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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Windows 10 | Android 5.0 |
| 2017-05-21 | 2014-10-15 |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 26.60 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| Silver | Black, Brown and White |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 16.38 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5070mAh Battery | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Book 12-inch is a little bit better than the Google Nexus 9, having an 80 score against 74.5. The Galaxy Book 12-inch comes with Windows 10 OS, and Google Nexus 9 has Android 5.0 OS. Galaxy Book 12-inch's construction is newer and just a little bit thinner, but also much heavier than the Google Nexus 9.
Google Nexus 9 features a much sharper display than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little higher 2048 x 1536 resolution and more pixels per display inch. Google Nexus 9 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a very superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB and more internal storage. The Google Nexus 9 has greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, because it has a 6700mAh battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch captures slightly better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch also has a lot larger diafragm aperture and a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution.
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