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| Global Score | |
| 65.2 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows RT |
| 2016-08-31 | 2012-06-18 |
| 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 15.17 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8176 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GX6250 GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 4.29 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-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, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M is much better than Microsoft Surface RT, with a 65.2 score against 58.4. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M's design is way newer, a lot lighter and way thinner than Microsoft Surface RT. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M features a better screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a lot more pixels per display inch.
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M features a bit superior processor than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a way bigger memory for games and applications than Microsoft Surface RT. They have exactly the same internal storage.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M captures way better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M also has a camera in the back with lot more megapixels. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M features a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface RT.
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