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| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Microsoft |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-08-03 | 2015-05-01 |
| 8.03 x 5.27 x 0.27 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 10.79 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 324 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.93 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4680mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 3 is a little bit better than the Asus ZenPad Z8s, having a score of 66.3 against 62.6. Microsoft Surface 3 is a way older, thicker and much heavier tablet device than Asus ZenPad Z8s. The Asus ZenPad Z8s has a more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a lot greater quantity of pixels per inch of screen.
Microsoft Surface 3 has much more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Asus ZenPad Z8s, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Asus ZenPad Z8s has just a little better performance than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with more CPU cores.
The Asus ZenPad Z8s counts with a much better battery performance than Microsoft Surface 3. Asus ZenPad Z8s captures a bit better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a back camera with lot more mega pixels.
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