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

Asus Memo Pad 8
asus memo pad 8
Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display
apple ipad mini 2 retina display
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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Apple
Announced September 2013 October 2013
Status Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Gray, White, Pink Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor 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)
Weight 350 g (12.35 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE- all models
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

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

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches [Similar] 7.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar] 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.35% 71.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No 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
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

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