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| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 61.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | Asus |
| Windows 10 | -- |
| 2017-02-27 | 2016-06-23 |
| 11.18 x 6.89 x 0.31 inches | 8.08 x 5.37 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.13 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11.6 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 190 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Celeron N3350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset |
| Dual-Core 2400 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD 500 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.66 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6900mAh Battery | 4680mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenPad Z8 has a score of 61.9, which is a bit better than the Alcatel PLUS 12's global score of 58.9. Even though the Asus ZenPad Z8 and the Alcatel PLUS 12 were only released with a couple months difference, the Asus ZenPad Z8 is just a little bit thinner and lighter. The Asus ZenPad Z8 counts with a sharper display than Alcatel PLUS 12, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1536 x 2048px and much more pixels per display inch.
Alcatel PLUS 12 features just a bit better performance than Asus ZenPad Z8, because although it has 4 lesser cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. Asus ZenPad Z8 has a very superior camera than Alcatel PLUS 12. Alcatel PLUS 12 has a much better storage to install games and applications than Asus ZenPad Z8, and although they both have an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB, the Alcatel PLUS 12 also has 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Alcatel PLUS 12 features a way better battery performance than Asus ZenPad Z8, because it has 6900mAh of battery capacity against 4680mAh.
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