High-quality, official-looking renders of both the Galaxy Tab S12+ and Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra have surfaced via Ytechb, offering the clearest pre-launch look yet at Samsung’s next flagship tablets. These are not official Samsung materials; they are leaked renders, and final details may differ.
For anyone tracking Samsung’s premium tablet lineup, this is the most complete picture available ahead of an announcement Samsung has not yet made.
Same Shell, New Engine
The Tab S12 Ultra’s design is effectively unchanged from its predecessor, according to leaked CAD data.
At 326.3 x 208.5 x 5.1mm, the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra is dimensionally identical to the Tab S11 Ultra. The notch stays. The dual rear camera layout stays. The magnetic S Pen strip and keyboard connector stay.
Android Authority described the design as “stubbornly familiar,” and questioning why Samsung is even bothering. Both tablets appear in Gray and Silver colorways in the Ytechb renders, consistent with Samsung’s existing premium aesthetic.
The Tab S12+ carries a single rear camera, while the Ultra sports a dual-camera setup with an LED flash.
Here is what the leaks suggest so far, pending Samsung’s official word:
- Tab S12+: 12.4-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, approximately 10,600mAh battery, S Pen included
- Tab S12 Ultra: 14.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X, approximately 11,600mAh battery, 45W charging, S Pen included
- Both models: MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3nm) chipset, corroborated by Geekbench listings and an Android Authority teardown of Samsung’s AI Core app
- Tab S12 Ultra: dual rear cameras with LED flash; Tab S12+: single rear camera
- Rumored starting prices of $1,199 (Tab S12+) and $1,399 (Tab S12 Ultra), unconfirmed by Samsung
Dimensity 9500: The Reason to Pay Attention
The chipset is where the meaningful upgrade lives, though the performance gap versus top rivals remains a question.
NotebookCheck reports that Geekbench listings show the Dimensity 9500 prime core clocked at 4.21GHz. That is a step up from the Dimensity 9400+ found in the Tab S11 Ultra.
An Android Authority teardown of Samsung’s AI Core app independently identified the MT6993 chip code, pointing to the same silicon. PhoneArena notes the improvement is real but likely stops short of matching the Apple M5 inside the 2025 iPad Pro or the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in the OnePlus Pad 4.
What Comes Next
Samsung has not set an official launch date, though the software picture is beginning to take shape.
Samsung has not announced a launch date for the Tab S12 series as of early September 2026. The tablets are reportedly set to ship with One UI 9.0, and six generations of Android update support are rumored, though neither detail has been confirmed by Samsung.
Weighing a premium Android tablet purchase this cycle? The chipset upgrade is reason enough to wait for the official reveal before committing.
