Asus ZenPad Z8 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Asus ZenPad Z8

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Network
2G network

-

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM
4G network

LTE frequency band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 13(700)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - EMEA; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - SEA, LATAM
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
SIM

Micro-SIM(built-in)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

205.2 mm

135.4 mm
Width

136.4 mm

66.2 mm
Thickness

-

7.9 mm
Weight

320.1 g

135 g
Waterproof

-

1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

Yes
Colors

Black

Black Sky, Blue Mist, Gold Sand, Peach Cloud

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

7.9 inches

4.7 inches
Resolution

1536 x 2048 pixels

720 x 1280 pixels
Pixel density

324 ppi

312 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

Push Mail
Java

No

No
Sensors

Accelerometer

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity