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| Global Score | |
| 64.8 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Microsoft |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2017-01-24 | 2015-05-01 |
| 9.54 x 6.46 x 0.27 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 17.28 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| Gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.55 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 3 is a little bit better than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, having a 66.3 score against 64.8. Microsoft Surface 3 is an older, thicker and notably heavier tablet than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE has a bit better processing unit than Microsoft Surface 3, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE also has a larger number of cores.
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE features a bit more vivid display than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a quite better screen pixels density. Microsoft Surface 3 features a way bigger storage to install applications and games than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory.
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE has a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 3. Microsoft Surface 3's camera is very similar to the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE one, both of them have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the same video frame rates and a 8 mega-pixels camera.
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