Phone Comparison - Alcatel Hero 8 vs Asus Google Nexus 7

Alcatel Hero 8
alcatel hero 8
Asus Google Nexus 7
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general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel Asus
Announced September 2014 June 2012
Status Coming Soon - September 2014 Available - July 2012
Colors Dark Gray Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 209 x 122 x 7.3 mm
(8.23 x 4.8 x 0.29 in)
198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
Weight 310 g (10.93 oz) 340 g (11.99 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Dragontrail Glass, Oleophobic Coating, Stylus -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT8392 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar]
GPU Mali-450MP4 [Similar] ULP GeForce [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB 32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.79% 59.45%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar] 1.2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Video-calling
Video 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera 2 MP, 1080p [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL N/A
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML, HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 4060 mAh 4325 mAh
Stand by - 300 h
Talk Time - Up to 10 h