Asus ZenPad Z8 vs Sony Xperia XA1 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 16, 2016	Feb 27, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$299

Design

Dimensions
8.08 x 5.37 x 0.30 inches 205.2 x 136.4 x 7.6 mm	5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches 145 x 67 x 8 mm
Weight
10.93 oz / 310.0 g	5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Black, Gold, Pink, White

Display

Size
7.9-inch, 69.04% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 70.87% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2048x1536px, 324 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
10 (Poor)	27 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 650 8956	MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757
Processor
Hexa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 510	Mali-T880 MP2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4680 mAh, Li - Polymer	2300 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	MediaTek Pump Express

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0	23 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1080p Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
2 MP	8 MP (Autofocus) 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,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 13	2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28, 29
3G Bands
	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Aug 16, 2017 FCC ID value: PY7-98591H
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.55 W/kg Body: 1.10 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

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