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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Windows 10 | -- |
| 2017-05-21 | 2015-05-01 |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 26.60 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| Silver | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 216 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 16.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5070mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch is way better than the Microsoft Surface 3, getting an 80 score against 66.3. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch is a extremely newer and somewhat thinner tablet than the Microsoft Surface 3, although it's also somewhat heavier. Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a slightly better looking display than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a little better pixels density, a quite bigger display and a little higher resolution of 2160 x 1440px.
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch features a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB and 256 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Book 12-inch features a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with 4 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch features a very superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface 3. The Galaxy Book 12-inch shoots much clearer photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 3, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy Book 12-inch also has a camera in the back with a much better 13 mega-pixels resolution.
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