Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Asus Memo Pad ME172V vs Acer Iconia B1-720

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Asus Acer
Announced February 2012 January 2013 January 2014
Status Available - April 2012 Available - January 2013 Coming Soon - January 2014
Colors Black, White Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink White, 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)
196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
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Weight 344 g (12.13 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) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 Dual-core 1.3, Mediatek MT6572
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Mali-400 Mali-400MP
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8/16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen -
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 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 yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 1 MP VGA, 640x480 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Video-calling -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p Yes
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 - No
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 No Yes
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 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 present proximity sensor not 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 4270 mAh -
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 7 h (multimedia) -