws a third storage option into the mix, which features 1TB of memory and 16GB of RAM. Both tablets support expandable storage MicroSD.
According to Samsung, the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra delivers up to 23 hours of usage per charge. The Galaxy Tab S12 Plus delivers slightly less, at just 21 hours of usage per charge.
Samsung’s latest tablets are set to ship with seven years of OS and security updates, as well as a six-month subscription to Google AI Pro. In addition to a four-month subscription to the aforementioned Adobe Photoshop, the Galaxy Tab S12 series also comes bundled with a six-month free trial of Notability Plus, and a one-year subscription to GoodNotes.
In Australia, the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra and Galaxy Tab S12 Plus will be available from October 22 with local prices starting at $2,299 and $1,999 respectively.
Fergus Halliday
Digital Content Editor
