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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iPadOS 18.x | -- |
| 2025-03-12 | 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 iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is slightly better than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, having a overall score of 69.6 against 65.2. Although the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a little bit heavier than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, it's much thinner and way newer. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a much better performance than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 4 GB lesser RAM memory and 2 lesser CPU cores (although faster).
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with a way better display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller screen. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) takes much clearer videos and photos than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back-facing camera with a way higher 12 mega-pixels resolution.
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with just a bit bigger memory to store more apps and games than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has greater battery life than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a 7606mAh battery capacity against 5900mAh.
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