Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Asus Memo Pad ME172V vs Asus Fonepad 7 2014

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced June 2012 January 2013 May 2014
Status Available - July 2012 Available - January 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink Black, White, Red, Blue (Dual SIM)/ White (Single SIM)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
192 x 110 x 10.7 mm
(7.56 x 4.33 x 0.42 in)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 370 g (13.05 oz) 290 g (10.23 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520
GPU ULP GeForce Mali-400 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 8/16 GB storage 4/8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
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% 58.65% 64.94%
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 1 MP 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Video-calling Video-calling Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No Yes
Edge No No Yes
3G N/A - HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4/8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (15 Wh)
Capacity 4325 mAh 4270 mAh -
Stand by 300 h - Up to 619 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 7 h (multimedia) Up to 30 h (3G)