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| Global Score | |
| 62.1 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | -- |
| 2011-03-02 | 2015-07-10 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.26 inches |
| 21.62 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 505.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 22 nm (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 GPU |
| 8.01 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 3.5 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Ni - MH Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 is slightly better than the iPad 2, with a 62.2 score against 62.1. The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 body is extremely newer, thinner and noticeably lighter than iPad 2. Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has a superior performance than Apple iPad 2, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores and more RAM.
Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has an incredibly better display than iPad 2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a much greater pixels count per screen inch. Asus ZenPad S 8.0 counts with a much better memory to store more games and applications than iPad 2, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 128 GB.
The Apple iPad 2 counts with a really longer battery life than Asus ZenPad S 8.0. Asus ZenPad S 8.0 takes a little bit better videos and photos than Apple iPad 2, because it has a back camera with a lot higher 8 mega-pixels resolution and a much higher video resolution.
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