Microsoft Surface vs Asus Memo Pad ME172V
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Microsoft | Asus |
| Announced | |
| October 2012 | January 2013 |
| Status | |
| Released - November 2012 | Available - January 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Dark Titanium | Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
274.6 x 172 x 9.4 mm (10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 in) |
196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm (7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in) |
| Weight | |
| 680.4 g (23.99.0.14 oz) | 370 g (13.05 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | N/A |
| 3G Network | |
| - | |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Microsoft Windows RT | Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 [Similar] | 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| ULP GeForce [Similar] | Mali-400 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB storage | 8/16 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | No |
| Edge | |
| No | No |
| 3G | |
| - | - |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| USB | |
| Yes, USB v2.0, USB Host support | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes | No |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM | 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable, Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 31.5 Wh | 4270 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 360 h | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 8 h | Up to 7 h (multimedia) |