In 2011, with the introduction of the Nexus 7, Google and Asus have eased up some scope to other manufacturers to come up with more low-cost solid Android tablets. The Asus MeMO Pad, which was unveiled just a few hours ago, comes as a part of the Android tablet family to put a scratch in their sales numbers. There have been some more Android tablets with solid budget specs, like the recently launched (at CES 2013) Acer Iconia B1-A71. But, we’ve decided to pit the Nexus 7 against Asus’s latest offering, MeMO Pad.
It can’t be really difficulty to choose between Nexus 7 and MemMO Pad tablets. The new MeMO Pad doesn’t come with powerful hardware like the Nexus 7, but it at least bring Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS powered Android tablet for a reasonable price. Both tablets come heavily entrenched in a rich content ecosystem. If we dig deeper in sales number, the Nexus 7 is easily wiping the competition in Android tablets market right now.
Nexus 7 comes with a powerful quad-core Tegra 3 processor running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS out of the box, while the MeMO Pad packs a less powerful VIA WM8950 processor clocked at 1GHz (working in tandem with more than enough 1GB of RAM and Mali-400 GPU), and it is currently listed as running Android 4.1, which is a bit old for latest Android offerings. Fortunately, MeMO Pad in coming with microSD card slot, which is something missing in Nexus 7. So, you will be able to add more memory, if they feel 8GB/16GB that’s on board out of the box isn’t quite enough. Let’s see how it stacks up against Nexus 7.
Google Nexus 7 vs. ASUS MeMO Pad: Specs Comparison
| ASUS Google Nexus 7
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ASUS MeMO Pad
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OS |
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean | Android 4.1 Jelly Bean |
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Skin |
None |
Asus UI |
| Display | 7-inch TFT Display 216 PPI 720 X 1280 Pixels |
7-inch LED-backlit Display |
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CPU |
1.3GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L Quad-Core Processor |
1GHz VIA WM8950 Processor |
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GPU |
12-Core NVIDIA GeForce | Mali-400 |
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RAM |
1GB |
1GB |
| Rear Camera | No |
1 Megapixel |
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Front Camera |
1.2 Megapixels |
No |
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Video Recording Capability |
720p HD Video Recording Capability (Only by hacking) |
720p HD Video Recording Capability @ 30fps |
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Memory Storage |
16GB/32GB Internal Storage | 8GB/16GB Internal Storage 5GB of Free ASUS Web Storage |
| Micro SD Card Slot | NO |
Yes |
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Connecting Ports |
Micro USB 2.0 | Micro USB 2.0 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 b/g/n |
802.11 b/g/n |
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Bluetooth |
3.0 | 3.0 |
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3G |
Capable (HSPA+) | No |
| 4G LTE | No |
No |
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Apps Availability |
Google Play Store | Google Play Store |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
Yes |
| G-Sensor | Yes |
Yes |
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Battery |
Li-Polymer 4,325mAh Up To 9-10 Hours Video Playback 300 Hours Standby Time |
Li-Polymer 4,270mAh Lasts Up To 7 Hours |
| Dimensions & Weight | (198.5 x 120 x 10.45) mm 340 Grams |
(196.2 x 119.2 x 11.2) mm |
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Availability |
Currently Available in Wi-Fi only and 3G HSPA+ varinats | Set for January 2013 Launch |
| Carrier Availability | None |
None |
| Price | $ 199 (16GB Wi-Fi Only) $ 249 (32GB Wi-Fi Only) $ 299 (32GB Wi-Fi + 3G) |
$ 149 (8GB Wi-Fi Only) |
As you see in the above specs comparison, the MeMO Pad isn’t the most powerful tablet, but its decent hardware and $ 149 price must be enough to tempt the consumers.
Also read, Asus Nexus 7 Full Specifications | Asus MeMO Pad Full Specifications