Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Asus Memo Pad ME172V vs Asus Fonepad

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced June 2012 January 2013 February 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Available - January 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink Titanium Gray, Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
196.4 x 120.1 x 10.4 mm
(7.73 x 4.73 x 0.41 in)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 370 g (13.05 oz) 340 g (11.99 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2420
GPU ULP GeForce Mali-400 PowerVR SGX540
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 8/16 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.45% 58.65% 60.03%
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 1 MP 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No autofocus (selected
Features Video-calling Video-calling Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge No No Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G N/A - HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
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
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (16 Wh)
Capacity 4325 mAh 4270 mAh 4270 mAh
Stand by 300 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 7 h (multimedia) Up to 9 h