Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 vs Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL vs Apple iPad mini 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Asus Apple
Announced June 2013 June 2014 October 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 32,687 ($480.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White White, Pink, Blue Space Gray/Black, Silver/White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 209.8 x 123.8 x 7.4 mm
(8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 in)
213 x 123 x 7.5 mm
(8.39 x 4.84 x 0.3 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
Weight 314 g (11.08 oz) 299 g (10.55 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) iOS 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Exynos 4212 Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR G6430 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16/32 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 8.0 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.21% 70.84% 71.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No No
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery (24.3 Wh)
Capacity 4450 mAh - 6470 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 11 h Up to 9 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)