Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad ME172V vs Asus Memo Pad 8 vs Lenovo Yoga 8

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Lenovo
Announced January 2013 September 2013 October 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink Gray, White, Pink Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
212.4 x 127.4 x 10 mm
(8.36 x 5.02 x 0.39 in)
213 x 144 x 7.3 mm
(8.39 x 5.67 x 0.29 in)
Weight 370 g (13.05 oz) 350 g (12.35 oz) 401 g / 404 g (14.14 oz / 14.25 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network - N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, 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 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT8125
GPU Mali-400 - PowerVR SGX544
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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 8.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.65% 68.35% 60.30%
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, 2592х1936 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Video-calling - -
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No Yes
Edge No No Yes
3G - N/A 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 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS No No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4270 mAh 3950 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 7 h (multimedia) Up to 9 h (multimedia) Up to 18 h (3G)