Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad ME172V vs Amazon Kindle Fire

Asus Memo Pad ME172V
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Amazon Kindle Fire
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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Amazon
Announced January 2013 September 2011
Status Available - January 2013 Available - November 2011
Colors Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
190 x 120 x 11.4 mm
(7.48 x 4.72 x 0.45 in)
Weight 370 g (13.05 oz) 413 g (14.57 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A
3G Network - N/A
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v2.3 (customized)
Processor 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1024 x 600 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.65% 60.16%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes no

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1 MP [Similar] N/A [Similar]
Flash No N/A
Features Video-calling N/A
Video Yes, 720p N/A
Front Camera No [Similar] N/A [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No
Edge No No
3G - No
Bluetooth Yes No
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes
GPS No No
Browser HTML HTML (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4270 mAh 4400 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 7 h (multimedia) -