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| Global Score | |
| 65.2 | 75.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2016-08-31 | 2015-10-06 |
| 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 15.17 ounces | 27.73 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2736 x 1824 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8176 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6250 GPU | Intel Iris 540 GPU |
| 9 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is much better than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, with a 75.1 score against 65.2. Despite being the best tablet in this review, Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is an older, way heavier and somewhat thicker tablet than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features a little more vivid screen than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has a higher resolution of 1824 x 2736px, a larger display and a little bit more pixels per inch of display.
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with an extremely better processing unit than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with 6 more cpu cores. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a much greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 1000 GB internal memory capacity.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with a much better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M shoots better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Both have the same video frame rate, a 8 mega-pixels back camera and the same 1920x1080 video resolution.
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