Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface vs Asus Memo Pad ME172V

Microsoft Surface
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Asus Memo Pad ME172V
asus memo pad me172v
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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Asus
Announced October 2012 January 2013
Status Released - November 2012 Available - January 2013
Colors Dark Titanium Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 274.6 x 172 x 9.4 mm
(10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 in)
196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
Weight 680.4 g (23.99.0.14 oz) 370 g (13.05 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A
3G Network -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows RT Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 [Similar] 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen
Size 10.6 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels (148 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.42% 58.65%
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 1.2 MP [Similar] 1 MP [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging Video-calling
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No
Edge No No
3G - -
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, USB v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes No
Browser HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported -

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 31.5 Wh 4270 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 7 h (multimedia)