Phone Comparison - Acer Iconia Tab B1-A71 vs Asus Memo Pad ME172V vs Acer Iconia A3

general General Info

Manufacturer Acer Asus Acer
Announced January 2013 January 2013 September 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - January 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 197.4 x 128.5 x 11.3 mm
(7.77 x 5.06 x 0.44 in)
196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
10.15 mm thick
(0.4 in thick)
Weight 320 g (11.29 oz) 370 g (13.05 oz) 600 g (21.16 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network - - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Mediatek MT8317 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT8125
GPU PowerVR SGX531u Mali-400 PowerVR SGX 544MP
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8/16 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.07% 58.65% -
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 VGA, 640x480 pixels 1 MP 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - Video-calling Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No Yes
Edge No No Yes
3G - - HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 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 not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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 Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2710 mAh 4270 mAh 3540 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 7 h (multimedia) Up to 11 h (Multimedia)