Asus ZenPad Z8 with 7.9-inch display, Snapdragon 650, 4G LTE announced

Asus has announced ZenPad Z8 (ZT581KL), the company’s latest tablet for US operator Verizon Wireless, after it was leaked recently. It has a 7.9-inch QXGA display, is powered an hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 SoC and runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with ZenUI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.

Asus ZenPad Z8 specifications

  • 7.9-inch (2048×1536 pixels) IPS display with 178-degree viewing angle
  • Hexa-Core Snapdragon 650 (4x 1.4GHz ARM A53 + 2 x 1.8 GHz ARM A72) 64-bit processor with Adreno 510 GPU
  • 2GB RAM, 16GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
  • Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with ZenUI
  • 8MP rear camera
  • 2MP front-facing camera
  • Dual-front facing stereo speakers, DTS-HD audio
  • 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac/b/g/n (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth 4.1, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
  • 4680 mAh battery

The Asus ZenPad Z8 comes in Black color, is priced at $249.99 (Rs. 16,825 approx.) and will be available through Verizon retail stores starting June 23rd. It will also be available on contract at $10.41 per month for 24 months.

Commenting on the new ZenPad, Benson Lin, corporate vice president and general manager for mobile communications, ASUS, said:

ASUS is excited to launch the ZenPad Z8 with Verizon. The ASUS ZenPad Z8 brings an incredible feature set and top-end specifications to Verizon customers at a very attractive price. We’re thrilled to begin this relationship with Verizon and for users to experience the ZenPad Z8 on Verizon’s expansive 4G LTE network.


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