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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 61.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2017-05-21 | 2012-08-15 |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | 7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 inches |
| 26.60 ounces | 12.20 ounces |
| Silver | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 7 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super PLS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 16.38 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 3.20 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5070mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 192 hours standby time |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Book 12-inch is a lot better than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, getting a global score of 80 against 61.7. Galaxy Book 12-inch comes with Windows 10 operating system, while Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE has Android 4.1 operating system. Galaxy Book 12-inch is a noticeably newer and a lot thinner device than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, although it's much heavier.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a little bit better screen than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, because it has a much better resolution of 2160 x 1440 pixels, a way bigger display and more pixels per inch of screen. The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a better CPU than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, and they both have 2 CPU cores, the Galaxy Book 12-inch also counts with more RAM memory.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, because it has 248 GB more internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, because it has a way better (Full HD) video resolution and a much better 13 MP resolution camera in the back.
Galaxy Book 12-inch has improved battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, because it has a 5070mAh battery size.
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