Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches 212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm	9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches 240.5 x 163.7 x 7.15 mm
Weight
12.84 oz (364.0 g)	15.17 oz (430.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold	Gray, Silver
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch	9.7-inch
Resolution
1280x800px, 189 PPI	2048x1536px, 264 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
70.45 %	74.05 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)	MediaTek MT8176
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308	PowerVR GX6250
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 9.7 GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung One UI	Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), ASUS Zen UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	5900 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash
LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2, Yes
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	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 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
SIM type
Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 10, 2017	Aug 31, 2016

Alternative variants

Internal storage	32GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) Specs	Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M Review
User Reviews
	Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M User Reviews