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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 65.2 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| -- | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2016-08-31 | 2012-03-07 |
| 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 15.17 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8176 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6250 GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 9 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 3 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 3 is just a bit better than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, having a 71.1 score against 65.2. Even being the best tablet in this review, we must highlight that it's also a noticeably older, a lot heavier and a lot thicker tablet. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with a quite superior performance than iPad 3, because it has more RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores.
Apple iPad 3 features a bit sharper display than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M. Both of them have a same size display, the same display density and the same 1536 x 2048px resolution. The Apple iPad 3 features a slightly better camera than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, although it has a back camera with much less mega-pixels and a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution.
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad 3, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M also has a SD memory slot that admits up to 128 GB. The iPad 3 counts with a much longer battery performance than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a 11560mAh battery size.
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