Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL vs Google Nexus 9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus HTC Samsung
Announced June 2014 October 2014 March 2015
Status Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - - Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Pink, Blue Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand Black/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 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)
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
Weight 299 g (10.55 oz) 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz) 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE))
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE
Messaging , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR G6430 ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) -
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/32 GB 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE)
External Memory No No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 8.9 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.84% 69.76% 71.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G 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 HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 6700 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 720 h -
Talk Time Up to 9 h (multimedia) Up to 9 h 30 min -