Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Asus ZenPad S 8.0 Z580CA vs Apple iPad Mini 4

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Asus Apple
Announced October 2012 June 2015 September 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - July 2015 Available - September 2015
Price - Rs. 16,490 ($242.50) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in)
203.2 x 134.5 x 6.6 mm
(8 x 5.3 x 0.26 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) 298 g (10.51 oz) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 )
2G Network N/A N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network N/A N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - 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 , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) iOS 9
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Quad-core, Intel Atom Z3560 or Z3580 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR G6430 -
RAM 512 MB 2/4 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Oleophobic Coating LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 8.0 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 72.52% 70.58%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Yes Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No Yes
Edge No No Yes
3G No No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0, Type-C reversible connector v2.0, reversible connector
GPS No Yes, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 (15.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh 4000 mAh 5124 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 8 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)