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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Windows 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-05-21 | 2020-05-14 |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 26.60 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Silver | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 8 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 16.38 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5070mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch is a lot better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), with a global score of 80 against 58.6. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with Windows 10 operating system, while Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch body is extremely thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but it is notably heavier and was released 3 years before.
The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch features a little bit better screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a quite greater pixels density, a lot better 2160 x 1440 resolution and a really bigger display. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch features just a little better performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM.
Galaxy Book 12-inch has much more storage for games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has a slot for an external memory card that holds 744 GB smaller, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage capacity. Galaxy Book 12-inch has a much better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a much higher resolution back facing camera and a way higher (Full HD) video resolution.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch features a really longer battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
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