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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 61.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Asus |
| Windows RT | -- |
| 2012-06-18 | 2016-06-23 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 8.08 x 5.37 x 0.30 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 4.29 | 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
Asus ZenPad Z8 is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface RT, with a 61.9 score against 58.4. The Asus ZenPad Z8 body is much newer, way lighter and somewhat thinner than Microsoft Surface RT. The Asus ZenPad Z8 has a little bit better processing power than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, and they both have 2 GB of RAM, the Asus ZenPad Z8 also counts with a greater number of cores.
Asus ZenPad Z8 has a more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better number of pixels per screen inch and a much higher 1536 x 2048 resolution. The Microsoft Surface RT has more memory capacity for apps and games than Asus ZenPad Z8, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 48 GB more internal memory.
The Asus ZenPad Z8 takes a lot better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Asus ZenPad Z8 also has a camera with a much better resolution. The Asus ZenPad Z8 features a really longer battery life than Microsoft Surface RT.
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