Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Asus Memo Pad ME172V

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Asus Asus
Announced February 2012 June 2012 January 2013
Status Available - April 2012 Available - July 2012 Available - January 2013
Colors Black, White Black Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink
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)
196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 340 g (11.99 oz) 370 g (13.05 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A N/A
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 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, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 1 GHz, VIA WM8950
GPU PowerVR SGX540 ULP GeForce Mali-400
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 32 GB storage 8/16 GB storage
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 LED-backlit LCD
Colors 16M colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 59.45% 58.65%
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 1 MP
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Video-calling Video-calling
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No No
Edge Yes No No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A -
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes Yes
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 No
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 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 Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 4325 mAh 4270 mAh
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
300 h -
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 7 h (multimedia)