Phone Comparison - Google Nexus 9 vs Asus ZenPad S 8.0 Z580CA vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Asus Samsung
Announced October 2014 June 2015 July 2015
Status Available - October 2014 Coming Soon - July 2015 Coming Soon - August 2015
Price - Rs. 16,490 ($242.50) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,060 ($264.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand Black, White White, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm
(8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)
203.2 x 134.5 x 6.6 mm
(8 x 5.3 x 0.26 in)
198.6 x 134.8 x 5.6 mm
(7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 in)
Weight 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz) 298 g (10.51 oz) 265 g (Wi-Fi) / 272 g (LTE) (9.35 oz (Wi-Fi) / 9.59 oz (LTE))
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 - LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound - - Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 Quad-core, Intel Atom Z3560 or Z3580 Quad-core 1.9GHz & quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) PowerVR G6430 -
RAM 2 GB 2/4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/32/64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches 8.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.76% 72.52% 74.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS Yes Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes 1440p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL No HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, LE v4.1, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, Type-C reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6700 mAh 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h - -
Talk Time Up to 9 h 30 min Up to 8 h (multimedia) -