Phone Comparison - Asus VivoTab RT vs Asus Zenfone 5 vs Asus Memo Pad 8 ME181C

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced October 2012 January 2014 June 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - June 2014 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black, White, Purple, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 262.5 x 170.9 x 8.3 mm
(10.33 x 6.73 x 0.33 in)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
211.7 x 124.9 x 8.3 mm
(8.33 x 4.92 x 0.33 in)
Weight 525 g (18.52 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) -
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No
3G Network - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No
4G Network - - -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows RT Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 1.33 GHz, Intel Atom Z3745
GPU ULP GeForce PowerVR SGX544MP2 -
RAM 2 GB 1/2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super IPS+ LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 5.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels (155 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.80% 63.76% 69.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes No
Edge No Yes No
3G - HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, USB v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh)
Capacity 25 Wh 2110 mAh -
Stand by - Up to 353 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 9 h Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 9 h (multimedia)