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| Global Score | |
| 59.7 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Windows 10 |
| 2020-06-03 | 2017-05-21 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 26.60 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White | Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 110.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Intel Core i5 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.08 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Book 12-inch has an overall score of 80, which is much better than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)'s 59.7 general score. The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with Windows 10 OS, and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie OS. The Galaxy Book 12-inch is a much older and notably heavier tablet than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but Samsung managed to make it thinner anyway.
The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a little sharper display than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a way bigger display, a just a little more pixels per inch of display and a lot better 2160 x 1440px resolution. The Galaxy Book 12-inch has a bit faster processing unit than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch takes way better photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a much more megapixels camera and a way higher (Full HD) video quality. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch has a way bigger storage to install games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because although it has a slot for external memory cards that supports 744 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch features a way better battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
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