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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iPadOS 15.x | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2016-08-31 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| -- | Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 263 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 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 |
| 10-core GPU 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 | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 10 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a general score of 71.3, which is just a bit better than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M's overall score of 65.2. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) is a notably heavier but thinner device than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a really superior performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a bit more vivid display than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a lot worse resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher pixel count per screen inch. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) features just a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a way better battery life than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a bit better camera than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a way higher 12 MP resolution back facing camera.
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