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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Asus Memo Pad ME172V

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Asus
Announced
May 2012 January 2013
Status
Available - May 2012 Available - January 2013
Colors
Blue, White Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
Weight
133 g (4.69 oz) 370 g (13.05 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -
4G Network
LTE (regional) -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD
Colors
16M colors capacitive touchscreen
Size
4.8 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.84% 58.65%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar] 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 [Similar]
GPU
Mali-400MP [Similar] Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 1 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Video-calling
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera
Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No
Edge
Class 12 No
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps -
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

User Memory

Internal
16/32/64 GB storage, 1 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
2100 mAh 4270 mAh
Stand by
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) -
Talk Time
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 7 h (multimedia)
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