Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Acer Iconia Tab B1-A71 vs Asus Memo Pad ME172V

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Acer Asus
Announced June 2012 January 2013 January 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Available - January 2013 Available - January 2013
Colors Black Black Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
197.4 x 128.5 x 11.3 mm
(7.77 x 5.06 x 0.44 in)
196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 320 g (11.29 oz) 370 g (13.05 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A N/A
3G Network N/A - -
4G Network - - -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Mediatek MT8317 1 GHz, VIA WM8950
GPU ULP GeForce PowerVR SGX531u Mali-400
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 8/16 GB 8/16 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD
Colors 16M colors 256K colors capacitive touchscreen
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.45% 54.07% 58.65%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.2 MP VGA, 640x480 pixels 1 MP
Flash No No No
Features Video-calling - Video-calling
Video Yes, 720p Yes Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No No
Edge No No No
3G N/A - -
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes No
Browser HTML, HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4325 mAh 2710 mAh 4270 mAh
Stand by 300 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - Up to 7 h (multimedia)