Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch vs Samsung Galaxy Book2 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches 291.3 x 199.8 x 7.4 mm	11.32 x 7.89 x 0.3 inches 287.5 x 200.4 x 7.6 mm
Weight
26.60 oz (754.0 g)	28 oz (794.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus	Stylus
Colors
Silver	Silver
Tablet dock
	Dock Features: Backlit keyboard
Dock Features
	Backlit keyboard

Display

Size
12.0-inch	12.0-inch
Resolution
1440x2160px, 216 PPI	1440x2160px, 3:2 ratio, 216 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
73.63 %	74.41 %
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Intel Core i5 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 SDM850 (10 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 3100 MHz	Hexa-core 2950 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Intel HD	Adreno 630
RAM
8GB	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
256GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Windows (10)	Windows (10 S)

Battery

Capacity
5070 mAh	6120 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD)	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.1, Yes
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,i Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 1000

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Oct 18, 2018

Alternative variants

RAM	4GB
Internal storage	128GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch Specs	Samsung Galaxy Book2 Specs