Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad ME172V vs Asus Fonepad 7 vs Dell Venue 8

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Dell
Announced January 2013 September 2013 October 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink Sapphire black, Diamond white Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
120 x 196.8 x 10.5 mm
(4.72 x 7.75 x 0.41 in)
212 x 130 x 9.8 mm
(8.35 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
Weight 370 g (13.05 oz) 340 g (11.99 oz) 292 g (10.3 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560 Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580
GPU Mali-400 PowerVR SGX544MP2 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.65% 59.96% 67.11%
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, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Video-calling Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G - HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh)
Capacity 4270 mAh 3950 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 840 h -
Talk Time Up to 7 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (Multimedia)
Up to 28 h (3G)
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