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| Global Score | |
| 65.2 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2016-08-31 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches | -- |
| 15.17 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8176 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6250 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 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 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 3 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is slightly better than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, getting a score of 69.6 against 65.2. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s construction is way newer and much thinner, but a bit heavier than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M features a much more vibrant display than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller screen.
Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has just a bit more memory to install games and applications than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a very superior hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower number of cores and 4 GB lesser RAM memory.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a greater camera than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a way higher 12 MP resolution back camera and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features improved battery lifetime than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a 29% larger battery capacity.
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