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| Global Score | |
| 74 | 61.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| 2015-09-03 | 2016-06-23 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches | 8.08 x 5.37 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.83 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5870mAh Battery | 4680mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is better than the Asus ZenPad Z8, with a global score of 74 against 61.9. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is an older and much heavier tablet device than Asus ZenPad Z8, but Samsung made it noticeably thinner anyway. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a bit better hardware performance than Asus ZenPad Z8, because it has a greater number of cores (and also faster) and 1 GB more RAM memory.
Asus ZenPad Z8 counts with a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1536 x 2048px resolution, the Asus ZenPad Z8 also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a much bigger storage for apps and games than Asus ZenPad Z8, and although they both have an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also has 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features greater battery performance than Asus ZenPad Z8, because it has 5870mAh of battery capacity instead of 4680mAh. The Asus ZenPad Z8 features a much better camera than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. Both of them have the same (Full HD) video resolution, a same resolution camera in the back and the same video frame rate.
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