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| Global Score | |
| 61.9 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2016-06-23 | 2025-03-12 |
| 8.08 x 5.37 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 10.93 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4680mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 69.6, which is much better than the Asus ZenPad Z8's 61.9 score. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a newer and extremely thinner tablet than Asus ZenPad Z8, but it is also way heavier. Asus ZenPad Z8 counts with a much faster processor than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM.
Asus ZenPad Z8 has a much sharper screen than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller screen. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) captures greater pictures and videos than Asus ZenPad Z8, because it has a way more mega-pixels camera in the back, a bigger camera aperture to take better low light photos and video and a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a very superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Asus ZenPad Z8, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a much better battery lifetime than Asus ZenPad Z8, because it has a 7606mAh battery size.
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