Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad ME172V vs Acer Iconia A1-830 vs Asus Memo Pad 7 ME176C

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Acer Asus
Announced January 2013 January 2014 June 2014
Status Available - January 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink White Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
8.15 mm thickness
(0.32 in thickness)
189.3 x 113.7 x 9.6 mm
(7.45 x 4.48 x 0.38 in)
Weight 370 g (13.05 oz) 380 g (13.4 oz) 295 g (10.41 oz)
2G Network N/A No No
3G Network - No No
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560 Quad-core 1.86 GHz, Intel Atom Z3745
GPU Mali-400 PowerVR SGX544 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 16 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.9 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.65% - 65.79%
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 yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1 MP 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Video-calling Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No No
Edge No No No
3G - No No
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No TBD Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 not present proximity sensor not 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-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (15 Wh)
Capacity 4270 mAh - -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 7 h (multimedia) - Up to 9 h (multimedia)