Testseek.com have collected 173 expert reviews of the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 inch Z580C / Z580CA and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus ZenPad S 8.0 inch Z580C / Z580CA.
September 2015
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173 Reviews
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3314 Reviews
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The editors liked
Lightweight
Amazing speakers
Impressive display
Solid overall performance
Slim
Light and comfy tablet
Elegant design
Good audio in spite of decibelmeter
Decent picture taking
Good performance in games and productivity apps
And the
Sleek design
Helpful ZenUI software
Sharp
Vibrant display
Strong camera performance
High-resolution 2K IPS screen
Ample storage and RAM
MicroSD slot
Thin
Attractive design
Dual front-facing speakers
Excellent screen
Fast and smooth performance
Inexpensive
Gorgeous 2048x136 display
Decent all around performance
Premium design
4GB RAM as configured
USB Type-C connector
Very affordable price tag
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 is affordable
Lightweight and thin
With a sleek design. Its brilliant screen is razor sharp and can be color-corrected with preloaded Asus software. Adjusting the screen's color balance
Saturation and sharpness is a breeze thanks
Sharp display
Powerful processor
USB-C connector
Relatively affordable
Smooth performance
Slim and light
Excellent display
Affordable price
Nice and unique hardware design
Fast enough for most tasks
Great front-facing speakers
Pretty responsive performance
MicroSD memory expansion slot
Svelte construction and elegant design
Rich customization of the ZenUI
Fast charging speeds
Display 4
3 screens are just better on tablets
And this one is really great. It's sharp and has excellent viewing angles
Design The ZenPad S is superthin and very light for an 8inch slate
Battery life This thing gets insane standby battery life
And ge
Highly customizable software
4 GB of RAM
MicroSD expansion
Good battery
Decent camera for tablet
Affordable
Slim and light case
Unique look
Powerful hardware
Good display
Acceptable cameras & speakers
Fair price policy
Beautiful display
Good performance
64GB of builtin storage
4GB of RAM
Excellent cameras
The editors didn't like
Mediocre battery life
ZenUI bloatware is awful
Thermal issues
Underwhelming battery
Not very bright screen
Bad contrast
Low benchmarks compared to other models with lower specs
Lots of bloatware
Too many options
Settings and gimmicks
Feels fragile
Poor filming compared to photo taking
Cold colors
Short battery life
Not very bright
Bloatware
Occasional performance hitches when gaming
Other high-end tablets of its size have better battery life
ZenUI and bloatware degrade the software experience
Too much bloatware installed
Minor software hiccups and bugs
Cameras are perhaps too sensitive to light
Too much bloatware
Underwhelming battery life
USB Type-C port is limited to USB 2.0 speeds
The front-facing speakers are weak
And the cameras takes underwhelming photos
Bloatware galore
Crapware
Bad software
Insane amount of bloatware
Android has become a stagnant tablet OS
Disappointing battery life
Poor camera and video recording performance
Underpowered speakers
Lacks advanced multitasking functions
The software Oh
Asus. It's nice that you're trying
But maybe try a bit harder? Most of the included features are of little use and there are so many bloatware apps. It's also still based on Android 5.0
Software oversharpens picture
Cannot disable video smoothing
No specific apps to take advantage of large display
Published: 2016-02-05, Author: Chris , review by: recombu.com
Smooth performance, Slim and light, Excellent display, Affordable price
Crapware
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 is one of the best compact Android tablets you can buy for less than £200, thanks to its impressive portability, comfortable user experience and dependable performance. It's a shame it's bogged down in crapware, but at least you can...
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 is affordable, lightweight and thin, with a sleek design. Its brilliant screen is razor sharp and can be color-corrected with preloaded Asus software. Adjusting the screen's color balance, saturation and sharpness is a breeze thanks
The front-facing speakers are weak, and the cameras takes underwhelming photos
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 is one of the best Android tablets around, with a price that belies its impressive quality...
Published: 2015-10-05, Author: James , review by: tablet-news.com
slim, light and comfy tablet, elegant design, good audio in spite of decibelmeter, decent picture taking, good performance in games and productivity apps, And the
underwhelming battery, not very bright screen, bad contrast, low benchmarks compared to other models with lower specs, lots of bloatware, too many options, settings and gimmicks, feels fragile, poor filming compared to photo taking, cold colors
Published: 2015-10-02, Author: Ryan , review by: pocnetwork.net
I can confidently recommend this tablet. If you are looking for something with solid performance, a ton of storage(including expandable) and a brilliant screen; This is a great tablet for the buy. It runs around $199, making it quite affordable and you ca...
Pretty responsive performance, microSD memory expansion slot, Svelte construction and elegant design, Rich customization of the ZenUI, Fast charging speeds
Disappointing battery life, Poor camera and video recording performance, Underpowered speakers, Lacks advanced multitasking functions
How much would you pay for a tablet that comes with an 8-inch 2K display, new USB Type-C connector, 8MP/5MP camera combo, svelte/elegant design, 64-bit Intel Atom processor, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage with microSD expansion? How about $299 for the en...
Published: 2015-09-16, Author: Paul , review by: hothardware.com
Gorgeous 2048x136 display, Decent all around performance, Premium design, 4GB RAM as configured, USB Type-C connector, Very affordable price tag
Cameras are perhaps too sensitive to light, Too much bloatware, Underwhelming battery life, USB Type-C port is limited to USB 2.0 speeds
ASUS ZenPad S 8.0 - Find it On AmazonASUS has a history of building Android tablets with solid specs for the money (MeMO Pad, Nexus 7) and the ZenPad S 8.0 is yet another example. It has a really nice looking display with a 2048x1536 resolution, a fair bi...
Occasional performance hitches when gaming, Other high-end tablets of its size have better battery life, ZenUI and bloatware degrade the software experience
With a nice screen and speakers, the ZenPad S 8.0 delivers a media-consumption experience mostly on par with higher-priced premium slates—we'd just like to see more battery life and less bloatware. Read More…...
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Published: 2015-09-11, Author: Patrick , review by: notebookcheck.net
slim and light case, unique look, powerful hardware, 4 GB of RAM, good display, acceptable cameras & speakers, fair price policy
poor stability, moderate battery life, throttling, features are missing
As already mentioned at the end of the preview, the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has the potential for a top tablet. Our in-depth review could not change this impression. However, it is not good enough for a place in our charts. For that, the Asus flagship has a few...
Published: 2015-09-04, Author: Patrick , review by: notebookcheck.net
The brand new Asus ZenPad S 8.0 went through a first short review - and was almost completely convincing. The features leave hardly anything to be desired, and the performance is partly excellent and overall definitely more than sufficient by all means. T...
