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Google Nexus 9 vs Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Asus
Announced
October 2014 June 2014
Status
Available - October 2014 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors
Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand White, Pink, Blue
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm
(8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)
213 x 123 x 7.5 mm
(8.39 x 4.84 x 0.3 in)
Weight
425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz) 299 g (10.55 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features
Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound -

Display

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
8.9 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.76% 70.84%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580 [Similar]
GPU
ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) [Similar] PowerVR G6430 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory
No No

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS Geo-tagging
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera
Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

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