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Asus VivoTab Note 8
M80TAApple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 57.5 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 | iOS 8.x |
| -- | 2014-10-16 |
| 8.70 x 5.27 x 0.43 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.40 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Black | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 300.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3740 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| Silvermont (Quad-Core 1860 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 5.94 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7340mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 is a lot better than the Asus VivoTab Note 8, having a 79.3 score against 57.5. The iPad Air 2 is a heavier but noticeably thinner tablet than Asus VivoTab Note 8. The iPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x OS, while Asus VivoTab Note 8 counts with Windows 8.1 OS. IPad Air 2 counts with a bit more vivid display than Asus VivoTab Note 8, because it has a way better 2048 x 1536 resolution, a better number of pixels per screen inch and a bigger screen.
The iPad Air 2 features a little bit better performance than Asus VivoTab Note 8, because although it has an inferior number of cores, and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPad Air 2 also counts with a 64 bits processor. Apple iPad Air 2 features a superior storage for applications and games than Asus VivoTab Note 8, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Apple iPad Air 2 features a superior battery performance than Asus VivoTab Note 8. IPad Air 2 counts with a very superior camera than Asus VivoTab Note 8, because it has a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels.
Even being the best tablet in this comparison, the iPad Air 2 is also the cheapest, making it a very good choice.
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