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Asus Transformer Pad 300
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Apple iPad 2
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 54.5 | 62.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x |
| 2012-02-27 | 2011-03-02 |
| 10.35 x 7.12 x 0.39 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches |
| 22.40 ounces | 21.62 ounces |
| Blue, Red and White | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 720.00 | $ 505.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 2 has a general score of 62.1, which is better than the Asus Transformer Pad 300's 54.5 global score. The iPad 2 design is a bit lighter and somewhat thinner than Asus Transformer Pad 300, despite of the fact that it was released around 12 months before. The iPad 2 counts with iOS 7.x OS, while Asus Transformer Pad 300 has Android 4.2.2 OS.
Asus Transformer Pad 300 features a little bit better looking screen than iPad 2, because it has a little bit higher display density, a quite larger display and a little bit higher 800 x 1280 pixels resolution. The Apple iPad 2 has a slightly better memory for games and applications than Asus Transformer Pad 300, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory.
Asus Transformer Pad 300 features a little faster CPU than iPad 2, because it has a better GPU running at 416 megahertz, more RAM and a larger number of faster cores. Asus Transformer Pad 300 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than iPad 2, because it has a much higher video resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture for better photos in poorly lited situations and a way better resolution back camera.
The Apple iPad 2 features a really longer battery lifetime than Asus Transformer Pad 300.
Apple iPad 2 is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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