Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 2013 vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Apple Asus
Announced July 2013 October 2013 June 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Black Space Gray, Silver White, Pink, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 114 x 8.7 mm
(7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
213 x 123 x 7.5 mm
(8.39 x 4.84 x 0.3 in)
Weight 290 g (Wi-Fi) / 299 g (LTE) (10.23 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.55 oz (LTE) ) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 299 g (10.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - LTE Version GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - LTE Version LTE- all models LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580
GPU Adreno 320 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR G6430
RAM 2 GB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.9 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.49% 71.76% 70.84%
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, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+; LTE 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
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, 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, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh)
Capacity 3950 mAh - -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 9 h (multimedia)