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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-10-16 | 2016-08-31 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gray and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | MediaTek MT8176 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | PowerVR GX6250 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 2 is way better than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, with a 79.3 score against 65.2. Even though the Apple iPad Air 2 is older and a little heavier than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, it's design is still somewhat thinner. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a little bit better processing power than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The iPad Air 2 has a better looking display than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M. Both have a display with the same size, a higher pixels quantity in each display inch and exactly the same resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. The iPad Air 2 counts with a bit more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The iPad Air 2 counts with a better camera than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M. They have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the same 30 fps video frame rates and a back-facing camera with an 8 mega pixels resolution. The Apple iPad Air 2 features longer battery life than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a 7340mAh battery capacity against 5900mAh.
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