Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Asus Fonepad vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 3G

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Samsung
Announced June 2012 February 2013 April 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2013
Colors Black Titanium Gray, Champagne Gold White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
196.4 x 120.1 x 10.4 mm
(7.73 x 4.73 x 0.41 in)
111.1 x 188.0 x 9.9 mm
(4.37 x 7.4 x 0.39 in)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 340 g (11.99 oz) 306 g (10.79 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2420 Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU ULP GeForce PowerVR SGX540 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 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 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.45% 60.03% 65.67%
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 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No autofocus (selected No
Features Video-calling Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge No Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G N/A HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, WiFi Channel Bonding, WiFi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, HTML5 HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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-Ion Battery (16 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4325 mAh 4270 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by 300 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 9 h -