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Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch
WT8-B| Global Score | |
| 43.8 | 47.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Toshiba |
| Windows 8.1 | Windows 8.1 |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.40 x 6.70 x 0.41 inches | 8.29 x 5.20 x 0.37 inches |
| 19.20 ounces | 13.58 ounces |
| Black | Gold |
| $ 888.00 | $ 125.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 155 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Bay Trail-T Z3740 chipset | Intel Atom chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Yes GPU |
| 5.94 | 5.94 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (24 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 6.93 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 240 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch has an overall score of 47.3, which is slightly better than the Asus Transformer Book T100TA's global score of 43.8. These devices come with the same Windows 8.1 OS, so both of them should offer very similar OS features. The Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch construction is noticeably lighter and a bit thinner than the Asus Transformer Book T100TA.
The Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch features a processing unit that is just as good as Asus Transformer Book T100TA's processing unit, and although the Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Asus Transformer Book T100TA has a little more vivid display than Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch, because although it has a just a little lower amount of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 768 x 1366 pixels and a bigger screen.
The Asus Transformer Book T100TA counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch, because although it has an external SD slot that holds 64 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Asus Transformer Book T100TA and the Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch both feature quite similar batteries.
Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch takes way better pictures and videos than Asus Transformer Book T100TA.
Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch is not only the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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