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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 65.2 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x |
| 2016-08-31 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.17 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | 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 |
| 7.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8176 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GX6250 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 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 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 has a score of 79.3, which is way better than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M's 65.2 score. The iPad Air 2 design is somewhat thinner than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, although it is a little bit heavier and was released around a year before. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with just a little better performance than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a brighter display than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M. They have a screen of the same size, the same 2048 x 1536px resolution and the same count of pixels per display inch. The iPad Air 2 has a slightly bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a better camera than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M. Both of them have the same video frame rate, a same resolution back facing camera and the same 1920x1080 video quality. IPad Air 2 features better battery lifetime than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity instead of 5900mAh.
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