Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch vs Samsung Galaxy A23 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch Samsung Galaxy A23
Released · May 21, 2017
Released · Mar 25, 2022
12.0-inch · 1440x2160px
6.6-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Quad camera
8GB · 256GB
4GB · 64GB
5070 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Mar 04, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$250

Design

Dimensions
11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches
291.3 x 199.8 x 7.4 mm
6.48 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches
164.5 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm
Weight
26.60 oz (754.0 g) 6.88 oz (195.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver Black, White, Peach, Blue

Display

Size
12.0-inch, 73.63% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 83.02% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR TFT, 90Hz
Resolution
1440x2160px, 216 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Intel Core i5 (14 nm) Snapdragon 680 SM6225 (6 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
3100 MHz
Octa-core
4x2.4GHz Kryo 265
4x1.9GHz Kryo 265
GPU
Intel HD Adreno 610
Memory
8GB/256GB
4GB/128GB
4GB/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC
OS
Windows (10) Android (12)

Battery

Type
5070 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p 1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP 8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 Yes
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Memory 4GB/128GB
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