Asus ZenPad 3S 10

   

  Asus has clearly defined it’s image in computer technology world and it wants to be up there with the big boys. With the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 , Asus wants to stay up there with it’s competitors and make this tablet more affordable. Here are the specs of this particular tablet. The measurement of the body is 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches and it weighs 430 grams. The display is an IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 16m colors , 9.7 inches in size ( minus 74% screen-to-body-ratio ), 1536 x 2048 pixels ( resolution ), multitouch up to 10 fingers and it uses Oleophotic coating for protection purposes.  It comes with an Android OS v 6.0 Marshmallow, Mediatek MT8176 chipset, and a Hexa-core ( 2 x2.1 GHz & 4 x 1.7 GHz ).. For memory purposes it comes with a microSD up to 256 GB ( dedicated slot ), 32/64 GB of internal storage, 4GB RAM. It comes with a primary camera that has 8 MP, a secondary camera with 5MP, 1080p and the video is 1080p 30 fps. The camera features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection , HDR and panorama. For sound purposes, it has vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones, 3.5mm jack and stereo speakers. For connectivity purposes it comes with an 802.11 a/ b/g/n /ac WI-FI, dual-band, WIFI Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX. It has a GPS-GLONASS and a USB v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector. The sensors are the following: fingerprint ( front-mounted ), acceloremeter, gyroscope, proximity and compass. This tablet come s with Email, Push Mail and IM messaging. The Browser is HTML5. It has fast charging (Quick Charge 3. 0 ), Google Drive with a  100GB Cloud Storage MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player, MP4/H.264 player,  Document viewer, Photo and video editor. The Battery is a non-removable Li-Po mAh battery ( 22 Wh ). TheAsus ZenPad cost $300.

   The design has a 4:3 display and that is what makes this tablet distinct from it’s competitors. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 is a good-looking tablet. It’s metal body is rather striking. I like the way the bezels are cut on the corners. The edges on this tablet have very fine curves and that is why it is so pleasant to hold in your hands. On the top right corner of this tablet, the user can locate the volume and power buttons. You can see also see the home button and it can be used also as a fingerprint scanner. There are two capacitive buttons that can be used for multitasking. On the top most point of the Asus ZenPad 3S 10, you will find a 3.5mm headphone socket and at the bottom you can find a USB Type-C port and NXP amp stereo speakers. The IPS screen on this tablet is it’s best feature. It delivers solid punches when it comes to images, color reproduction and fascinating contrast. This is all due to the VisualMaster technology of Asus. The viewing angles are really good. The audio on this tablet give out a solid performance and this is because of the AudioWizard app. The Android 6.0 Marshmallow 6.0 comes with the ZenUI 3.0 and it has an app called Mobile Manager. This app has settings that will allow the user to control apps. The Power Saver menu gives the user a series of battery modes. You can preserve the battery life or put more speed.to it.

   This is how The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 performed in several tests. In the Geekbench 4 test, this tablet had a score of 3,270 and this is above the category average score of 2,994.  This tablet had a score of 14,124 on the 3DMark Ice Storm Gaming Benchmark. This is a bit below the category average of 15,504. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 took only 2 minutes and 52 seconds when transcoding a 1080 video to 480p in Vidtrim. This is above the average 8.23 seconds. In the JetStream JavaScript benchmark test, this tablet scored 57.7 and it was above the average of 49.2. This tablet needed only 7 seconds to secondary cameras can take good enough pictures but the contrast on these cameras fell short of my expectations and the video suffers from the same problem. The battery life is good for 8 hours.The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 delivers a good performance. It has good sounds that makes this tablet desirable for watching videos and multitasking.