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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2017-05-21 | 2024-05-07 |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 26.60 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Silver | -- |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 13 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 216 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 6.8 |
| 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
The Galaxy Book 12-inch has an overall score of 80, which is better than the iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen)'s overall score of 71.3. The Galaxy Book 12-inch is a much older, heavier and thicker tablet than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen). The Galaxy Book 12-inch works with Windows 10 OS, and iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x OS.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch features a really superior hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a lower number of cores , they both have 8 GB of RAM memory. The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a little more vivid screen than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a just a bit worse pixels density, a way worse resolution of 2160 x 1440px and a quite smaller display.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has a camera that's very similar to the camera in Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has a worse resolution camera, it also counts with a larger aperture. The Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a very superior memory capacity for apps and games than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because it has 256 GB internal memory and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch features a superior battery life than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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