Asus ZenPad Z8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Specs Comparison

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Asus ZenPad Z8
Asus ZenPad Z8 Samsung Galaxy Tab S3
Released · Jun 23, 2016
Released · Mar 24, 2017
7.9-inch · 2048x1536px
9.7-inch · 2048x1536px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 32GB
4680 mAh
6000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 16, 2016 Feb 26, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$600

Design

Dimensions
8.08 x 5.37 x 0.30 inches
205.2 x 136.4 x 7.6 mm
9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches
237.3 x 169 x 6 mm
Weight
10.93 oz / 310.0 g 15.13 oz / 429.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Black, Silver

Display

Size
7.9-inch, 69.04% screen-to-body 9.7-inch, 72.71% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2048x1536px, 324 PPI 2048x1536px, 264 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
10 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 650 8956 Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 510 Adreno 530
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4680 mAh, Li - Polymer 6000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p
Front
2 MP 5 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
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
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type
Micro SIM

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

Weight 15.31 oz / 434.0 g
Data Speed LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s)
Prices (MSRP) €769
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