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| Global Score | |
| 65.2 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2016-08-31 | 2025-03-12 |
| 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
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is just a bit better than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, having a 70.4 score against 65.2. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) body is way newer and extremely thinner than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M's, although it is much heavier. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with a way better display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller screen.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M features a much better performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has less RAM and a lower number of cores. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has just a bit bigger memory to install games and applications than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a superior battery life than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a 9705mAh battery size against 5900mAh. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a very superior camera than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution and a back facing camera with way more megapixels.
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