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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2025-03-12 | 2017-08-03 |
| -- | 8.03 x 5.27 x 0.27 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 10.79 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 7.9 inches |
| -- | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 324 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.93 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 7.6 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 4680mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 70.4, which is much better than the Asus ZenPad Z8s's 62.6 overall score. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) design is much newer and a lot thinner than the Asus ZenPad Z8s's, but it is noticeably heavier. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Asus ZenPad Z8s has Android 7.0 Nougat operating system.
The Asus ZenPad Z8s counts with a much better performing CPU than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Asus ZenPad Z8s counts with a much sharper screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller screen. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Asus ZenPad Z8s, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a way better battery life than Asus ZenPad Z8s, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes way better pictures and videos than Asus ZenPad Z8s, although it has a camera with a lower resolution.
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