Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013)

Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL
asus memo pad 8 me581cl
Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013)
amazon kindle fire hd (2013)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Amazon
Announced June 2014 September 2013
Status Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Available - September 2013
Colors White, Pink, Blue Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 213 x 123 x 7.5 mm
(8.39 x 4.84 x 0.3 in)
191 x 128 x 10.6 mm
(7.52 x 5.04 x 0.42 in)
Weight 299 g (10.55 oz) 345 g (12.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 -
Messaging , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dolby Audio, Dual Stereo Speakers

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar]
GPU PowerVR G6430 [Similar] -
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.84% 57.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar] No [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging -
Video Yes No
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with GLONASS No
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity - -
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 9 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h