Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Asus Google Nexus 7 Cellular vs Asus Fonepad

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Asus Asus
Announced February 2012 October 2012 February 2013
Status Available - April 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White Black Titanium Gray, Champagne Gold
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)
196.4 x 120.1 x 10.4 mm
(7.73 x 4.73 x 0.41 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 340 g (11.99 oz) 340 g (11.99 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2420
GPU PowerVR SGX540 ULP GeForce PowerVR SGX540
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 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 59.45% 60.03%
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 yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 1.2 MP front facing 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No autofocus (selected
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Video-calling Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps Yes, 384 kbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
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, Wi-Fi hotspot
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, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML 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 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-Ion Battery (16 Wh)
Capacity 4000 mAh 4325 mAh 4270 mAh
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
Up to 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 8 h Up to 9 h