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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 10 |
| 2017-05-21 | 2020-09-28 |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 26.60 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| Silver | Black |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 8 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 16.38 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5070mAh Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Book 12-inch is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, with a global score of 80 against 79. Even though the Galaxy Book 12-inch is notably older and noticeably heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, it's design is still way thinner. The Galaxy Book 12-inch works with Windows 10 OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with Android 10 OS.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a little sharper display than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a much smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1200 x 1920, it also counts with a better display pixels density. Galaxy Book 12-inch has a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with more CPU cores (although they are slower). The Galaxy Tab Active 3's battery performance is very similar to the Galaxy Book 12-inch one, although the Galaxy Tab Active 3 has 5050mAh of battery capacity instead of 5070mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 shoots clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, and although they both have a back facing camera with a 13 mega pixels resolution, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a way better (4K) video quality.
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