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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 80 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iOS 8.x |
| 2017-05-21 | 2014-10-16 |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 26.60 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Silver | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.82 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5070mAh Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Book 12-inch has a global score of 80, which is a little bit better than iPad Air 2's score of 79.3. The Galaxy Book 12-inch comes with Windows 10 operating system, while iPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x operating system. Galaxy Book 12-inch is a notably newer tablet device than iPad Air 2, although it is a lot heavier and thicker.
Apple iPad Air 2 has a brighter display than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and a little bit more pixels per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch has a bit better hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits processor against 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and also faster) and a greater amount of RAM.
The iPad Air 2 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy Book 12-inch, although it has a lot smaller aperture, a camera in the back with a much worse resolution and a lower (Full HD) video resolution. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
IPad Air 2 has a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity against 5070mAh.
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