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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Windows 10 |
| -- | 2017-05-21 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 26.60 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 12 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 327 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset | Intel Core i5 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 5.85 | 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/1.90 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.91 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Book 12-inch is a lot better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro), having an 80 score against 63.3. The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with Windows 10 operating system, and iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Even being the best in this comparison, the Galaxy Book 12-inch body is heavier and somewhat thicker than the iPad mini (A17 Pro).
Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with an extremely better processing unit than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has a lower number of cores. Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels and a lot higher display pixels density.
Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 256 GB and more internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a much better camera than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a back-facing camera with lesser mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a much better battery life than iPad mini (A17 Pro).
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