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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iOS 9.x | -- |
| 2015-09-09 | 2016-08-31 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | MediaTek MT8176 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | PowerVR GX6250 GPU |
| 8.19 | 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 | -- |
| 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, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 4 has an overall score of 75.6, which is much better than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M's global score of 65.2. The Apple iPad mini 4 body is noticeably lighter and thinner than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, even though it was released around a year before. Apple iPad mini 4 features a much better screen than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have the same exact 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution, the Apple iPad mini 4 also counts with a just a bit higher pixels number per inch in the display.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a bit better performance than iPad mini 4, because it has 2 GB more RAM and a greater number of faster cores. IPad mini 4 counts with a slightly bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage.
Apple iPad mini 4 shoots much better pictures and videos than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M. Both of them have the same video definition, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same resolution camera. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a bit longer battery life than iPad mini 4, because it has 5900mAh of battery capacity.
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