Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100 vs Asus Fonepad vs Sony Xperia M

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Asus Sony
Announced February 2013 February 2013 June 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, White/Silver Titanium Gray, Champagne Gold Black, White, Purple, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 210.8 x 135.9 x 7.95 mm
(8.3 x 5.35 x 0.31 in)
196.4 x 120.1 x 10.4 mm
(7.73 x 4.73 x 0.41 in)
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
Weight 345 g (12.17 oz) 340 g (11.99 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Both Versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1905
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C1904
4G Network LTE (Reigon Dependent)
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
- -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2420 Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8/16 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type SC-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 7.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.56% 60.03% 57.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No autofocus (selected LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (16 Wh) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4600 mAh 4270 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 9 h Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)