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| Global Score | |
| 64.8 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2017-01-24 | 2025-03-12 |
| 9.54 x 6.46 x 0.27 inches | -- |
| 17.28 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a general score of 70.4, which is just a bit better than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE's 64.8 general score. Although Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is incredibly heavier than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, it's extremely thinner and newer. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE counts with Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS.
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE features a much powerful processing unit than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 2 less CPU cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE features a much sharper screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lot smaller display.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a greater camera than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, because it has a much better resolution back camera and a way better video resolution. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a very superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has greater battery life than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, because it has a 24 percent greater battery size.
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