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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.0 | Windows 10 |
| 2012-09-06 | 2017-05-21 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 26.60 ounces |
| Black | Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 12 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 254 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Intel Core i5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 5.8 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch is much better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, getting an 80 score against 55.7. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch comes with Windows 10 OS, and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has Android 4.0 OS. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch's design is way newer and thinner, but notably heavier than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Galaxy Book 12-inch has a more powerful processing unit than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Book 12-inch also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory. Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a really smaller display, it also counts with a little greater pixels density.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch has a much better memory to install applications and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because it has 256 GB internal storage and an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy Book 12-inch features a superior battery duration than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch takes a lot better photographs and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
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