Phone Comparison - Acer Iconia Tab B1-A71 vs Asus Fonepad 7 vs Asus Memo Pad 8

general General Info

Manufacturer Acer Asus Asus
Announced January 2013 September 2013 September 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - October 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors Black Sapphire black, Diamond white Gray, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 197.4 x 128.5 x 11.3 mm
(7.77 x 5.06 x 0.44 in)
120 x 196.8 x 10.5 mm
(4.72 x 7.75 x 0.41 in)
212.4 x 127.4 x 10 mm
(8.36 x 5.02 x 0.39 in)
Weight 320 g (11.29 oz) 340 g (11.99 oz) 350 g (12.35 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network - - -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Mediatek MT8317 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560 Quad-core 1.6 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX531u PowerVR SGX544MP2 -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.07% 59.96% 68.35%
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 VGA, 640x480 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging -
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes No
Edge No Yes No
3G - HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v3.0 Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 512 MB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2710 mAh 3950 mAh 3950 mAh
Stand by - Up to 840 h -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (Multimedia)
Up to 28 h (3G)
Up to 9 h (multimedia)