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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Asus |
| Windows | -- |
| -- | 2015-07-10 |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.26 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 22 nm (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | PowerVR G6430 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Ni - MH Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, with a score of 62.2 against 58.7. Asus ZenPad S 8.0 is a way lighter and incredibly thinner tablet than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 features a much better screen than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a much smaller screen and a lot worse resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
Asus ZenPad S 8.0 counts with a much powerful processing unit than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has less RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and also faster). The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro features a slightly bigger memory to store more apps and games than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has a bit better camera than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a less mega-pixels resolution back camera. Asus ZenPad S 8.0's battery performance is very similar to the battery life in Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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