Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad ME172V vs Asus Fonepad 7 2014 vs Asus Memo Pad 8 ME181C

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced January 2013 May 2014 June 2014
Status Available - January 2013 Available - May 2014 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink Black, White, Red, Blue (Dual SIM)/ White (Single SIM) Black, White, Purple, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 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)
211.7 x 124.9 x 8.3 mm
(8.33 x 4.92 x 0.33 in)
Weight 370 g (13.05 oz) 290 g (10.23 oz) -
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 No
3G Network - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520 Quad-core 1.33 GHz, Intel Atom Z3745
GPU Mali-400 - -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 4/8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit 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) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.65% 64.94% 69.95%
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 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 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, 720p Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes No
Edge No Yes No
3G - HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 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
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4/8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 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 not 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 (15 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh)
Capacity 4270 mAh - -
Stand by - Up to 619 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 7 h (multimedia) Up to 30 h (3G) Up to 9 h (multimedia)