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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-10-22 | 2016-08-31 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gray and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | MediaTek MT8176 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6250 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 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 | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 2 has an overall score of 77.2, which is much better than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M's 65.2 general score. The iPad mini 2 is a notably older and just a little thicker device than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, but Apple made it much lighter anyway. The iPad mini 2 counts with a brighter screen than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have the same 1536 x 2048 resolution, the iPad mini 2 also counts with a just a bit greater pixel count in each inch of screen.
The Apple iPad mini 2 has a bit more powerful CPU than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and a graphics processing unit. The iPad mini 2 counts with a bit bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The iPad mini 2 counts with a little bit better camera than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, although it has a lower 1920x1080 video quality and a lot worse 5 MP resolution back facing camera. IPad mini 2 counts with a little better battery lifetime than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a 10 percent more battery capacity.
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