Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL vs Sony Xperia Z2a vs Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Sony Sony
Announced June 2014 June 2014 September 2014
Status Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Coming Soon - July 2014 Available - November 2014
Colors White, Pink, Blue Black, White, Turquoise Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 213 x 123 x 7.5 mm
(8.39 x 4.84 x 0.3 in)
137 x 72 x 11 mm
(5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 in)
213.4 x 123.6 x 6.4 mm
(8.4 x 4.87 x 0.25 in)
Weight 299 g (10.55 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 270 g (9.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 - D6503
Messaging , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes IP68 Certified - Dust Tight and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801
GPU PowerVR G6430 Adreno 330 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 5.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.84% 69.74% 70.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 8.1 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 3000 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by - Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Up to 1100 h (2G)
Up to 1300 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h (multimedia) Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 19 h (2G)
Up to 23 h (3G)