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| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | -- |
| 2012-08-29 | 2015-07-10 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.26 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 22 nm (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.49 |
| 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 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has a global score of 62.2, which is slightly better than the Sony Xperia Tablet S's 58.9 global score. The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 is a newer device, and it's also notably lighter and notably thinner than Sony Xperia Tablet S. The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 counts with a sharper display than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a lot better quantity of pixels per display inch.
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has a little better hardware performance than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, and they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 also counts with a larger amount of RAM. Asus ZenPad S 8.0 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Xperia Tablet S. Both have a 8 mega pixels resolution camera.
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0's memory for apps and games is very similar to Xperia Tablet S's one, they have exactly the same internal memory and a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB. Asus ZenPad S 8.0's battery performance is very similar to Xperia Tablet S's battery lifetime.
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