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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Android 4.4 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2014-09-03 | 2017-08-03 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 8.03 x 5.27 x 0.27 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 10.79 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 6.93 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 4680mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is much better than Asus ZenPad Z8s, with a general score of 71.3 against 62.6. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is an a lot older device than Asus ZenPad Z8s, but Sony managed to build it lighter and just a bit thinner anyway. These tablets work with Android operating system, but Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has 4.4 version and Asus ZenPad Z8s has Android 7.0 Nougat.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a bit more powerful processing unit than Asus ZenPad Z8s, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster), and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also counts with a graphics co-processor. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a little bit better looking display than Asus ZenPad Z8s, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and a just a bit worse pixels amount per inch of display, it also counts with a quite bigger screen.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a slightly better camera than Asus ZenPad Z8s, although it has a much lower 8.1 MP resolution back camera. Asus ZenPad Z8s's memory capacity to store more games and applications is very similar to the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact one, they have a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 128 GB and exactly the same internal memory.
Asus ZenPad Z8s has just a little bit longer battery performance than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 4680mAh of battery capacity.
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