Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi vs Asus Memo Pad 7 ME176C vs Asus Memo Pad 8 ME181C

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Asus Asus
Announced March 2012 June 2014 June 2014
Status Available - March 2012 Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow Black, White, Purple, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
189.3 x 113.7 x 9.6 mm
(7.45 x 4.48 x 0.38 in)
211.7 x 124.9 x 8.3 mm
(8.33 x 4.92 x 0.33 in)
Weight 652 g (23 oz) 295 g (10.41 oz) -
2G Network N/A No No
3G Network N/A No No
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5X Quad-core 1.86 GHz, Intel Atom Z3745 Quad-core 1.33 GHz, Intel Atom Z3745
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP4 - -
RAM N/A 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 7.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 65.79% 69.95%
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, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No No
Edge No No No
3G No No No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with GLONASS Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po battery (15 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh)
Capacity 42.5 Wh - -
Stand by Up to 720 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 9 h (multimedia) Up to 9 h (multimedia)