Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air vs Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Asus Samsung
Announced October 2013 June 2014 March 2015
Status Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - - Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver White, Pink, Blue Black/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
213 x 123 x 7.5 mm
(8.39 x 4.84 x 0.3 in)
208.3 x 137.9 x 7.4 mm
(8.2 x 5.43 x 0.29 in)
Weight 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 299 g (10.55 oz) 313 g (11.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE- all models LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR G6430 -
RAM N/A 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE)
External Memory No No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 8.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (160 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 70.84% 69.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 v4.0
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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 128 GB

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - - 4200 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 9 h (multimedia) -