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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Windows 10 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2017-05-21 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 10.28 x 7.05 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 22.93 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 218 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Intel Core m3 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch, with a general score of 77.9 against 71.1. IPad Air's design is thinner and incredibly lighter than Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch, although it was released many years before. IPad Air works with iOS 8.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch counts with Windows 10 OS.
The iPad Air has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher pixel count per inch of screen and a quite better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels. Galaxy Book 10.6-inch counts with a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Apple iPad Air, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Book 10.6-inch also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Apple iPad Air counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy Book 10.6-inch, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have 2 cores, the Apple iPad Air also counts with a graphics co-processor and a 64 bits processor. The iPad Air counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Book 10.6-inch.
IPad Air captures a lot better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch. They have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and a same resolution back camera.
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