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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| 2016-09-29 | 2016-08-31 |
| 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches | 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gray and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | MediaTek MT8176 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | PowerVR GX6250 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a general score of 71.5, which is just a bit better than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M's 65.2 global score. Even though the Huawei MediaPad M3 and the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M were released with only 1 months difference, Huawei MediaPad M3's construction is a bit thicker but lighter.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a little sharper screen than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a greater pixel number in each inch in the display. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M's storage for games and applications is very similar to the Huawei MediaPad M3 one, they have a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 128 GB and the same internal memory.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a little faster CPU than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Huawei MediaPad M3 also has a higher number of cores. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M captures much better photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M3. Both have a 8 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M features just a little better battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has a 5900mAh battery size.
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