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Apple iPad mini
Verizon and SprintA1455
| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2015-07-10 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.26 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 281.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 22 nm (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 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 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| 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 | Ni - MH Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini has an overall score of 68.1, which is just a bit better than the Asus ZenPad S 8.0's global score of 62.2. The Apple iPad mini is a a little heavier and just a little thicker tablet device than Asus ZenPad S 8.0. The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 features just a bit better screen than iPad mini, because it has a lot better resolution of 1536 x 2048px, a bit larger screen and a lot more pixels per inch of display.
Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has a superior performance than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and faster) and more RAM. IPad mini counts with a greater camera than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, although it has a lower video resolution and a way lower 5 mega pixels resolution camera in the back.
Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has a way bigger storage to store more games and applications than iPad mini, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. The iPad mini counts with a much longer battery life than Asus ZenPad S 8.0.
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