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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows 10 |
| 2024-05-07 | 2017-05-21 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 26.60 ounces |
| -- | Silver |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 12 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 263 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Intel Core i5 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch has a general score of 80, which is better than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen)'s global score of 71.3. The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch comes with Windows 10 operating system, and iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch is better than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), we must highlight that it's also much older, thicker and heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a much better performing CPU than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores , they both have a 8 GB RAM memory. Galaxy Book 12-inch has a bit more vivid display than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a quite worse screen pixel density, a bit smaller screen and a lot lower 2160 x 1440 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) have extremely similar cameras, because although the Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for low-light captures and videos, it also counts with a more MP back camera. Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a much greater memory for games and applications than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because it has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB and more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Book 12-inch has a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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