Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Acer Iconia A1-830 vs Asus Memo Pad 7 ME176C

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Acer Asus
Announced February 2012 January 2014 June 2014
Status Available - April 2012 Coming Soon - Q1 2014 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Black, White White Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
8.15 mm thickness
(0.32 in thickness)
189.3 x 113.7 x 9.6 mm
(7.45 x 4.48 x 0.38 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 380 g (13.4 oz) 295 g (10.41 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No No
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 No No
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560 Quad-core 1.86 GHz, Intel Atom Z3745
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX544 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.9 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% - 65.79%
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, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No No
Edge Yes No No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS TBD Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

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

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (15 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 9 h (multimedia)