Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad 8 vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Lenovo Yoga 8

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Apple Lenovo
Announced September 2013 October 2013 October 2013
Status Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - November 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Gray, White, Pink Space Gray, Silver Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212.4 x 127.4 x 10 mm
(8.36 x 5.02 x 0.39 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
213 x 144 x 7.3 mm
(8.39 x 5.67 x 0.29 in)
Weight 350 g (12.35 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 401 g / 404 g (14.14 oz / 14.25 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE- all models -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT8125
GPU - PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR SGX544
RAM 1 GB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 7.9 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.35% 71.76% 60.30%
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, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR -
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G N/A DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3950 mAh - 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 9 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 18 h (3G)