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| Global Score | |
| 65.2 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2016-08-31 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 15.17 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8176 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR GX6250 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9 | 5.85 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M is just a bit better than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), having a 65.2 score against 65. Although it's the best in our current comparison, the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M is a older, notably heavier and thicker device than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen). IPad mini (6th Gen) has a little sharper screen than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater display pixels density and a bit higher 1488 x 2266px resolution.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with a way better hardware performance than iPad mini (6th Gen). They have the same number of cores. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad mini (6th Gen), and although they both have equal internal storage, the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 128 GB.
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 16% bigger battery size. Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) takes way better photos and videos than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a way higher (4K) video quality and a camera in the back with a lot better 12 mega pixels resolution.
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