Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.2 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2016-08-31 | 2020-09-18 |
| 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.17 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8176 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6250 GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M is just a bit better than the iPad 10.2 (2020), having a global score of 65.2 against 62.2. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M's construction is lighter and a bit thinner than the iPad 10.2 (2020), although it was released many years before. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M features a really superior processing power than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have 6 cores, the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with just a bit better display than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a just a bit greater quantity of pixels in each inch of screen, a little higher resolution of 1620 x 2160 and a bit larger display. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has more internal storage capacity and an external SD slot that holds up to 128 GB.
IPad 10.2 (2020) captures much better videos and photos than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M. They have the same (Full HD) video resolution, a back camera with an 8 mega pixels and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with a very superior battery life than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020).
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