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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2017-05-21 | 0000-00-00 |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 26.60 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Silver | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 11 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 16.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 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 |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5070mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Book 12-inch is much better than the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), with an 80 score against 72.3. Galaxy Book 12-inch's design is way heavier and thicker than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with Windows 10 OS, while Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has iPadOS 15.x OS.
The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch has a much greater performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), they both have the same RAM amount. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a sharper screen than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a bit higher resolution of 1640 x 2360 pixels.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a much better storage for games and applications than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy Book 12-inch and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) both have extremely similar cameras, because although the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a camera in the back with a worse resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better photography and videos in poorly lited environments.
The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch has a really longer battery performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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