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| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | Windows 10 |
| 2015-09-30 | 2017-05-21 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 26.60 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Intel Core i5 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5070mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch is a lot better than Amazon Fire HD 8, getting a global score of 80 against 54.1. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch is a newer and a little thinner portable tablet than the Amazon Fire HD 8, but it is also extremely heavier. The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch comes with Windows 10 operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 8 works with Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system.
Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a little sharper screen than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a little bit better quantity of pixels per screen inch, a much better resolution of 2160 x 1440 and a much larger display. Galaxy Book 12-inch has a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 256 GB and 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch has a faster CPU than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has 2 less CPU cores , it also counts with 7 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch shoots greater photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch also has a much higher resolution camera.
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a much better battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 8.
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