We were a little concerned that the ZenPad S's brains might not be able to cope with driving Android's highest-end games to the 2K-resolution display at good frame rates.
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It feels reasonably nippy, as a 2GB RAM tablet running on Android 5.0 should do, really. Performance is sound and with the latest software running we've not had issues (earlier software rendered the odd screen press unresponsive). We're tempted to be a bit more forgiving of the Asus ZenPad S 8.0's app bloat when it's in part what makes a £170 QHD tablet possible, not to mention fixable. And if you can't be bothered to put the effort in, you can always use the Google Now app for a vanilla Android 6.0 Marshmallow look. But this too can be tweaked with icon packs, custom font sizes, colours and more.ĭig a little deeper and you'll find the Asus ZenPad S 8.0's version of ZenUI is one of the most customisable manufacturer-made interfaces available. We also find ZenUI to be a bit worse-looking in general than the default Google Now Android interface. You need to dive right into the Settings menu to bring them back to life. You can uninstall or disable every single bit of app fluff on the ZenPad S (including, apparently, Gmail, which wasn't much help) and it really does feel as though even system apps have been removed once they're disabled. Within five minutes work the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 can be made to look sparser than even than the Nexus 9. However, the custom ZenUI also gives you absolutely loads of scope to prune all of this back to nothing. A lot is comprised of almost-useful little extra tools and productivity apps, but there are a few third-party pre-installs that no-doubt earn Asus a few quid and help to bring the price down to its current impressive level.
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You can switch off these folders and use a totally flat apps menu instead, but this reveals the full horror of the bloatware, which can feel like it spans to the horizon on first glance. Ultimately it makes Android harder work than it needs to be unless you're a serious app addict. So much so that the custom user interface (UI, hence that ZenUI namesake) actually uses a dynamic folder system that automatically files away all your apps into smart folders. This tablet is jam-packed with preinstalled apps. The ZenUI software is the most obvious case. In places Asus's handprints on the ZenPad S 8.0 are a bit too clear.
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