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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-05-21 | 2020-04-27 |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 26.60 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Silver | Mocha |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 216 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 16.38 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5070mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), having an 80 score against 74.6. Even being the best we are comparing, we must highlight that it's also a much older, a bit thicker and noticeably heavier tablet. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch comes with Windows 10 operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
Galaxy Book 12-inch features a little bit better performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with 5 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features just a bit better screen than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels amount per screen inch.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch has a superior storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a battery duration that is just as good as Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch's battery lifetime, although the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 5070mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a little bit better camera than Galaxy Book 12-inch, although it has a lower video quality and a back-facing camera with much less mega-pixels resolution, they both have a same size diafragm aperture.
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