Asus ZenPad Z8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs Comparison

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Asus ZenPad Z8
Asus ZenPad Z8 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)
Released · Jun 23, 2016
Released · Apr 27, 2020
7.9-inch · 2048x1536px
8.4-inch · 1920x1200px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
4680 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 16, 2016 Mar 25, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$240

Design

Dimensions
8.08 x 5.37 x 0.30 inches
205.2 x 136.4 x 7.6 mm
7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches
201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm
Weight
10.93 oz / 310.0 g 10.9 oz / 309.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Mocha

Display

Size
7.9-inch, 69.04% screen-to-body 8.4-inch, 80.91% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD TFT
Resolution
2048x1536px, 324 PPI 1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
10 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 650 8956 Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x1.8GHz Cortex-A73
6x1.GH​z Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 510 Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4680 mAh, Li - Polymer 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
1080p
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Front
2 MP 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 13 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Flight mode, Silent mode
Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording
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