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Everyday Productivity with the Galaxy Tab S12 Series

10/5/2026

Portable or productive, it’s a choice you make every day.

Your smartphone goes with you everywhere, and you turn to your laptop when it’s time to get some work done. The Galaxy Tab S12 series gives you the benefits of both in a single device — light and thin enough to take it with you, and roomy enough when you need to get in the zone: catching up on email from the café, taking a video call from the couch, or getting some reading or large screen gaming in while waiting to board a flight.

These are the everyday moments where Galaxy Tab S12 series really shines.

Why do I need a tablet if I already have a phone and laptop?

Tablets fill the sweet spot between your phone and laptop, offering a large, vibrant display with intuitive touch controls and a familiar mobile interface that makes tasks effortless. Its thin and lightweight design is built for portability, yet packs powerful performance and long-lasting battery to handle everything from watching movies and gaming in rich detail, to multi-tasking across apps with ease. Whether you’re unwinding on the couch streaming a movie, taking handwritten notes with the S Pen, or sketching out ideas, a tablet delivers an effortless blend of screen real estate and touch-first versatility that phones can’t match and your laptop can’t replace.

What can you actually do with Galaxy Tab S12 series day to day?

Whatever the moment calls for, Galaxy Tab S12 series can keep up. The included S Pen makes it easy to sketch out ideas and notes, a powerful processor supports on-device AI tasks, rich graphics, and powerful multitasking, and Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with new 4-channel spatial audio offers an immersive experience for your favorite games and shows.

When it’s time for more focused work, you can have up to three apps running side by side1 or use Samsung DeX for a desktop-like experience, with familiar toolbar and apps in resizable windows. Connect a keyboard and mouse for a full work setup or use the Pro Keyboard or Book Cover Keyboard Slim2 for a flexible working experience on the go designed specifically for Galaxy Book 12 series.

Do I need a Galaxy phone to use Galaxy Tab S12 series?

Galaxy Tab S12 series is a powerful Android tablet with your own Google account, apps, and more, regardless of what phone you use. It works great as a standalone device. With other Galaxy devices you can also enjoy added benefits like answering calls and replying to texts from your Galaxy Tab when your phone isn’t nearby,3 Samsung Notes that sync between your devices, and Galaxy Buds that move audio for you as you switch between your phone and tablet.4

Ready to see what Galaxy Tab can add to your day? Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra and Galaxy Tab S12+ are available beginning October 7, 2026. Learn more at Samsung.com.

1 Certain applications may not support Multi Window.
2 Sold separately.
3 Availability of call and text on other devices varies by country and service provider.
4 Feature supported on mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) running One UI 3.1 or later, Galaxy Book Series PCs launched 2020 or later and TV models launched 2022 or later. Devices must be logged in to the same Samsung account and have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned on. Earbuds must be paired with both devices at least once.

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