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| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Asus |
| Windows 8 Pro | -- |
| 2012-06-18 | 2015-07-10 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.26 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 509.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 22 nm (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 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 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro is slightly better than the Asus ZenPad S 8.0, with a general score of 63.2 against 62.2. Even being the best tablet device in this review, we must tell that it is also a incredibly older, noticeably heavier and a lot thicker tablet device. Asus ZenPad S 8.0 counts with a little better processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, and they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 also counts with a higher number of faster cores.
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has a slightly better screen than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a much greater quantity of pixels per inch of display. The Microsoft Surface Pro features a slightly bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 takes way better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a much higher video definition and a lot better 8 MP resolution back camera. Asus ZenPad S 8.0's battery duration is just as good as the battery duration in Microsoft Surface Pro.
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