Samsung gives its two-year-old Galaxy Tab S Plus an overhaul
Samsung has refreshed its tablet lineup with the Galaxy Tab S12 Plus, featuring a larger display and a new MediaTek chipset, while the Ultra model remains largely unchanged. The new tablets come with a $200 price increase and a commitment to seven years of software updates.
Why it matters
The release highlights Samsung's strategy of alternating hardware updates for its tablet variants to manage product lifecycles and pricing in the premium tablet market.
Since the Galaxy Tab S10 line, Samsung has updated its flagship Ultra tablet annually, but alternates its regular and Plus variants. It means that this year’s Galaxy Tab S12 series includes an Ultra model with few changes from last year’s Tab S11 Ultra, and a Plus variant that brings a bigger overhaul to the two-year-old Tab S10 Plus. There’s no regular Tab S12, suggesting fans of the smaller size will have to wait until 2027 for the next version of that tablet.
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