Phone Comparison - Acer Iconia Tab B1-A71 vs Asus Memo Pad ME172V vs Samsung Galaxy Tab CDMA P100

general General Info

Manufacturer Acer Asus Samsung
Announced January 2013 January 2013 September 2010
Status Available - January 2013 Available - January 2013 Available - September 2010
Colors Black Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink Black on White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 197.4 x 128.5 x 11.3 mm
(7.77 x 5.06 x 0.44 in)
196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
190.5 x 119.4 x 11.9 mm
(7.5 x 4.7 x 0.47 in)
Weight 320 g (11.29 oz) 370 g (13.05 oz) 380 g (13.4 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network - - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - - -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Mediatek MT8317 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird
GPU PowerVR SGX531u Mali-400 PowerVR SGX540
RAM 512 MB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8/16 GB storage 2 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.07% 58.65% 60.30%
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 1 MP 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features - Video-calling Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 720p Yes, 720x480@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No No
Edge No No No
3G - - EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 2 GB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not 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 4270 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 7 h (multimedia) Up to 13 h