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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iPadOS 14.x | -- |
| 2020-10-16 | 2015-07-10 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.26 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 729.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 22 nm (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| -- | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | PowerVR G6430 GPU |
| 10.26 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | Ni - MH Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2020) is much better than the Asus ZenPad S 8.0, getting a 71.7 score against 62.2. IPad Air (2020) is a way newer and just a little thinner tablet device than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, but it's also a lot heavier. Apple iPad Air (2020) features a little bit better looking display than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, because although it has a little inferior count of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a bit higher 1640 x 2360px resolution and a much larger display.
The iPad Air (2020) counts with a better performing processing unit than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, because it has a 64-bit processor and a larger number of cores (and they are faster). The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 features a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Apple iPad Air (2020), and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 also has an external SD slot that holds up to 128 GB.
Asus ZenPad S 8.0 and iPad Air (2020) have really similar battery performance. The iPad Air (2020) has a lot better camera than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, because it has a camera in the back with a lot better 12 megapixels resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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