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| Global Score | |
| 81.9 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Windows 10 S | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2018-11-02 | 2025-03-12 |
| 11.32 x 7.89 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 28.00 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Silver | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 13 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | -- |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 SDM850 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2950 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6120mAh Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.68 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Book2 has a global score of 81.9, which is much better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s 70.4 general score. Galaxy Book2 has Windows 10 S OS, and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x OS. Galaxy Book2 has a way better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller screen.
The Galaxy Book2 has a way better processing power than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and 4 GB lesser RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy Book2 features much more storage capacity for applications and games than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Book2 also has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a very superior battery life than Galaxy Book2, because it has a 9705mAh battery size against 6120mAh. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much better camera than Galaxy Book2, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) also has a way bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot better image quality, a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera, a bigger aperture to take better photos and video in poorly lited situations and faster video frame rates.
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