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| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2017-08-03 | -- |
| 8.03 x 5.27 x 0.27 inches | -- |
| 10.79 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 324 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 6.93 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4680mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenPad Z8s has an overall score of 62.6, which is a bit better than the Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s 60.6 score. The Asus ZenPad Z8s comes with Android 7.0 Nougat operating system, and Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x operating system. Asus ZenPad Z8s counts with a more vivid display than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a bit lower 1536 x 2048 resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a better screen density.
Asus ZenPad Z8s has a very superior performance than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has 5 GB lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with a much better camera than Asus ZenPad Z8s, although it has a lower 12 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
The iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with a quite bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Asus ZenPad Z8s, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. The Asus ZenPad Z8s has a really longer battery lifetime than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
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