Asus ZenPad 8.0 (Z380KL) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 LTE

  • Asus ZenPad 8.0 (Z380KL) was first released on 06/01/2015. It is available in Black, White, Aurora Metallic. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 8 inches with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    This series of tablets from Asus is powered by a non-removable battery of 4000mAh. So, if you are too busy or often have to move outdoors but forget to charge the device, it's no longer a problem.

    Powering the Asus ZenPad 8.0 (Z380KL) is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (MSM8929) chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 2GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the ZenPad 8.0 (Z380KL) on the rear packs a camera of 8-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 2-megapixel setup for selfies.

    The ZenPad 8.0 (Z380KL) runs Zen UI based on Android 5.0. This combination will bring you more interesting experiences on your tablet. It has 16GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable via microSD up to 128GB. This is a single SIM tablet, measuring 209.00 x 123.00 x 8.50 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 350.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Asus ZenPad 8.0 (Z380KL) include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 LTE was first released on 07/01/2015. It is available in Black, White, Gold. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 9.7 inches with a resolution of 1536x2048 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    This series of tablets from Samsung is powered by a non-removable battery of 5870mAh. So, if you are too busy or often have to move outdoors but forget to charge the device, it's no longer a problem.

    Powering the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 LTE is the Samsung Exynos 5433 chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 3GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 LTE on the rear packs a camera of 8-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 2.1-megapixel setup for selfies.

    The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 LTE runs TouchWiz based on Android 5.0. This combination will bring you more interesting experiences on your tablet. It has 32GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable via microSD up to 128GB. This is a single SIM tablet, measuring 237.30 x 169.00 x 5.60 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 392.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 LTE include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
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Ratings & Review

Design / Comfort

Camera

Battery Life

Value For Money

Design / Comfort

Camera

Battery Life

Value For Money

Good design

Well-specced

Excellent for media with Audio Cover

Gorgeous display

Incredibly slim and light

Expandable storage

Ability to make voice calls

Low-resolution screen

Slight under-performance

Too much bloatware

No scratch protection for the display

Speaker placement is little awkward

Android version not up to date

Model
ZenPad 8.0 (Z380KL)
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 LTE
Price
$156
$336
Release date
June 2015
July 2015
Dimensions (mm)
209.00 x 123.00 x 8.50
237.30 x 169.00 x 5.60
Weight (g)
350.00
392.00
Battery capacity (mAh)
4000
5870
Colours
Black, White, Aurora Metallic
Black, White, Gold
Screen size (inches)
8
9.7
Touchscreen
No
No
Resolution
1280x800 pixels
1536x2048 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)
189
264
Processor
1.4GHz octa-core
1.3GHz octa-core
Processor make
Samsung Exynos 5433
RAM
Internal storage
Expandable storage
Expandable storage type
microSD
microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)
128
128
Rear camera
8-megapixel
8-megapixel
Front camera
2-megapixel
2.1-megapixel
Operating system
Skin
Zen UI
TouchWiz
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported
802.11 a/b/g/n
802.11 a/b/g/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version
4.00
4.10
USB OTG
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Gyroscope