Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Alcatel Hero 8
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Asus | Alcatel |
| Announced | |
| June 2012 | September 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - July 2012 | Coming Soon - September 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black | Dark Gray |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm (7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in) |
209 x 122 x 7.3 mm (8.23 x 4.8 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| 340 g (11.99 oz) | 310 g (10.93 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | Dragontrail Glass, Oleophobic Coating, Stylus |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2 | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar] | Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT8392 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| ULP GeForce [Similar] | Mali-450MP4 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB storage | 8/16/32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 32 GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| N/A | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes | v4.0, A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML, HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM | 8/16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 32 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 4325 mAh | 4060 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| 300 h | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h | - |