Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Apple iPad Air vs Asus ZenPad S 8.0 Z580CA

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Asus
Announced October 2012 October 2013 June 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - July 2015
Price - - Rs. 16,490 ($242.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Space Gray, Silver Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
203.2 x 134.5 x 6.6 mm
(8 x 5.3 x 0.26 in)
Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 298 g (10.51 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
N/A
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network - LTE- all models -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core, Intel Atom Z3560 or Z3580
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR G6430
RAM 512 MB N/A 2/4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32/64 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 9.7 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 71.58% 72.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes No
Edge No Yes No
3G No DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0, Type-C reversible connector
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh)
Capacity 16.3 Wh - 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 8 h (multimedia)