Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad 8 ME181C vs Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL vs Google Nexus 9

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus HTC
Announced June 2014 June 2014 October 2014
Status Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Available - October 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple, Gold White, Pink, Blue Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 211.7 x 124.9 x 8.3 mm
(8.33 x 4.92 x 0.33 in)
213 x 123 x 7.5 mm
(8.39 x 4.84 x 0.3 in)
228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm
(8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)
Weight - 299 g (10.55 oz) 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz)
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging , EMail, IM , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.33 GHz, Intel Atom Z3745 Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1
GPU - PowerVR G6430 ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores)
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 8.0 inches 8.9 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.95% 70.84% 69.76%
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, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS
Video Yes, 1080p Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with GLONASS Yes, with GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No 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 present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity - - 6700 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h (multimedia) Up to 9 h (multimedia) Up to 9 h 30 min