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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iPadOS 18.x | -- |
| 2025-03-04 | 2016-08-31 |
| -- | 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.7 inches |
| -- | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | MediaTek MT8176 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | PowerVR GX6250 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a bit better than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, having a overall score of 69.6 against 65.2. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s construction is way newer and way thinner than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M's, but it's also a little heavier. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a way better performance than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with a much sharper display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller screen. The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a little bit more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has improved battery duration than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has 7606mAh of battery capacity. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a much better camera than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution and a camera in the back with much more megapixels.
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