Asus has announced its Asus ZenPad series of tablets at Computex 2015. This series comprises of a 7-inch ZenPad 7 (Z370C/CG/CL), 8-inch ZenPad 8.0 (Z380C/KL), ZenPad S 8.0 (Z580C/CA) with optional Z Stylus, and the 10-inch ZenPad 10.1 (Z300C/CG/CL) with an optional keyboard.
The Asus ZenPad 8.0 boasts of its metallic finish embossed-leather pattern and premium style. It comes with several interchangeable back covers such as Audio cover, which adds 5.1-channel surround sound to the tablet; Power Case, which extends battery life of the tablet up to 15 hours; and Zen Case, interchangeable cover which gives the users five color options to choose from.
Image- Asus ZenPad 8.0
As for specifications, the ZenPad 8.0 comes with Intel Atom x3-C3200 quad-core processor paired with 1GB/2GB of RAM and runs Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system wrapped under Zen UI. Other specifications include 8-inch HD IPS (1280×800) display, 5 mega pixel rear camera, 2 mega pixel front camera and 4000mAh battery.
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 on the other hands comes with 64-bit 2.3 GHz quad-core Intel Atom 3580 processor paired with PowerVR G6430 GPU and 4GB of RAM. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system with Zen UI and features an 8-inch (2048×1536 pixels, 324ppi) display. The tablet sports an 8 mega pixel rear camera, 5 mega pixel front facing camera and a 15.2Wh battery.
The ZenPad S 8.0 comes with an optional Z stylus for natural writing and drawing experience. The Z stylus supports up to 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity and up to a 1.2mm writing tip.
Image- Asus ZenPad S 8.0
Key Features Asus ZenPad Series Of Tablets
Asus ZenPad 8.0
- Processor: Intel Atom x3-C3200 quad-core
- Operating System: Android 5.0 Lollipop with Zen UI
- Display: 8-inch HD IPS (1280×800)
- RAM: 1GB/2GB
- ROM: 8GB/16GB (expandable memory via microSD card)
- Rear Camera: 5 mega pixel
- Front Camera: 2 mega pixel
- Battery: 4000mAh
- Connectivity: 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- Dimensions: 209 x 123 x 8.5mm
Asus ZenPad S 8.0
- Processor: 2.3 GHz quad-core 64-bit Intel Atom 3580
- GPU: PowerVR G6430
- Operating System: Android 5.0 Lollipop with Zen UI
- Display: 8-inch (2048×1536 pixels, 324 ppi)
- RAM: 4GB
- ROM: 16GB/32GB/64GB (expandable via microSD card)
- Rear Camera: 8 mega pixel
- Front Camera: 5 mega pixel
- Battery: 15.2Wh
- Connectivity: 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and USB 3.0 Type-C
- Dimensions: 203.2 x 134.5 x 6.68mm
- Weight: 317 grams
Asus ZenPad 7.0 & ZenPad 10.1
The ZenPad 7.0 features a 7-inch (1024×600 pixels) display and the ZenPad 10.1 sports a 10.1-inch (1280×800 pixels) display. Rest of the details about specifications of 7-inch ZenPad 7 (Z370C/CG/CL) and 10-inch ZenPad 10.1 (Z300C/CG/CL) are sketchy and are likely to be revealed in the coming days.
Price and Availability
There is no word on pricing and availability of Asus ZenPad series of tablets as of now. We hope to hear from the company regarding these details in the coming days. Stay tuned with us for more developments on this story!
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