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| Global Score | |
| 62.7 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2016-08-31 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 265.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | MediaTek MT8176 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6250 GPU |
| 8.01 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 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 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M is slightly better than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, with a 65.2 score against 62.7. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M construction is a lot newer than the Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation's, although it's way heavier and thicker. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a more powerful processor than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with more cores and more RAM.
The iPod Touch 5th Generation features a brighter display than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has a way lower 1136 x 640 resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit better quantity of pixels per inch of display. Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation takes a bit better photographs and videos than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, although it has a much lower resolution camera and a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with a superior storage to store more games and applications than iPod Touch 5th Generation, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 128 GB. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a way better battery life than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has 5900mAh of battery capacity instead of 1030mAh.
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