Asus on Thursday (6 August) launched two new ZenPad series tablets in India, along with three Zenfone 2 series phones.

"We are very excited to bring our latest ZenFone models and all-new ZenPad Series to the Indian market," said Jonney Shih, Asus Chairman.

"These brand-new innovations are each an empowering luxury that strikes the perfect balance of beauty, functionality and performance, and offers Indian consumers a premium user experience tailored to their individual mobile needs," he added.

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The new ZenPad 7.0 and 8.0 come with similar hardware except screen size, cameras and battery. The former sports a smaller 7.0-inch display, 2mp camera on the back, VGA snapper on the front-side and a 13Wh Li-polymer cell. The ZenPad 8.0 flaunts a bigger 8.0-inch screen, a 5mp main camera, a 2mp front snapper and a 15.2Wh Li-polymer battery.

They both come with WXGA (1280x800p) LED Backlight display, 64-bit Intel Atom x3-series quad-core CPU, 1GB/2GB RAM, 8GB/16GB storage, 2mp camera, VGA camera on the front and Android 5.0 Lollipop OS out-of-the box.

The company has incorporated DTS-HD 5.1 series premium sound system in the devices, they are the world's first tablets to boast this feature. DTS-HD Premium Sound transforms stereo audio into virtual surround sound, so that users can enjoy incredible, theater-quality audio right on ZenPad, claims the company.

Asus ZenPad 7.0 and 8.0 India price details:

The new Asus ZenPad 7.0 and 8.0 series tablets cost ₹11,999 and ₹14,999 respectively in India.

Key Specifications of Asus ZenPad 7.0 and ZenPad 8.0:

Models Asus ZenPad 7.0 Asus ZenPad 8.0
Display 7.0-inch WXGA (1280x800p) LED Backlight display with 10 finger multi-touch support
  • Corning Gorilla Glass1
  • Anti-fingerprint coating
  • Full lamination
  • ASUS VisualMaster suite of visual enhancement technologies — including ASUS Tru2Life and ASUS TruVivid
 8.0-inch WXGA (1280x800p) LED Backlight display with 10 finger multi-touch support
  • Corning Gorilla Glass1
  • Anti-fingerprint coating
  • Full lamination,
  • ASUS VisualMaster suite of visual enhancement technologies — including ASUS Tru2Life and ASUS TruVivid
OS Android 5.0 Lollipop with ZenUI Android 5.0 Lollipop with ZenUI
Processor 64-bit class Intel Atom x3-C3230 Quad-Core CPU 64-bit Intel Atom x3-C3200 Quad-Core CPU
GPU Mali-450 MP4 Mali-450 MP4
RAM 1GB/2GB 1GB/2GB
Storage Capacity 8GB/16GB (expandable) 8GB/16GB (expandable)
Camera
  • Main: 2.0-megapixel camera
  • Front: 0.3-megapixel (VGA) camera
  • Main: 5.0-megapixel camera with Auto focus
  • Front: 2.0-megapixel camera
Battery 13Wh Li-polymer Battery with up to 8 hours battery life 15.2Wh Li-polymer Battery with up to 8 hours battery life
Network 3G (in Cellular variant) Wi-Fi only
Add-ons SIM slot (separate model), Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), DTS HD Premium Sound system, GPS/GLONASS Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), DTS HD Premium Sound system, GPS/GLONASS
Ports
  • 1 x Micro USB
  • 1 × 2-in-1 Audio Jack (Headphone / Mic-in)
  • 1 x Micro SD Card Reader, up to 128GB SDXC
  • 1 x Micro SIM tray
  • 1 x Micro USB
  • 1 × 2-in-1 Audio Jack (Headphone / Mic-in)
  • 1 x Micro SD Card Reader, up to 64GB SDXC
Dimensions 189 x 110.9 x 8.7 mm 209 x 123 x 8.5 mm
Weight 272 g 350g
Colours Black, White, Aurora Metallic Black, White, Aurora Metallic
Price ₹11,999/- ₹14,999/-
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