Samsung · Galaxy Tab S

Galaxy Tab S12+

Not out yet. Here is when we think it lands, and exactly why we think so.

We will keep this on your list as the date moves.

Reveal

The day it is shown to the world

Early days · Could still move by months

20 October 2026

in about 2 months

Almost certainly between 28 August 2026 and 15 January 2027 — that is where eight out of ten of our guesses land.

Where it will almost certainly land Still possible, but unlikelyThe higher the shape, the more likely that date.

Where we started When Samsung usually launches No pattern for this model yet, so we started from the time of year Samsung normally picks.

Reports behind it 2 separate stories Found across 3 articles. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.

Since last time No change Last worked out on 19 Aug 2026. We recheck every day.

What changed our mind

GSMArena
Guesswork

Says revealed sometime in September 2026

“we expect the Galaxy Tab S12 lineup to go official around the same time.” Read it ↗

Decent track record +1 site repeated it Moved our date 44 days earlier
@fireuniverse · picked up by Android Police
Called a rumour Heard it from someone else

Says revealed sometime in October 2026

“Filling that information void is a claim from respected X leaker @fireuniverse, who points to an October release.” Read it ↗

Decent track record Moved our date 56 days earlier

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 28 Aug 2026 to 15 Jan 2027 (140 days wide), with a standard deviation of 53 days. Starting model: manufacturer_seasonal+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

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On sale

The day you can actually buy one

Early days · Could still move by months

6 November 2026

in about 3 months

Almost certainly between 15 September 2026 and 1 February 2027 — that is where eight out of ten of our guesses land.

Where it will almost certainly land Still possible, but unlikelyThe higher the shape, the more likely that date.

Where we started When Samsung usually launches No pattern for this model yet, so we started from the time of year Samsung normally picks.

Reports behind it 2 separate stories Found across 3 articles. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.

Since last time No change Last worked out on 19 Aug 2026. We recheck every day.

What changed our mind

GSMArena
Guesswork

Says on sale sometime in September 2026

“we expect the Galaxy Tab S12 lineup to go official around the same time.” Read it ↗

Decent track record +1 site repeated it Moved our date 44 days earlier
@fireuniverse · picked up by Android Police
Called a rumour Heard it from someone else

Says on sale sometime in October 2026

“Filling that information void is a claim from respected X leaker @fireuniverse, who points to an October release.” Read it ↗

Decent track record Moved our date 58 days earlier

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 15 Sept 2026 to 1 Feb 2027 (139 days wide), with a standard deviation of 53 days. Starting model: manufacturer_seasonal+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

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What the hardware is

6 of 20 headline specs known so far. Values from a spec database describe a phone that exists; values from articles are what sources claim about one that does not yet. Each row says which it is, and where sources contradict each other we print both figures rather than choosing.

display

Screen size: 12.4" Rumoured
Panel type: OLED Rumoured

performance

Chipset: Dimensity 9500 Rumoured

memory

RAM: 12 GB Rumoured
Storage: 256 GB Rumoured

battery

Battery: 10600 mAh Rumoured

Still unknown: refresh rate, resolution, main camera, front camera, rear cameras, wired charging, height, width, thickness, weight, ingress protection, operating system, 5g, nfc.

Where you will be able to buy it

Probably worldwide Based on how this product line usually launches

Going on what this line normally does, not on anything said about this phone yet.

Galaxy Tab normally launches worldwide.

No report so far has named a specific country for this one. That is normal early on: the market is usually only spelled out close to launch.

How this date has moved

Every time we changed our mind, we wrote it down and never touched it again.

6 November 2026 On sale First guess

Worked out on 19 Aug 2026 · range 15 Sept 2026 to 1 Feb 2027 · 136acb435b…
20 October 2026 Reveal First guess

Worked out on 19 Aug 2026 · range 28 Aug 2026 to 15 Jan 2027 · 40b84b950b…

Other names this device goes by

Model numbers: SM-X840

Codenames used by leakers: gts12pwifi

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