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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 64.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Windows 10 | Windows 11 |
| 2017-05-21 | -- |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches |
| 26.60 ounces | 31.43 ounces |
| Silver | Graphite and Platinum |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 13 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 216 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 16.38 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5070mAh Battery | 6200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Book 12-inch is much better than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, getting a overall score of 80 against 64.8. Galaxy Book 12-inch's body is notably thinner and somewhat lighter than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8. Both of these tablets include Windows OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Book 12-inch has the older 10 version while Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has Windows 11 version.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 features a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Microsoft Surface Pro 8 also has a larger number of cores. The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 features a little bit better looking display than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because it has a quite greater display density, a better resolution of 1920 x 2880px and a quite bigger display.
Galaxy Book 12-inch features a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch captures much clearer pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a much more mega-pixels camera.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, because it has a 6200mAh battery capacity.
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