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North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 61.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Asus |
| Android | -- |
| -- | 2016-06-23 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 8.08 x 5.37 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4680mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ZenPad Z8 has an overall score of 61.9, which is much better than the Nvidia SHIELD's 54.3 overall score. Asus ZenPad Z8's design is somewhat thinner and notably lighter than the Nvidia SHIELD. Nvidia SHIELD counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Asus ZenPad Z8, although it has a lower number of cores , they both have a 2 GB RAM memory.
The Nvidia SHIELD features a bit more vivid screen than Asus ZenPad Z8, because although it has a little worse screen pixel density and a quite lower 1920 x 1200 resolution, it also counts with a little larger display. The Asus ZenPad Z8 counts with more storage capacity for applications and games than Nvidia SHIELD, although it has only 16 GB internal memory capacity.
Asus ZenPad Z8 counts with a superior battery life than Nvidia SHIELD. Asus ZenPad Z8 takes much better videos and photos than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a lot higher 8 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
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