Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Microsoft Surface 2 vs Asus ZenPad C 7.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Microsoft Asus
Announced October 2012 September 2013 June 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Available - October 2013 Coming Soon - July 2015
Price - - Rs. 8,925 ($131.25) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Dark Titanium Black, White, Red, Aurora Metallic
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in)
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
189 x 108 x 8.4 mm
(7.44 x 4.25 x 0.33 in)
Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz) 265 g (9.35 oz)
2G Network N/A No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Z170CG
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 Quad-core, Intel Atom x3-C3200
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 ULP GeForce (72 cores) Mali-450MP4
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 10.6 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 65.28% 67.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels or 2 MP
Flash No LED flash -
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Autofocus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No Yes
Edge No No Yes
3G No No HSPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

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-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (13 Wh)
Capacity 16.3 Wh - 3480 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - Up to 8 h