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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Windows 10 |
| 2015-09-09 | 2017-05-21 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 26.60 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Silver |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 12 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Intel Core i5 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 8.19 | 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 | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 5070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Book 12-inch has a score of 80, which is a little bit better than Apple iPad mini 4's general score of 75.6. The Galaxy Book 12-inch works with Windows 10 OS, and Apple iPad mini 4 counts with iOS 9.x OS. Galaxy Book 12-inch's design is newer, but way heavier and thicker than the Apple iPad mini 4.
Apple iPad mini 4 counts with a much sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a greater number of pixels per inch of display and a slightly better resolution of 2048 x 1536px. Galaxy Book 12-inch has a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad mini 4, because it has 256 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a greater processing power than iPad mini 4, because it has 1 more cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Apple iPad mini 4 features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, because it has a 1% greater battery size. The Apple iPad mini 4 shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, although it has a camera in the back with much less megapixels resolution, a worse video quality and a way tinier aperture which is not so good for taking photos or video in low light environments.
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