Phone Comparison - Asus Memo Pad ME172V vs Asus Zenfone 6 vs Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced January 2013 January 2014 June 2014
Status Available - January 2013 Available - June 2014 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Sugar White, Titanium Gray, Cherry Pink Black, White, Red, Gold White, Pink, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2 mm
(7.72 x 4.69 x 0.44 in)
166.9 x 84.3 x 5.5-9.9 mm
(6.57 x 3.32 x 0.22-0.39 in)
213 x 123 x 7.5 mm
(8.39 x 4.84 x 0.3 in)
Weight 370 g (13.05 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz) 299 g (10.55 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz, VIA WM8950 Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580
GPU Mali-400 PowerVR SGX544MP2 PowerVR G6430
RAM 1 GB 1/2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 8/16/32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 6.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.65% 70.40% 70.84%
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 1 MP 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Video-calling Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G - HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh)
Capacity 4270 mAh 3300 mAh -
Stand by - Up to 398 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 7 h (multimedia) Up to 28 h (3G) Up to 9 h (multimedia)