Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 64.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-03-24 | 2017-01-24 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.54 x 6.46 x 0.27 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 17.28 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 220.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.8 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch has a general score of 65.4, which is slightly better than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE's score of 64.8. Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with iOS 13.x operating system, and Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE works with Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. Although the Apple iPad 9.7-inch and Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE were only released with a couple of months difference, the Apple iPad 9.7-inch construction is just a little bit lighter but also a bit thicker.
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE counts with a bit more powerful CPU than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a higher number of cores (but slower) and a larger amount of RAM. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE and iPad 9.7-inch both feature incredibly similar displays, both of them have exactly the same 1536 x 2048 resolution, a screen of the same size and the same number of pixels per display inch.
IPad 9.7-inch has a much better camera than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE. They have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the same video frame rate and a back camera with an 8 megapixels resolution. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE has a much greater storage for apps and games than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has an external memory slot that allows up to 128 GB.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch has just a little better battery performance than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, because it has a 13 percent more battery capacity.
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