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| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Windows 10 |
| 2015-09-03 | 2017-05-21 |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 9.59 ounces | 26.60 ounces |
| -- | Silver |
| Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 320 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Intel Core i5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch is a bit better than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, having an 80 score against 73.6. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch's design is newer than the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch's, but it's heavier and a lot thicker. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a much better screen than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution and a greater pixels quantity per display inch.
Galaxy Book 12-inch has a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 256 GB. Galaxy Book 12-inch has a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a higher amount of RAM.
Galaxy Book 12-inch captures much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy Book 12-inch also has a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels. The Galaxy Book 12-inch features better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a 5070mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
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