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| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 65.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Microsoft |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2017-08-03 | 2013-09-23 |
| 8.03 x 5.27 x 0.27 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 10.79 ounces | 31.99 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 292.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.93 | 0.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 2.4 |
| 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 | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a score of 65.1, which is a bit better than Asus ZenPad Z8s's general score of 62.6. Even though the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 is a better tablet than Asus ZenPad Z8s, we must tell that it's also older, a lot thicker and noticeably heavier. Microsoft Surface Pro 2 comes with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system, and Asus ZenPad Z8s has Android 7.0 Nougat operating system.
The Asus ZenPad Z8s has a little faster CPU than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with 6 more processing cores. Asus ZenPad Z8s has a slightly better screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a much better count of pixels per inch in the screen.
Asus ZenPad Z8s features a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 2. Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with a much bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Asus ZenPad Z8s, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory. The Asus ZenPad Z8s counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
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