Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi vs Acer Iconia Tab A1-810 vs Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Acer Asus
Announced March 2011 May 2013 June 2014
Status Available - March 2011 Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Black, White Black White, Pink, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
208.7 x 145.7 x 11.1 mm
(8.22 x 5.74 x 0.44 in)
213 x 123 x 7.5 mm
(8.39 x 4.84 x 0.3 in)
Weight 601 g (21.2 oz) 410 g (14.46 oz) 299 g (10.55 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT8125 Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 - PowerVR G6430
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 7.9 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 63.58% 70.84%
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 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features No Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No Yes
Edge No No Yes
3G No No HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh)
Capacity 6930 mAh (25 Wh) 3250 mAh -
Stand by Up to 720 h Up to 350 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (Multimedia) Up to 9 h (multimedia)