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| Global Score | |
| 61.9 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Alcatel |
| -- | Windows 10 |
| 2016-06-23 | 2017-02-27 |
| 8.08 x 5.37 x 0.30 inches | 11.18 x 6.89 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 21.13 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 11.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 190 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | Intel Celeron N3350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Intel HD 500 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.37 | 0.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4680mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ZenPad Z8 is slightly better than the Alcatel PLUS 12, getting a 61.9 score against 58.9. The Asus ZenPad Z8 is a notably lighter and just a bit thinner portable tablet than Alcatel PLUS 12, even though they were released with only 8 months difference. Asus ZenPad Z8 features a more vivid display than Alcatel PLUS 12, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better pixels number per inch in the screen and a better resolution of 1536 x 2048.
Alcatel PLUS 12 features a bit faster processor than Asus ZenPad Z8, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a greater amount of RAM. Alcatel PLUS 12 features a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Asus ZenPad Z8, and although they both have a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB, the Alcatel PLUS 12 also has 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Alcatel PLUS 12 counts with a really longer battery duration than Asus ZenPad Z8, because it has 6900mAh of battery capacity instead of 4680mAh. The Asus ZenPad Z8 has a very superior camera than Alcatel PLUS 12.
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