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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Windows 10 | -- |
| 2017-05-21 | 2019-03-18 |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 26.60 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| Silver | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 2224 x 1668 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 16.38 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5070mAh Battery | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2019) is just a bit better than the Galaxy Book 12-inch, having an 85.9 score against 80. Apple iPad Air (2019) is a newer tablet, and it's also thinner and notably lighter than the Galaxy Book 12-inch. The Apple iPad Air (2019) features a superior hardware performance than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a 64 bits processing unit.
The Apple iPad Air (2019) has a much better display than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little better quantity of pixels per display inch and a slightly better 1668 x 2224 pixels resolution. IPad Air (2019) shoots much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy Book 12-inch, although it has a way tinier camera aperture which is not good for capturing pictures and video in low-light environments, a lot less MP resolution back-facing camera and a worse (Full HD) video definition.
The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch has a superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2019), and although they both have equal 256 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a way better battery life than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because it has an 8134mAh battery size against 5070mAh.
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