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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Asus |
| Windows RT | -- |
| 2012-06-18 | 2015-07-10 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.26 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 123.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 22 nm (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 4.29 | 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
Asus ZenPad S 8.0 is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface RT, having a 62.2 score against 58.4. Asus ZenPad S 8.0's design is extremely newer, lighter and incredibly thinner than Microsoft Surface RT. The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has a much better looking display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a lot better 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution and a lot more pixels per inch of display.
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 counts with a bit faster processor than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, and they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 also counts with a higher amount of RAM. Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface RT. Both of them have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory.
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 takes much better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 also has a back camera with way more mega-pixels. The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 and Microsoft Surface RT have incredibly similar battery performance.
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