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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2017-05-21 | 0000-00-00 |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | 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
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch has a score of 80, which is much better than the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)'s overall score of 71.3. Even being the best in this comparison review, the Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch is a somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker tablet than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with Windows 10 operating system, while iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has iPadOS 15.x operating system.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch has a much greater processing power than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has 6 lesser CPU cores (but faster), they both have a 8 GB RAM memory. Galaxy Book 12-inch has a bit better looking screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a bit less pixels per inch of screen, a way worse resolution of 2160 x 1440 pixels and a quite smaller display.
Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 256 GB and more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Book 12-inch features a very superior battery lifetime than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a camera that's just as good as the camera in Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a worse 12 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture.
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