Asus’ new ZenPad S series of tablets have started to show up in online stores with the basic configuration listed with a starting price of $199.99.
The Asus ZenPad S 8 follows almost the same configuration as the popular Zenfone 2 configuration, topping it off with an Atom Z3580 processor and 4GB of RAM.
ASUS Zenpad S 8 (Z580C) specs:
8-inch IPS display @ 2048 x 1536 pixels
Intel Atom Z3530 1.33GHz quad-core processor
PowerVR G6430 GPU
2GB LPDDR3 RAM
32GB internal storage
up to 128GB via microSD card
Bluetooth 4.0
WiFi 802.11ac
5MP rear camera
2MP front-facing camera
3950mAh Li-Ion battery
Android 5.1 Lollipop
295 grams (weight)
Price: $199.99 (now available in Best Buy)
ASUS Zenpad S 8 (Z580CA) specs:
8-inch IPS display @ 2048 x 1536 pixels
Intel Atom Z3580 2.3GHz quad-core processor
PowerVR G6430 GPU
4GB LPDDR3 RAM
64GB internal storage
up to 128GB via microSD card
Bluetooth 4.0
WiFi 802.11ac
5MP rear camera
2MP front-facing camera
Android 5.1 Lollipop
3950mAh Li-Ion battery
295 grams (weight)
Price: $299.99 (listed in B&H but no availability, via)
As for the price tag, they seem to be priced almost the same or even slightly lower than the equivalent Zenfone 2 configurations.
We’re still not sure as to when these affordable yet powerful tablets will arrive in the Philippines.
Anyway, we’ve gone ahead and got one unit from the US to review so stay tuned for that.
3 hours on screen time ito
That battery capacity though….
Is this better than Xiaomi’s MI PAD 7.9?
if this is priced lower than 11k, then it will go toe to toe with mi pad. what’s good is, its already 5.1 out of the box, but the battery is lower by more than half.
How about you guys source link this? Like, link to my site which broke the story of the $299 version? We also actually posted more than a week ago about the $199 Z580C in the US market also, but that’s our fault for not posting it was at Best Buy. However, source links?? That’s the ethical way of operating a website, didn’t you know?
Wow hopefully it doesn’t go beyond 15k pagdating dito sa pinas :D
Make it windows 10! android is shit when it comes to tablet support! although they are working on multi tasking on android M but still. WINDOWS 10 PLEASE!!!!
if you want a proper windows 10 device just wait for T100HA
To rabbitkun,
I still prefer a Win10 at 8″ w/ no need for physical keyboard. And the weight is just 295g instead of 580g for the tablet alone albeit with a newer processor. And it just cost US$299. I also like the 2 front speakers.
Hope that ASUS comes up with a Win10 at 8″ for this Z580CA model.
Other advantages: Full HD screen as against HD only screen. 64GB memory as compared to (I believe) 32GB memory.
With that specs, OMG – that battery capacity!
Reading the specs, it seems to be wifi only for both models.
Finally, an alternative to Note 8.
Now, only if the Z580CA model can run Windows 10.
So nice!