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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 80 |
| 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 | 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 26.60 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Silver |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Intel Core i5 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Book 12-inch has a score of 80, which is a little bit better than the iPad Air's global score of 77.9. Galaxy Book 12-inch's construction is extremely newer and a little bit thinner, but noticeably heavier than the iPad Air. The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with Windows 10 operating system, and iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x operating system.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch features a processing unit that's very similar to the Apple iPad Air one, because although the Galaxy Book 12-inch has a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an additional GPU, and they both have the same number of cores, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM.
IPad Air counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit better screen density and a little higher 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch features a camera that is just as good as iPad Air's camera, and although the Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch has a way higher 13 mega-pixels resolution back camera and a lot bigger aperture to take better low-light captures, they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rate.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch features a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Apple iPad Air, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 256 GB and 256 GB internal memory. IPad Air counts with a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity.
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