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| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Amazon |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-07-10 | 2020-05-14 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.26 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 320 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3580 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| 64-bit, 22 nm (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 9 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Ni - MH Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ZenPad S 8.0 is just a bit better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), getting a 62.2 score against 58.6. Asus ZenPad S 8.0 is an noticeably older tablet than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but Asus was able to build it lighter and much thinner anyway. The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 features a more vivid screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and although they both have a display of the same size, the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 also has a lot better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a much greater pixel number per inch of screen. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a greater storage for games and applications than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD card slot that allows up to 1000 GB.
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 counts with a greater camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a camera with a much better 8 megapixels resolution and a way higher (Full HD) video definition. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a battery lifetime that's very similar to Asus ZenPad S 8.0's battery duration.
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