Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Acer Iconia Tab A1-810

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Asus Acer
Announced February 2012 June 2012 May 2013
Status Available - April 2012 Available - July 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
208.7 x 145.7 x 11.1 mm
(8.22 x 5.74 x 0.44 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 340 g (11.99 oz) 410 g (14.46 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A N/A
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT8125
GPU PowerVR SGX540 ULP GeForce -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 32 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 59.45% 63.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 1.2 MP 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Video-calling Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No No
Edge Yes No No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, 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, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes Yes
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 4325 mAh 3250 mAh
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
300 h Up to 350 h
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (Multimedia)