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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2014-10-15 | 2015-07-10 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.26 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 22 nm (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | PowerVR G6430 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Ni - MH Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 is much better than the Asus ZenPad S 8.0, having a overall score of 74.5 against 62.2. Google Nexus 9's construction is thicker and noticeably heavier than the Asus ZenPad S 8.0. The Google Nexus 9 features a much better screen than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, because although it has a bit worse pixels density, and they both have the same resolution of 2048 x 1536, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a bit larger display.
The Google Nexus 9 counts with a bit faster CPU than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 features a much bigger memory for applications and games than Google Nexus 9, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 128 GB and 64 GB internal storage.
Google Nexus 9 features a way better battery life than Asus ZenPad S 8.0. Google Nexus 9 captures much clearer photos and videos than Asus ZenPad S 8.0. Both of them have the same video frame rates, the same video resolution and the same resolution camera.
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