Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 61.9 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Sony |
| -- | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2016-06-23 | 2012-08-29 |
| 8.08 x 5.37 x 0.30 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 324 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.37 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4680mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ZenPad Z8 has an overall score of 61.9, which is slightly better than Xperia Tablet S's 58.9 overall score. Asus ZenPad Z8 is a much newer tablet, and it is also thinner and incredibly lighter than Xperia Tablet S. The Asus ZenPad Z8 counts with a more vivid display than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a much higher display pixel density and a lot better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels.
The Asus ZenPad Z8 has a bit superior CPU than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM and a higher number of cores. The Asus ZenPad Z8 takes way better photographs and videos than Xperia Tablet S. Both have the same resolution back-facing camera.
The Xperia Tablet S features much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Asus ZenPad Z8, and although they both have a SD extension slot that admits up to 128 GB, the Xperia Tablet S also has more internal memory. Asus ZenPad Z8 features a much better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
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