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| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | Windows 10 |
| 2013-09-25 | 2017-05-21 |
| 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches | 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 13.55 ounces | 26.60 ounces |
| Black | Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 12 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 339 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset | Intel Core i5 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 6.4 | 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, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Book 12-inch has a global score of 80, which is much better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's general score of 68.5. The Galaxy Book 12-inch design is much newer and just a little thinner, but notably heavier than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with Windows 10 OS, and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.2.2 OS.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a lot greater pixels density. Galaxy Book 12-inch has much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB and 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Book 12-inch has just a bit better performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with more RAM. Galaxy Book 12-inch captures much better pictures and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a back facing camera with a much higher resolution and a larger camera aperture.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch features a very superior battery life than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
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