Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad ME172V vs Amazon Kindle Fire vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Amazon Samsung
Announced January 2013 September 2011 April 2014
Status Available - January 2013 Available - November 2011 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
190 x 120 x 11.4 mm
(7.48 x 4.72 x 0.45 in)
186.9 x 107.9 x 9 mm
(7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 in)
Weight 370 g (13.05 oz) 413 g (14.57 oz) 276 g (9.74 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 3G & LTE
3G Network - N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 3G & LTE
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v2.3 (customized) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Mali-400 PowerVR SGX540 -
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 8 GB storage 8/16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1024 x 600 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.65% 60.16% 70.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1 MP N/A 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash No N/A No
Features Video-calling N/A Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p N/A Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] N/A [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No Yes
Edge No No Yes
3G - No HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes No Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML (Amazon Silk) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4270 mAh 4400 mAh 4450 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 7 h (multimedia) - -