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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iPadOS 18.x | -- |
| 2025-03-04 | 2016-08-31 |
| -- | 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.7 inches |
| -- | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 264 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 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 | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 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 iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a global score of 70.4, which is a bit better than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M's 65.2 overall score. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s design is newer and incredibly thinner than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M's, but it is also way heavier. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M features an extremely better processor than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has lesser CPU cores (although faster) and 4 GB lesser RAM.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M features a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller display. Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots way better photographs and videos than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a lot better video definition and a lot better resolution camera.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has just a bit more memory capacity to install games and applications than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a superior battery duration than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a 64% bigger battery capacity.
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