Samsung Galaxy Book 12 (Wi-Fi) vs Amazon Fire HD 8 (2016)

  • Samsung Galaxy Book 12 (Wi-Fi) was first released on 02/01/2017. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 12 inches with a resolution of 2160x1440 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    Powering the Samsung Galaxy Book 12 (Wi-Fi) is the Intel Core i5 chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 4GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the Galaxy Book 12 (Wi-Fi) on the rear packs a camera of 13-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 5-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 128GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable via microSD up to 256GB. This is a dual SIM tablet, measuring 291.30 x 199.80 x 7.40 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 754.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Samsung Galaxy Book 12 (Wi-Fi) include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
  • Amazon Fire HD 8 (2016) was first released on 09/01/2016. It is available in Black, Blue, Magenta, Tangerine. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 8 inches with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    In terms of cameras, the Fire HD 8 (2016) on the rear packs a camera of 2-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 0.3-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 16GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable via microSD up to 200GB. This is a dual SIM tablet, measuring 214.00 x 128.00 x 9.20 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 341.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2016) include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
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Model
Galaxy Book 12 (Wi-Fi)
Fire HD 8 (2016)
Price
$1,580
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Release date
February 2017
September 2016
Dimensions (mm)
291.30 x 199.80 x 7.40
214.00 x 128.00 x 9.20
Weight (g)
754.00
341.00
Colours
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Black, Blue, Magenta, Tangerine
Screen size (inches)
12
8
Touchscreen
No
No
Resolution
2160x1440 pixels
1280x800 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)
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189
Processor
3.1GHz dual-core
1.3GHz quad-core
Processor make
RAM
4GB
1.5GB
Internal storage
Expandable storage
Expandable storage type
microSD
microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)
256
200
Rear camera
13-megapixel
2-megapixel
Front camera
5-megapixel
0.3-megapixel
Operating system
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version
4.10
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USB OTG
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Gyroscope