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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 64.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Asus |
| Windows RT | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2012-06-18 | 2017-01-24 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 9.54 x 6.46 x 0.27 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 17.28 ounces |
| -- | Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 4.29 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE is much better than the Microsoft Surface RT, with a 64.8 score against 58.4. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE counts with Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS, and Microsoft Surface RT counts with Windows RT OS. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE is a much newer tablet, and it is also notably thinner and extremely lighter than Microsoft Surface RT.
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE counts with a bit better display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much better screen pixels density and a lot higher 1536 x 2048 resolution. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE counts with a bit more powerful CPU 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.
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE counts with just a bit more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE counts with a much better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE also has a way better 8 MP resolution camera in the back.
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 LTE has a superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface RT.
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