Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 61.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | -- |
| 2012-08-29 | 2016-06-23 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 8.08 x 5.37 x 0.30 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 275.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4680mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenPad Z8 is slightly better than Xperia Tablet S, with a overall score of 61.9 against 58.9. The Asus ZenPad Z8 is a newer tablet, and it is also much lighter and notably thinner than the Xperia Tablet S. The Asus ZenPad Z8 counts with a brighter screen than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher display pixel density and a way higher 1536 x 2048 resolution.
Asus ZenPad Z8 has a bit better hardware performance than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and 1 GB more RAM memory. Asus ZenPad Z8 takes greater videos and photos than Xperia Tablet S. Both have the same resolution camera in the back.
Xperia Tablet S features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Asus ZenPad Z8, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 128 GB, the Xperia Tablet S also has more internal storage capacity. The Asus ZenPad Z8 has a really longer battery duration than Xperia Tablet S.
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