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| Global Score | |
| 60.8 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Asus |
| Android 4.2.2 | -- |
| 2013-09-25 | 2016-08-31 |
| 7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 inches | 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| Black | Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 323 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8074 chipset | MediaTek MT8176 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6250 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 6.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M is just a bit better than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, getting a 65.2 score against 60.8. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M construction is way newer and thinner than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7's, although it's noticeably heavier. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 features a bit faster CPU than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 2 GB less RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 counts with a way better display than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has a much smaller display and a little worse resolution of 1200 x 1920, it also counts with a quite higher pixel density. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with a much better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 128 GB. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M features a superior battery performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7.
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