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| Global Score | |
| 65.2 | 70.4 |
| 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 | 21.76 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | 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 |
| 7.3 | 3.8 |
| 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 | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 10.08 |
| 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
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a general score of 70.4, which is a little bit better than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M's 65.2 general score. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a extremely newer and a lot thinner tablet device than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, but it is also incredibly heavier.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M features a way better processing power than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M features a much sharper screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lot smaller screen.
The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures much better photographs and videos than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera and a much better video quality. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a bit bigger storage for games and applications than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a superior battery performance than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a 64% larger battery capacity.
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