Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Asus Google Nexus 7 2013 vs Asus Memo Pad 8

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced June 2012 July 2013 September 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors Black Black Gray, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
200 x 114 x 8.7 mm
(7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 in)
212.4 x 127.4 x 10 mm
(8.36 x 5.02 x 0.39 in)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 290 g (Wi-Fi) / 299 g (LTE) (10.23 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.55 oz (LTE) ) 350 g (12.35 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - LTE Version N/A
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - LTE Version
N/A
4G Network - LTE - LTE Version -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 Quad-core 1.6 GHz
GPU ULP GeForce Adreno 320 -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16/32 GB 16 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.45% 62.49% 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 no yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.2 MP 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Video-calling Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection -
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes No
Edge No Yes No
3G N/A HSPA+; LTE N/A
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes No
Browser HTML, HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 64 GB

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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4325 mAh 3950 mAh 3950 mAh
Stand by 300 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 9 h (multimedia)