Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100 vs Asus PadFone X vs Asus Fonepad 8 FE380CG

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Asus Asus
Announced February 2013 March 2014 June 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2014 Available - Q3 2014
Colors Black, White/Silver Titanium Black, Platinum White Black, White, Red, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 210.8 x 135.9 x 7.95 mm
(8.3 x 5.35 x 0.31 in)
143.4 x 72.5 x 10 mm
(5.65 x 2.85 x 0.39 in)
214 x 120 x 8.9 mm
(8.43 x 4.72 x 0.35 in)
Weight 345 g (12.17 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 328 g (11.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (Reigon Dependent)
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.83 GHz, Intel Atom Z3560
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 330 PowerVR Series 6
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB -

display Display

Type SC-LCD capacitive touchscreen Super IPS+ LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 5.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.56% 66.16% 72.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [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 Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSPA+, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB -
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh)
Capacity 4600 mAh 2300 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h - Up to 10 h (multimedia)