Phone Comparison - Acer Iconia Tab B1-A71 vs Asus Memo Pad ME172V vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Lite 3G

general General Info

Manufacturer Acer Asus Samsung
Announced January 2013 January 2013 January 2014
Status Available - January 2013 Available - January 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Black Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 197.4 x 128.5 x 11.3 mm
(7.77 x 5.06 x 0.44 in)
196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
116.4 x 193.4 x 9.7 mm
(4.58 x 7.61 x 0.38 in)
Weight 320 g (11.29 oz) 370 g (13.05 oz) 310 g (10.93 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network - - HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - - -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Mediatek MT8317 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Marvell PXA986
GPU PowerVR SGX531u Mali-400 Vivante GC1000
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8/16 GB storage 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.07% 58.65% 60.93%
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 VGA, 640x480 pixels 1 MP 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - Video-calling Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No Yes
Edge No No Yes
3G - - HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes 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, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not 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 2710 mAh 4270 mAh 3600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 7 h (multimedia) -