Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad ME172V vs Asus Fonepad vs Dell Venue 7

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Dell
Announced January 2013 February 2013 October 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink Titanium Gray, Champagne Gold Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
196.4 x 120.1 x 10.4 mm
(7.73 x 4.73 x 0.41 in)
193 x 118 x 9.6 mm
(7.6 x 4.65 x 0.38 in)
Weight 370 g (13.05 oz) 340 g (11.99 oz) 234 g (8.25 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2420 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560
GPU Mali-400 PowerVR SGX540 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.65% 60.03% 62.18%
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 1 MP 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No autofocus (selected No
Features Video-calling Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge No Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G - HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (16 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh)
Capacity 4270 mAh 4270 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 7 h (multimedia) Up to 9 h -