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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 60.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Windows 10 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2017-05-21 | 2013-09-25 |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | 7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 26.60 ounces | 10.97 ounces |
| Silver | Black |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 7 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8074 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 16.38 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | -- |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 0 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5070mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch is a lot better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, getting an 80 score against 60.8. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch is way heavier than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, it's thinner and extremely newer. The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch comes with Windows 10 operating system, while Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 counts with Android 4.2.2 operating system.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7's processing unit is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch one, because although the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 has lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a GPU and a higher number of cores. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 features a much sharper display than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a little bit worse 1200 x 1920 resolution and a much smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch of screen.
Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a lot better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7. Galaxy Book 12-inch has a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a much longer battery performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7.
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