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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 64.8 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2017-01-24 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.54 x 6.46 x 0.27 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.28 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.92 |
| 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 | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 2 is better than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, having a 77.2 score against 64.8. IPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x operating system, and Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE counts with Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. IPad mini 2 is a older and a little bit thicker tablet than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, but Apple managed to make it a lot lighter anyway.
The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a better display than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, the Apple iPad mini 2 also counts with a little bit greater pixels number per inch in the screen. The iPad mini 2 features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
IPad mini 2 features a bit more powerful CPU than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, because although it has 3 GB less RAM memory and less and slower cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processor and an additional GPU. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE counts with longer battery life than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has a 21 percent greater battery size.
The iPad mini 2 counts with a very superior camera than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, although it has a worse 1920x1080 video quality and a lot worse resolution camera.
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