Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad ME172V vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD

Asus Memo Pad ME172V
asus memo pad me172v
Amazon Kindle Fire HD
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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Amazon
Announced January 2013 September 2012
Status Available - January 2013 Available - September 2012
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)
193 x 137 x 10.3 mm
(7.6 x 5.39 x 0.41 in)
Weight 370 g (13.05 oz) 395 g (13.93 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, v4.0 (customized)
Processor 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4460 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 16/32 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) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.65% 53.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1 MP [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Video-calling -
Video Yes, 720p No
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No
Edge No No
3G - No
Bluetooth Yes Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS No No
Browser HTML HTML5 (Amazon Silk)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB 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 (16.43 Wh)
Capacity 4270 mAh 4400 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 7 h (multimedia) Up to 11 h