Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0

Asus Google Nexus 7
asus google nexus 7
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0
samsung galaxy tab 3 8.0
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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Samsung
Announced June 2012 June 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors Black White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
209.8 x 123.8 x 7.4 mm
(8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 in)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 314 g (11.08 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging , 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, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Exynos 4212 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar] 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.45% 71.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker no yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Video-calling Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G N/A HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi 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 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4325 mAh 4450 mAh
Stand by 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 11 h