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| Global Score | |
| 81.9 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Windows 10 S | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2018-11-02 | 2013-10-22 |
| 11.32 x 7.89 x 0.30 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 28.00 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Silver | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 SDM850 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2950 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 33.00mm focal length |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6120mAh Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.68 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Book2 has a general score of 81.9, which is a bit better than Apple iPad Air's 77.9 general score. The Galaxy Book2 body has the same thickness than Apple iPad Air, but it is incredibly heavier. Galaxy Book2 comes with Windows 10 S operating system, and Apple iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x operating system.
Galaxy Book2 features a little better hardware performance than iPad Air, because although it has a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 more cores and a larger amount of RAM. The Apple iPad Air counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Book2, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better display density and a little bit higher resolution of 1536 x 2048.
The Samsung Galaxy Book2 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPad Air, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Book2 also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy Book2 takes better photos and videos than Apple iPad Air, because it has a back facing camera with a lot better 8 megapixels resolution, a much better (4K) video definition and a lot larger diafragm aperture.
IPad Air features a superior battery life than Galaxy Book2, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity.
Although Galaxy Book2 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than iPad Air, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as iPad Air. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the Galaxy Book2, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the iPad Air, resigning a couple features and specs.
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