Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Asus Fonepad 8 FE380CG vs Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Asus Asus
Announced February 2012 June 2014 June 2014
Status Available - April 2012 Available - Q3 2014 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red, Gold White, Pink, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
214 x 120 x 8.9 mm
(8.43 x 4.72 x 0.35 in)
213 x 123 x 7.5 mm
(8.39 x 4.84 x 0.3 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 328 g (11.57 oz) 299 g (10.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 1.83 GHz, Intel Atom Z3560 Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR Series 6 PowerVR G6430
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8/16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB - No

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 8.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 72.02% 70.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB - No
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh)
Capacity 4000 mAh - -
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 9 h (multimedia)