Asus ZenPad S 8.0 Z580CA vs Google Nexus 9
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Asus | HTC |
| Announced | |
| June 2015 | October 2014 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - July 2015 | Available - October 2014 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 16,490 ($242.50) [Similarly Priced] | - |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
203.2 x 134.5 x 6.6 mm (8 x 5.3 x 0.26 in) |
228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm (8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 298 g (10.51 oz) | 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 |
| Messaging | |
| , EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound |
Display
| Type | |
| IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Oleophobic Coating | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 8.0 inches [Similar] | 8.9 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi) | 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 72.52% | 69.76% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core, Intel Atom Z3560 or Z3580 | Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR G6430 [Similar] | ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2/4 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB | 16/32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | No |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| No | HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, LE | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0, Type-C reversible connector | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM | 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh) | Non-removable Li-Po battery |
| Capacity | |
| 4000 mAh | 6700 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 720 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 8 h (multimedia) | Up to 9 h 30 min |