ASUS ZenPad 3S 10 tablet launched

Apart from the announcement of updates and pricing for the anticipated Zenfone 3 series, ASUS has also launched a new Android slate in their home turf.

The ZenPad 3S 10 is ASUS’ latest tablet following the ZenPad S 8.0 from last year. This time around, the Taiwanese manufacturer has streamlined the design of the Zen devices with the slate sporting an all-metal chassis ala iPad.

Specs-wise, it’s got a 9.7-inch 2K IPS display (1536 x 2048 pixels), a hexa-core MediaTek MT8176 processor, PowerVR GX6250 GPU, 4GB RAM, 32GB of expandable storage, and a fingerprint scanner. An 8-megapixel shooter and a 5-megapixel selfie camera is onboard as well. The tablet runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow with a 5,900mAh battery supporting Quick Charge 3.0 through a USB Type-C connector.

ASUS ZenPad 3S 10 specifications:
9.7-inch 2K IPS display @ 1536 x 2048 pixels
2.1GHz MediaTek MT8176 hexa-core 64-bit processor
PowerVR GX6250 GPU
4GB RAM
32GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD, up to 128GB
8-megapixel autofocus rear camera
5-megapixel front-facing camera
Wi-Fi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.2
GPS, GLONASS
Hi-Fi audio (DTS, SonicMaster)
Fingerprint scanner
USB Type-C
Android 6.0 Marshmallow w/ ZenUI
5900mAh battery w/ Quick Charge 3.0
240.5 x 163.7 x 7.16mm
430 g

The Android tablet is set to be on sale by August 1 in Taiwan for TWD 10,990 or above Php 16,000USD 273INR 23,114EUR 260CNY 1,986 in our local currency. International availability is yet to be determined.

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