Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Asus Memo Pad ME172V vs Asus Google Nexus 7 2013

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced June 2012 January 2013 July 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Available - January 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink Black
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)
200 x 114 x 8.7 mm
(7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 in)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 370 g (13.05 oz) 290 g (Wi-Fi) / 299 g (LTE) (10.23 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.55 oz (LTE) )
2G Network N/A N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - LTE Version
3G Network N/A - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - LTE Version
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, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600
GPU ULP GeForce Mali-400 Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 8/16 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass
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) 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.45% 58.65% 62.49%
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Video-calling Video-calling Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable battery
Capacity 4325 mAh 4270 mAh 3950 mAh
Stand by 300 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 7 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)