Phone Comparison - Acer Iconia A3 vs Asus Fonepad 7 vs Asus Memo Pad 8

general General Info

Manufacturer Acer Asus Asus
Announced September 2013 September 2013 September 2013
Status Available - November 2013 Available - October 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors Black, White Sapphire black, Diamond white Gray, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 10.15 mm thick
(0.4 in thick)
120 x 196.8 x 10.5 mm
(4.72 x 7.75 x 0.41 in)
212.4 x 127.4 x 10 mm
(8.36 x 5.02 x 0.39 in)
Weight 600 g (21.16 oz) 340 g (11.99 oz) 350 g (12.35 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT8125 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560 Quad-core 1.6 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX 544MP PowerVR SGX544MP2 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 7.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 59.96% 68.35%
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging -
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 present proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3540 mAh 3950 mAh 3950 mAh
Stand by - Up to 840 h -
Talk Time Up to 11 h (Multimedia) Up to 10 h (Multimedia)
Up to 28 h (3G)
Up to 9 h (multimedia)