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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 13, 12 | Windows 10 |
| 2022-02-25 | 2017-05-21 |
| 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches | 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 17.74 ounces | 26.60 ounces |
| Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver | Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 12 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| LTPS | Super AMOLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Intel Core i5 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8000mAh Battery | 5070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Book 12-inch has a global score of 80, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8's overall score of 76.7. Even though Galaxy Book 12-inch is better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, we must note that it's also much older, much heavier and thicker. The Galaxy Book 12-inch has Windows 10 operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 has Android 13 operating system.
Galaxy Book 12-inch features a very superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, although it has 6 less CPU cores , they both have the same RAM amount. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, because although it has a quite worse display density and a little bit lower 2160 x 1440px resolution, it also counts with a bit larger screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 has a slightly better camera than Galaxy Book 12-inch, and although they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 also has a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution. The Galaxy Book 12-inch has a bit more storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab S8, because although it has an external memory card slot that admits 768 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Tab S8 has a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, because it has 8000mAh of battery capacity.
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