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Asus Pad (T3201) vs iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026)

74 out of 100
Asus Pad (T3201)
VS
85 out of 100
Apple iPad Air 11
Pad (T3201)
iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026)

Here we compared two tablets: the 12.2-inch Asus Pad (T3201) (with MediaTek Dimensity 8300) that was released on July 17, 2026, against the Apple iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026), which is powered by Apple M4 (iPad) and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Asus Pad (T3201)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has a 1.2 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 1394 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 7606 mAh
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 20W)
  • Thinner bezels – 8.3% more screen real estate
  • OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026)
  • 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3116K versus 1331K)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (68.5 vs 76.4 square inches)

Review

Evaluation of Asus Pad (T3201) and Apple iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026) crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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8 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 128 GB
63.2
(Average)
Value Index
62.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad (T3201)
vs
iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026)

Display

Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 12.2 inches 11 inches
Resolution 2800 x 1840 pixels 1640 x 2360 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2
PPI 275 ppi 261 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness - 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2000 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8% 81.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.6%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 22 ms
Contrast - 1140:1
Screen space comparison
Pad (T3201)
12.2″ (3:2 ratio) = 68.7 in2
iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026)
11″ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
~23% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 271.1 mm (10.67 inches) 247.6 mm (9.75 inches)
Width 182 mm (7.17 inches) 178.5 mm (7.03 inches)
Thickness 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) 6.1 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 520 g (18.34 oz) 464 g (16.37 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-button
Area 493 cm2 (76.5 inches2) 442 cm2 (68.5 inches2)
Repairability - Average (2.85/5)
Drop resistance - Bad (E) · 42 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (57th and 28th place)
iPad Ranking (#6th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Asus Pad (T3201) and Apple iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Apple M4 (iPad)
Max clock 3350 MHz 4410 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 10 (4 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715		 - 6 cores at 2.85 GHz:
- 4 cores at 4.41 GHz:
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 780 Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Mali G615 MP6 9 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 768 1280
GPU clock 1400 MHz 1470 MHz
FLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS ~3763.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Asus Pad (T3201) and Apple iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 9511 52952
Single-core score 1396 3717
Multi-core score 4296 13294
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 367218 915032
GPU 492839 1135331
Memory 234854 349968
UX 236756 715682
Total score 1331667 3116013
Samples Less than 3 [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 23 FPS
Graphics score - 3099
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 46 FPS
Section 1 - 59 FPS
Section 2 - 45 FPS
Section 3 - 34 FPS
Graphics score - 12127
Sources: 3DMark [5]
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Apple iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-03 (Astreeek)AnTuTu 112940000
📘 2026-04-26 (BG-M4-User)Geekbench 6 GPU52952
📘 2026-04-26 (BG-M4-User)Geekbench 6 CPU3717 / 13294
📘 2026-04-26 (BG-M4-User)AnTuTu 113116013
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 NVMe
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 16 iPadOS 26.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 27.2)
OS size - 38 GB
OS updates - 0 years
Security updates 3 years -

Battery

Capacity 9000 mAh 7606 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 20 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time - 2:16 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion No 240 FPS (1080p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 12 MP
Aperture - f/1.8
Pixel size - 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4032 x 3024
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.0 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.4 Yes
GPS - GPS, GLONASS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No eSIM
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.0 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced July 2026 March 2026
Release date August 2026 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $480 $599
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Yes, 20 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026) is definitely a better buy.

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