Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL vs Sony Xperia Z5 Premium vs Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Sony Asus
Announced June 2014 September 2015 May 2016
Status Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Available - November 2015 Available - June 2016
Price - Rs. 41,390 ($608.68) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($735.28) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Pink, Blue Chrome, Black, Gold Grey, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 213 x 123 x 7.5 mm
(8.39 x 4.84 x 0.3 in)
154.4 x 75.8 x 7.8 mm
(6.08 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
186.4 x 93.9 x 6.8 mm
(7.34 x 3.7 x 0.27 in)
Weight 299 g (10.55 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz) 233 g (8.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with ZEN UI 3.0
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652
GPU PowerVR G6430 Adreno 430 Adreno 510
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 5.5 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) 2160 x 3840 pixels (806 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.84% 70.38% 72.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 23 MP, 5520 х 4140 pixels 23 MP
Flash No LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, EIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] 5.1 MP, 1080p, HDR [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, LE
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity - 3430 mAh 4600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 9 h (multimedia) - -