Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire vs Asus Memo Pad ME172V

Amazon Kindle Fire
amazon kindle fire
Asus Memo Pad ME172V
asus memo pad me172v
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general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon Asus
Announced September 2011 January 2013
Status Available - November 2011 Available - January 2013
Colors Black Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 190 x 120 x 11.4 mm
(7.48 x 4.72 x 0.45 in)
196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
Weight 413 g (14.57 oz) 370 g (13.05 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A
3G Network N/A -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (customized) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8/16 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1024 x 600 pixels (170 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.16% 58.65%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera N/A [Similar] 1 MP [Similar]
Flash N/A No
Features N/A Video-calling
Video N/A Yes, 720p
Front Camera N/A [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No
Edge No No
3G No -
Bluetooth No Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No
Browser HTML (Amazon Silk) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4400 mAh 4270 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 7 h (multimedia)