Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Asus Memo Pad ME172V

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
samsung i9300 galaxy s iii (s3)
Asus Memo Pad ME172V
asus memo pad me172v
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Asus
Announced May 2012 January 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Available - January 2013
Colors Blue, White Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 370 g (13.05 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -
4G Network LTE (regional) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar] 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen
Size 4.8 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 58.65%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 1 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Video-calling
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No
Edge Class 12 No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps -
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 4270 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 7 h (multimedia)