Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 80 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-05-21 | 2017-03-24 |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 26.60 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Silver | Black and Silver |
| Metal | Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Adreno 530 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 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 16.38 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5070mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Book 12-inch has a general score of 80, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Tab S3's score of 75.2. Even being the best tablet we are comparing, Galaxy Book 12-inch is a somewhat thicker and a lot heavier tablet than the Galaxy Tab S3. The Galaxy Book 12-inch comes with Windows 10 OS, while Galaxy Tab S3 comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher 1536 x 2048px resolution and a little better pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch has a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab S3, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB, the Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch also has 256 GB internal storage.
Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has less processing cores (although faster), it also counts with 4 GB more RAM. The Galaxy Tab S3 shoots better photos and videos than Galaxy Book 12-inch, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture and the same resolution back facing camera, the Galaxy Tab S3 also has a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy Tab S3 has superior battery duration than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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