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Apple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 61.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-10-22 | 2016-06-23 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 8.08 x 5.37 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4680mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is way better than the Asus ZenPad Z8, having a score of 77.9 against 61.9. IPad Air's construction has the same thickness than the Asus ZenPad Z8, but it's notably heavier. The iPad Air counts with a bit more vivid display than Asus ZenPad Z8, because although it has a just a bit less pixels per inch of display, and they both have the same 1536 x 2048 resolution, the iPad Air also counts with a bigger display.
The iPad Air features a very superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Asus ZenPad Z8, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad Air features a bit more powerful processing unit than Asus ZenPad Z8, because although it has an inferior number of cores and also slower and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and a graphics processing unit.
IPad Air has a way better battery performance than Asus ZenPad Z8, because it has an 8820mAh battery size. The iPad Air features a little bit better camera than Asus ZenPad Z8, although it has a way worse resolution back-facing camera, a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low light photography and video and a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
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