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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 61.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2014-10-15 | 2016-06-23 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 8.08 x 5.37 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4680mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 9 has a score of 74.5, which is way better than the Asus ZenPad Z8's 61.9 overall score. Although it's the best tablet in this comparison review, the Google Nexus 9 construction is older, extremely heavier and just a bit thicker than Asus ZenPad Z8. The Google Nexus 9 counts with a brighter display than Asus ZenPad Z8, because although it has a little worse amount of pixels per display inch, and they both have an equal 2048 x 1536 resolution, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a bit bigger display.
Asus ZenPad Z8 has a quite bigger memory to install applications and games than Google Nexus 9, because although it has just 16 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. Google Nexus 9 features a little better hardware performance than Asus ZenPad Z8, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Google Nexus 9 counts with a much longer battery life than Asus ZenPad Z8, because it has a 6700mAh battery capacity. Asus ZenPad Z8 has a little bit better camera than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have a back camera with an 8 megapixels, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Asus ZenPad Z8 also has a larger camera aperture to capture better low light images.
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