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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2017-05-21 | -- |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | -- |
| 26.60 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Silver | -- |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 216 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 6.5 |
| 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 | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 16.38 | 7.7 |
| 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 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 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 has an overall score of 80, which is a lot better than the iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s 60.6 global score. Galaxy Book 12-inch has Windows 10 OS, and iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x OS. The Galaxy Book 12-inch features a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the display, a quite lower resolution of 2160 x 1440 and a little bit smaller display.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch has a way better performance than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a lower number of cores , they both have a 8 GB RAM memory. The Galaxy Book 12-inch and the iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) both count with quite similar cameras, because although the iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has a camera with lesser mega pixels, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture for better low light photos.
Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because it has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB and more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch features a way better battery duration than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
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