Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M vs Apple iPad 9.7-inch Specs Comparison

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Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M Apple iPad 9.7-inch
Released · Aug 31, 2016
Released · Mar 24, 2017
9.7-inch · 2048x1536px
9.7-inch · 2048x1536px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
2GB
5900 mAh
8827 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2016 Mar 21, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$559

Design

Dimensions
9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches
240.5 x 163.7 x 7.15 mm
9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
Weight
15.17 oz / 430.0 g 16.86 oz / 478.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control
Colors
Gray, Silver Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 74.05% screen-to-body 9.7-inch, 71.65% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
2048x1536px, 264 PPI 2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT8176 Apple A9 APL0898 (16 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
2100 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Dual-core
1850 MHz
Twiste
GPU
PowerVR GX6250 PowerVR GT7600
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
4GB/32GB
2GB (LPDDR4)
2GB/32GB
2GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x)

Battery

Type
5900 mAh, Li - Polymer 8827 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.1 μm
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
1.2 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Memory 32GB
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $459
Memory 32GB
Weight 16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Prices (MSRP) $329
Memory 128GB
Weight 16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Prices (MSRP) $429
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