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| Global Score | |
| 58 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Microsoft |
| Windows 8.1 | Windows RT |
| 0000-00-00 | 2012-06-18 |
| 9.53 x 5.39 x 0.30 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 14.11 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 170 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3775 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Quad-Core 1460 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 4.29 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface RT has a global score of 58.4, which is a little bit better than Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi's 58 global score. These tablets have Windows OS, but Microsoft Surface RT has a more recent RT version and Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi has Windows 8.1, providing you some nice extra features and improved performance. Even being the best in this review, Microsoft Surface RT's design is way heavier and thicker than Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi.
Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi has a much better display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower 800 x 1280 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a bit better number of pixels per screen inch. Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi counts with a bit better CPU than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, and they both have a 2 GB RAM and a Quad-Core processing unit, the Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi captures greater photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a back camera with a way better 5 MP resolution. Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi and Microsoft Surface RT have similar memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, and although the Microsoft Surface RT has no external SD slot, they both have exactly the same internal memory.
Microsoft Surface RT has a battery duration that's very similar to the Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi one.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Microsoft Surface RT is also a bargain compared to others, making it a no doubt choice.
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