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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Windows 10 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2017-05-21 |
| -- | 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 26.60 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 12 inches |
| -- | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 216 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Intel Core i5 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core 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 |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 5070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Book 12-inch has a score of 80, which is better than the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s general score of 70.4. The Galaxy Book 12-inch has Windows 10 OS, while iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS. Galaxy Book 12-inch features a much sharper screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller screen.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a lot better processing power than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower number of cores , they both have a 8 GB RAM memory. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a very superior camera than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a back facing camera with less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture and a lot higher video resolution.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch has a superior storage to store more games and applications than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much longer battery duration than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because it has a 91 percent more battery size.
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