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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Windows 10 S |
| 2019-03-18 | 2018-11-02 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 11.32 x 7.89 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 28.00 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 779.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 12 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 265 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 SDM850 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2950 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6120mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 7.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2019) has a score of 85.9, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Book2's overall score of 81.9. Even when the iPad Air (2019) and the Samsung Galaxy Book2 were only released 5 months apart, the iPad Air (2019) is much thinner and noticeably lighter. IPad Air (2019) features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy Book2, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU and a greater number of cores (but slower).
The iPad Air (2019) has a much better display than Galaxy Book2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1668 x 2224 pixels and a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. Samsung Galaxy Book2 features a little bit better storage to install applications and games than Apple iPad Air (2019), because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 512 GB.
Galaxy Book2 features a camera that is very similar to the camera in Apple iPad Air (2019), and although the Galaxy Book2 has a lot better (4K) video quality and a lot larger diafragm aperture for better low-light captures and videos, they both have a back-facing camera with an 8 mega pixels resolution.
IPad Air (2019) features longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Book2, because it has an 8134mAh battery capacity.
In addition to being the best tablet in this comparison, the iPad Air (2019) is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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