Asus ZenPad Z8 7.8-inch tablet with Snapdragon 650 SoC, 4G LTE announced

Asus a day after launching the ZenFone Pegasus 3 in China, has launched ZenPad Z8 tablet in the U.S for Verizon wireless. The tablet runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with ZenUI on top.

The Asus ZenPad Z8 comes with 7.9-inch QXGA (2048 x 1536 pixels) IPS display and is powered by hexa-core Snapdragon 650 processor further aided by Adreno 510 GPU and 2GB RAM. On-board storage is 16GB, which can be increased via microSD card up to 128GB.

It gets 8-megapixel rear camera and 2-megapixel front facing camera. Connectivity duties are handled by 4G LTE (via SIM slot), WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and USB Type-C. It is fueled by 4680mAh battery. 

Priced at $250 (Rs. 17,000), the Asus ZenPad Z8 is now available for pre-order through Verizon retail stores in the U.S and will be available starting June 23 in single Black color. It will be also be available on contract at $10.41 for 24 months.

Asus ZenPad 7 and ZenPad 8 tablets launched in India

Asus at its ZenFestival event in India launched the ZenPad 7 and ZenPad 8 tablets. Both were initially announced at Computex, Teipei back in June. Asus will launch the 4G LTE version of these tablet in the country with voice calling capabilities.

Asus ZenPad 7.0 (Z370C) features 7-inch HD (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display and is powered by 64-bit quad-core Intel Atom x3-C3200 processor paired with Mali-450 MP4 GPU. It comes with 1GB or 2GB RAM and 8GB or 16GB internal storage (microSD card supported). It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop with Zen UI on top. Camera features include 5-megapixel rear camera and 0.3-megapixel front facing camera. Connectivity features include WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, Micro-USB and GPS/A-GPS. It is fuelled by 13Wh battery and comes in Black, White and Aurora Metallic colors.

Asus ZenPad 8 sports embossed-leather patterning and polished metallic frame that gives it a premium look. It comes with 5.1 channel DTS sound technology with built in DTS-HD coder-decoder for high-fidelity sound. It also has DTS Sound Studio to transform stereo audio into virtual surround-sound through speakers or headphones for immersive experience.

ZenPad 8 features 8-inch (1280 x 800) HD IPS display with Asus Tru2Life (software to improve video playback). Under the hood there is an Octa-Core Snapdragon 610 processor with Adreno 405 GPU. The ZenPad 8 comes in two RAM variants 1GB RAM or 2GB RAM and two storage variants 8GB and 16GB. There is also a microSD card slot for storage expansion. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop with Zen UI on top.Camera features include 8-megapixel / 5-megapixel rear camera with 1080p full HD video recording and 2-megapixel front facing camera. Connectivity options include 4G LTE or 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. A 4000mAh battery fuels the ZenPad 8.

The ASUS ZenPad 7 has been priced at Rs 11,999, while the ZenPad 8 costs Rs 14,999. There is an additional Audio Cover accessory which features surround speakers. It is available for both ZenPad 7 and ZenPad for an extra cost of Rs. 3,000.

Asus ZenPad S 8 and ZenPad 8 tablets announced

Asus unveiled two 8-inch tablets at Computex 2015 - ZenPad 8 and ZenPad S 8. Both tablets run Android 5.0 Lollipop with ZenUI out of the box, comes with WiFi, LTE or 3G connectivity and  voice calling capabilities. The ZenPad S 8 comes with an optional Zen Stylus that offers 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity with a 1.2mm writing tip.

The Asus ZenPad 8 features 8-inch (1280 x 800) HD IPS display with Asus Tru2Life (software to improve video playback). Under the hood there is an Intel Atom x3-C3200 quad-core 64b-bit processor (WiFi) / 1.2Ghz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor (4G). The ZenPad 8 comes in two RAM variants 1GB RAM or 2GB RAM and two storage variants 8GB and 16GB. There is also a microSD card slot for storage expansion.

Camera features include 5-megapixel rear camera with 1080p full HD video recording and 2-megapixel front facing camera. Connectivity options include 4G LTE or 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. A 4000mAh battery fuels the ZenPad 8.

ZenPad 8 sports embossed-leather patterning and polished metallic frame that gives it a premium look. It comes with 5.1 channel DTS sound technology with built in DTS-HD coder-decoder for high-fidelity sound. It also has DTS Sound Studio to transform stereo audio into virtual surround-sound through speakers or headphones for immersive experience.

Asus will also sell Zen Case, stylish accessor in five colors with leather texture, Audio cover for immersive 5.1 channel surround sound and power case that increases ZenPad 8.0's battery life with up to 15 hours of usage.

The Asus ZenPad S 8 sports 8-inch (2048 x 1536 pixels) 4:3 display with 178-degree viewing angle and is powered by 64-bit 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Atom 3580 processor paired with PowerVR G6430 GPU and 4GB RAM. It comes in three storage variants - 16GB, 32GB or 64GB with microSD card support.

Camera features include 8-megapixel rear camera with 1080p full HD video recording and 5-megapixel front facing camera. On the connectivity front it include support for 4G LTE, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and USB Type-C connector. A 15.2Wh battery runs the show on ZenPad S 8. It houses Dual front speakers with DTS HD premium sound with Sonic master technology.

Asus did not reveal the pricing and availability details.