Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air 2 vs Asus Zenpad 3S 10 Z500M vs Huawei MediaPad M3

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Asus Huawei
Announced October 2014 July 2016 September 2016
Status Available - October 2014 Available - August 2016 Available - September 2016
Price Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 26,000 ($390.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Silver, Grey Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
240.5 x 163.7 x 7.2 mm
(9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 in)
215.5 x 124.2 x 7.3 mm
(8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 in)
Weight 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 430 g (15.17 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000 - M2-803L
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - M2-801L, M2-803L
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - M2-802L
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - M2-802L
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000 - M2-803L
4G Network LTE - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - M2-801L
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 40(2300), 41(2500) - M2-802L
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(26
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) - Fingerprint Sensor -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8.1 Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X Dual-core 2.1 GHz & quad-core 1.7 GHz, Mediatek MT8176 Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 950
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR GX6250 Mali-T880 MP4
RAM 1 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 32/64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Oleophobic coating IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 9.7 inches 8.4 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 73.96% 76.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB v2.0 v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes; GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery (22 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 8600 mAh 5900 mAh 5100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia) -