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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | Windows 10 |
| 2017-10-10 | 2017-05-21 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 26.60 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Silver |
| Metal | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Intel Core i5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Book 12-inch is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), having an 80 score against 65.7. Even though Galaxy Book 12-inch and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) were released only a couple of months apart, the Galaxy Book 12-inch body is notably heavier but also thinner. Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with Windows 10 operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch features a greater hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a much higher 2160 x 1440px resolution, a lot larger screen and a just a little greater display pixels density.
Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), and although they both have an external memory card slot that allows up to 256 GB, the Galaxy Book 12-inch also has 256 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Book 12-inch's battery lifetime is very similar to the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) one, although the Galaxy Book 12-inch also has a 5070mAh battery capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy Book 12-inch, although it has a worse (Full HD) video quality and a much worse resolution back facing camera, they both have the same aperture.
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