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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 68.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2017-05-21 | 2013-06-03 |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 26.60 ounces | 11.25 ounces |
| Silver | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 229.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 8 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super Clear LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 16.38 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5070mAh Battery | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 42 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch is much better than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, having an 80 score against 68.7. The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch is a way heavier tablet than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, but both are 0.29inches thick. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch comes with Windows 10 OS, and Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch comes with Android 4.2.2 OS.
The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch and Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch both have quite similar displays, although the Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a really smaller screen, a way worse resolution of 800 x 1280px and a bit worse quantity of pixels per screen inch. The Galaxy Book 12-inch features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, and they both have a Dual-Core processor, the Galaxy Book 12-inch also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy Book 12-inch features much more storage to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB and more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch has a little better battery duration than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a 14% larger battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a much better 1920x1080 video quality and a camera with much more mega pixels.
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