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| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 61.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Asus |
| Windows 8 Pro | -- |
| 2012-06-18 | 2016-06-23 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 8.08 x 5.37 x 0.30 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 509.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4680mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro is a little bit better than the Asus ZenPad Z8, having a 63.2 score against 61.9. Microsoft Surface Pro's body is a lot older, way thicker and extremely heavier than Asus ZenPad Z8. Asus ZenPad Z8 features just a bit better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a much greater pixel count per inch of display.
The Microsoft Surface Pro counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Asus ZenPad Z8, because although it has an inferior number of cores and slower, it also counts with an additional GPU and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Asus ZenPad Z8 takes greater photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a much more mega-pixels camera and a much better 1920x1080 video quality.
Microsoft Surface Pro counts with much more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Asus ZenPad Z8, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory. The Asus ZenPad Z8 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro.
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