Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Asus Memo Pad 8 ME181C vs Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced January 2014 June 2014 June 2014
Status Available - June 2014 Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black, White, Purple, Gold White, Pink, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
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)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) - 299 g (10.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 1.33 GHz, Intel Atom Z3745 Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 - PowerVR G6430
RAM 1/2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 8.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 69.95% 70.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 1080p Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh)
Capacity 2110 mAh - -
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 9 h (multimedia) Up to 9 h (multimedia)