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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Windows 10 |
| 2019-07-05 | 2017-05-21 |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 12.17 ounces | 26.60 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Silver |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset | Intel Core i5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 504 GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| 5.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 5070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Book 12-inch is better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), having an 80 score against 69. The Galaxy Book 12-inch comes with Windows 10 operating system, and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with Android 11 operating system. The Galaxy Book 12-inch is a incredibly older and way heavier tablet than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), but Samsung was able to build it just a little thinner anyway.
The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a much better resolution of 2160 x 1440, a bit better display density and a way bigger screen. Galaxy Book 12-inch has a much better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits 256 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has 2 lesser cores , it also counts with 6 GB more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch also has a much better resolution back facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has just a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because it has a 5100mAh battery size.
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