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| Global Score | |
| 65.2 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2016-08-31 | 2019-03-18 |
| 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.17 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 679.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8176 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6250 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini (2019) is much better than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, with an 85.9 score against 65.2. The Apple iPad mini (2019) body is way newer, thinner and notably lighter than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M. Apple iPad mini (2019) features a brighter display than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have an equal 1536 x 2048px resolution, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a little bit higher display density.
IPad mini (2019) features a superior processor than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has 1 GB less RAM, it also counts with 2 more cores and a 64-bit processing unit. IPad mini (2019) takes much better pictures and videos than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, and although they both have a same resolution camera in the back and the same video quality, the iPad mini (2019) also has faster 120 fps video frame rate.
IPad mini (2019) has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini (2019), because it has a 5900mAh battery size instead of 5058mAh.
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