Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100 vs Asus Memo Pad 8 vs Acer Iconia A1-830

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Asus Acer
Announced February 2013 September 2013 January 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014
Colors Black, White/Silver Gray, White, Pink White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 210.8 x 135.9 x 7.95 mm
(8.3 x 5.35 x 0.31 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 345 g (12.17 oz) 350 g (12.35 oz) 380 g (13.4 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A No
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A No
4G Network LTE (Reigon Dependent)
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
- -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560
GPU Mali-400MP - PowerVR SGX544
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 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 SC-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 8.0 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.56% 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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization - Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No No
Edge Class 12 No No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No TBD
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 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
USB OTG Supported - -

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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4600 mAh 3950 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 9 h (multimedia) -