Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air 2 vs Apple iPad Mini 4 vs Asus Zenpad 3S 10 Z500M

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Asus
Announced October 2014 September 2015 July 2016
Status Available - October 2014 Available - September 2015 Available - August 2016
Price Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold Silver, Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
240.5 x 163.7 x 7.2 mm
(9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 in)
Weight 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 ) 430 g (15.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Cellular version only -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8.1 iOS 9 Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 Dual-core 2.1 GHz & quad-core 1.7 GHz, Mediatek MT8176
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) - PowerVR GX6250
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 16/64/128 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Oleophobic coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 7.9 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 70.58% 73.96%
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, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps No
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes; GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (22 Wh)
Capacity 8600 mAh 5124 mAh 5900 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)