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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Windows 10 | Android 13, 12 |
| 2017-05-21 | 2022-02-25 |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 26.60 ounces | 17.74 ounces |
| Silver | Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 11 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LTPS |
| 216 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 16.38 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5070mAh Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Book 12-inch is slightly better than Galaxy Tab S8, having an 80 score against 76.7. The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with Windows 10 OS, and Galaxy Tab S8 works with Android 13 OS. Although it's the best tablet we are comparing here, the Galaxy Book 12-inch is a way older, thicker and noticeably heavier tablet than the Galaxy Tab S8.
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch features a very superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, although it has an inferior number of cores , they both have the same RAM amount. Galaxy Book 12-inch has a little sharper display than Galaxy Tab S8, because although it has a little bit worse 2160 x 1440 resolution and a quite lower pixels amount per inch in the screen, it also counts with a bit bigger display.
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch has a little bit better memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab S8, because although it has an external SD slot that allows 768 GB smaller, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy Book 12-inch, and although they both have a camera in the back with a 13 MP, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 also has a much better video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 has a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, because it has 8000mAh of battery capacity.
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