Phone Comparison - HP Slate 7 vs Asus Zenfone 5 vs Acer Iconia Tab 7

general General Info

Manufacturer HP Asus Acer
Announced February 2013 January 2014 April 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - August 2014
Colors Black/Silver, Red Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 197.1 x 116.1 x 10.7 mm
(7.76 x 4.57 x 0.42 in)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
8.9 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
Weight 372 g (13.12 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 298 g (10.51 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Cortex-A9 Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core
GPU - PowerVR SGX544MP2 -
RAM 1 GB 1/2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type FFS+ LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 5.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.94% 63.76% -
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 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 2 MP
Flash No LED flash No
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo Tagging, Panorama, Fixed Focus
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G N/A HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS - Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Not 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 battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity - 2110 mAh -
Stand by - Up to 353 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 5 h (media) Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 6 h (multimedia)