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| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Microsoft |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Windows RT |
| 2017-08-03 | 2012-06-18 |
| 8.03 x 5.27 x 0.27 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.79 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 324 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.93 | 4.29 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenPad Z8s has a general score of 62.6, which is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface RT's overall score of 58.4. Asus ZenPad Z8s has Android 7.0 Nougat operating system, and Microsoft Surface RT comes with Windows RT operating system. The Asus ZenPad Z8s is a newer portable tablet, and it's also extremely thinner and much lighter than the Microsoft Surface RT.
Asus ZenPad Z8s counts with a more vivid display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a way better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a lot greater display density. Microsoft Surface RT has a bigger storage for games and applications than Asus ZenPad Z8s, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Asus ZenPad Z8s counts with a bit superior processing unit than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM. Asus ZenPad Z8s has a very superior battery life than Microsoft Surface RT. Asus ZenPad Z8s captures greater pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a much more megapixels back-facing camera.
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