Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad ME172V vs Asus Memo Pad 8 vs Acer Iconia A1-830

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Acer
Announced January 2013 September 2013 January 2014
Status Available - January 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014
Colors Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink Gray, White, Pink White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
212.4 x 127.4 x 10 mm
(8.36 x 5.02 x 0.39 in)
8.15 mm thickness
(0.32 in thickness)
Weight 370 g (13.05 oz) 350 g (12.35 oz) 380 g (13.4 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A No
3G Network - N/A No
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560
GPU Mali-400 - PowerVR SGX544
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 8.0 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.65% 68.35% -
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 1 MP 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Video-calling - Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No No
Edge No No No
3G - N/A No
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v3.0 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 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No TBD
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4270 mAh 3950 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 7 h (multimedia) Up to 9 h (multimedia) -