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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 64.8 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | iOS 8.x |
| 2017-01-24 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.54 x 6.46 x 0.27 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.28 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has a score of 79.3, which is a lot better than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE's 64.8 score. The iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE has Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS. The iPad Air 2 design is lighter and thinner than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, although it was released 2 years before.
IPad Air 2 features a better display than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE. Both of them have the same 2048 x 1536px resolution, the same pixels density and a same size screen. IPad Air 2's CPU is just as good as the CPU in Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, because although the iPad Air 2 has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 5 less and slower CPU cores, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
The iPad Air 2 has a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. IPad Air 2 captures much better videos and photos than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE. Both have the same video definition, a 8 MP camera in the back and the same video frame rate.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE features just a little better battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a 6% greater battery capacity.
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