Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad ME172V vs Dell Venue 8 vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Dell Apple
Announced January 2013 October 2013 October 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink Black Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
212 x 130 x 9.8 mm
(8.35 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
Weight 370 g (13.05 oz) 292 g (10.3 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network - HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE- all models
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.2
Processor 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7
GPU Mali-400 - PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 1 GB 2 GB N/A
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 16/32 GB 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 8.0 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.65% 67.11% 71.76%
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 1 MP 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Video-calling Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G - HSPA+ DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 (15.5 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh)
Capacity 4270 mAh 4100 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 7 h (multimedia) - Up to 10 h (multimedia)