Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Sony |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2017-08-03 | 2012-08-29 |
| 8.03 x 5.27 x 0.27 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 10.79 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 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 652 8976 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L 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 | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| 6.93 | 5.94 |
| 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 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenPad Z8s is a bit better than the Xperia Tablet S, having a overall score of 62.6 against 58.9. Both of these devices have Android operating system, but Asus ZenPad Z8s has 7.0 Nougat version while Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version, providing the user a couple additional features and performance improvements. Asus ZenPad Z8s's body is notably newer, way thinner and way lighter than the Xperia Tablet S.
Asus ZenPad Z8s counts with a more vivid screen than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a way better display pixel density. The Asus ZenPad Z8s features a bit more powerful CPU than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores.
The Xperia Tablet S features a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Asus ZenPad Z8s, and although they both have an external memory slot that holds up to 128 GB, the Xperia Tablet S also has 64 GB internal memory capacity. Asus ZenPad Z8s counts with a way better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
The Asus ZenPad Z8s takes much clearer videos and photos than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has a camera in the back with a lot higher 13 mega-pixels resolution.
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