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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-10-16 | 2015-07-10 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.26 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 22 nm (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | PowerVR G6430 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 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 6.49 |
| 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 | Ni - MH Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is much better than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, having a overall score of 79.3 against 62.2. The iPad Air 2 construction is a little thinner but noticeably heavier than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, and they were only released 9 months apart. The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of cores and 2 GB more RAM memory.
Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a little more vivid display than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, because although it has a little inferior pixel amount per inch in the display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 2048 x 1536px, the Apple iPad Air 2 also counts with a larger display. IPad Air 2 features a little bit more storage capacity for games and applications than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a much longer battery duration than Asus ZenPad S 8.0. The Apple iPad Air 2 has a lot better camera than Asus ZenPad S 8.0. They have the same video frame rates, the same (Full HD) video resolution and a camera with an 8 mega-pixels.
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