Compare tablets
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| Global Score | |
| 57.3 | 62 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 5.0 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2015-06-01 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.26 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 350.00 | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Intel Atom chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Z3580, 64-bit (Single-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | IMG PowerVR G6430 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.6 |
| 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 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ZenPad S 8.0 is a bit better than the Sony Xperia Tablet S, getting a overall score of 62 against 57.3. Asus ZenPad S 8.0's construction is noticeably newer, incredibly lighter and way thinner than Sony Xperia Tablet S. These tablets use Android OS (operating system), but Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has 5.0 version and Sony Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version, so it provides the user some nice extra features and enhanced performance.
Asus ZenPad S 8.0 features a much sharper display than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better screen pixels density and a much higher 2048 x 1536 resolution. The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has a bit better CPU than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor and 3 less processing cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM.
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 takes much better videos and photos than Sony Xperia Tablet S. Both have a same resolution back facing camera. The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia Tablet S, and although they both have a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB, the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 also has 64 GB internal storage capacity.
Asus ZenPad S 8.0 and Sony Xperia Tablet S feature very similar battery performance.
Asus ZenPad S 8.0 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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