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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Asus |
| Windows RT | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2012-06-18 | 2017-08-03 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 8.03 x 5.27 x 0.27 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 10.79 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| 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 652 8976 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 4.29 | 6.93 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4680mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ZenPad Z8s is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface RT, getting a 62.6 score against 58.4. Asus ZenPad Z8s is a noticeably newer tablet device, and it is also incredibly lighter and noticeably thinner than the Microsoft Surface RT. The Asus ZenPad Z8s counts with Android 7.0 Nougat OS, and Microsoft Surface RT works with Windows RT OS.
The Asus ZenPad Z8s has a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a much greater pixels number per screen inch and a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048px. Microsoft Surface RT features a better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Asus ZenPad Z8s, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 48 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Asus ZenPad Z8s counts with a bit faster processing unit than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory and a greater number of cores. The Asus ZenPad Z8s features a superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface RT.
The Asus ZenPad Z8s counts with a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a back camera with much more mega pixels.
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