Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 2013 vs Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL vs Google Nexus 9

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus HTC
Announced July 2013 June 2014 October 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Available - October 2014
Colors Black White, Pink, Blue Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 114 x 8.7 mm
(7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 in)
213 x 123 x 7.5 mm
(8.39 x 4.84 x 0.3 in)
228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm
(8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)
Weight 290 g (Wi-Fi) / 299 g (LTE) (10.23 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.55 oz (LTE) ) 299 g (10.55 oz) 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - LTE Version GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - LTE Version LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1
GPU Adreno 320 PowerVR G6430 ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores)
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 8.0 inches 8.9 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.49% 70.84% 69.76%
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 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+; LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 3950 mAh - 6700 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 9 h (multimedia) Up to 9 h 30 min