Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Asus ZenPad Z8 Specs Comparison

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Asus ZenPad Z8
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) Asus ZenPad Z8
Released · Oct 10, 2017
Released · Jun 23, 2016
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
7.9-inch · 2048x1536px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
2GB · 16GB
5000 mAh
4680 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 10, 2017 Jun 16, 2016

Design

Dimensions
8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches
212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm
8.08 x 5.37 x 0.30 inches
205.2 x 136.4 x 7.6 mm
Weight
12.84 oz / 364.0 g 10.93 oz / 310.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold Black
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 70.45% screen-to-body 7.9-inch, 69.04% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x800px, 189 PPI 2048x1536px, 324 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 10 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm) Snapdragon 650 8956
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308 Adreno 510
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat) Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion 4680 mAh, Li - Polymer

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28 2, 4, 5, 13
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Micro SIM

Phone Features

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