Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad 8 vs Asus Zenfone 5 vs Asus Memo Pad 8 ME181C

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced September 2013 January 2014 June 2014
Status Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - June 2014 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Gray, White, Pink Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black, White, Purple, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212.4 x 127.4 x 10 mm
(8.36 x 5.02 x 0.39 in)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
211.7 x 124.9 x 8.3 mm
(8.33 x 4.92 x 0.33 in)
Weight 350 g (12.35 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) -
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 1.33 GHz, Intel Atom Z3745
GPU - PowerVR SGX544MP2 -
RAM 1 GB 1/2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 5.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.35% 63.76% 69.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes No
Edge No Yes No
3G N/A HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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 present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh)
Capacity 3950 mAh 2110 mAh -
Stand by - Up to 353 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 9 h (multimedia) Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 9 h (multimedia)