Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 4.4, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0 | -- |
| 2012-02-27 | 2016-08-31 |
| 10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 inches | 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches |
| 21.16 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| -- | Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 435.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | MediaTek MT8176 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali GPU | PowerVR GX6250 GPU |
| 8.28 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 10.1 has a score of 66.3, which is just a bit better than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M's global score of 65.2. The Galaxy Note 10.1 construction is older, thicker and incredibly heavier than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has more RAM and more processing cores.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater screen density and a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M shoots a lot better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a way better (Full HD) video quality and a back-facing camera with a lot higher resolution.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a quite bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Note 10.1, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M also has a SD extension slot that supports up to 128 GB. The Galaxy Note 10.1 counts with longer battery lifetime than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because it has 7000mAh of battery capacity.
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