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Apple iPad mini
Verizon and SprintA1455
| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2016-08-31 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 281.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | MediaTek MT8176 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6250 GPU |
| 8.01 | 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 | |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 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
The iPad mini is a bit better than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, with a 68.1 score against 65.2. The iPad mini is a way lighter device than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, but both have the same thickness. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M features a quite superior performance than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and 4 more processing cores.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a bit sharper screen than iPad mini, because it has a lot better pixel quantity per inch of display, a way higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a bigger screen. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a much better storage capacity for apps and games than iPad mini, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 128 GB.
IPad mini has just a bit better camera than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, although it has a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a back camera with a much worse 5 mega-pixels resolution. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with longer battery lifetime than iPad mini, because it has 5900mAh of battery capacity against 4440mAh.
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