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Asus Transformer Prime
32 GBTF201
Asus MeMO Pad 8
16 GBME581CL
| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 60.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Asus |
| Android 4.0.3, 4.0, 3.2 | Android 4.4 |
| 2011-11-09 | 2014-06-02 |
| 10.35 x 7.12 x 0.41 inches | 8.39 x 4.84 x 0.29 inches |
| 20.67 ounces | 10.55 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 349.00 | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 2300 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| 12-core GeForce GPU GPU | IMG PowerVR Series 6 - G6430 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.12 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus MeMO Pad 8 has a global score of 60.1, which is slightly better than the Asus Transformer Prime's global score of 54.8. Both of these tablets have Android OS, but the Asus MeMO Pad 8 has 4.4 version while Asus Transformer Prime has Android 4.0.3, so it counts with some nice extra features and enhanced performance. The Asus MeMO Pad 8 is a notably newer portable tablet, and it is also way thinner and a lot lighter than Asus Transformer Prime.
Asus MeMO Pad 8 features a better display than Asus Transformer Prime, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a much higher display density and a much higher 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution. Asus Transformer Prime has a quite bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Asus MeMO Pad 8, because although it has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 32 GB against 64 GB, it also counts with 16 GB more internal storage.
The Asus MeMO Pad 8 features a little bit better processing power than Asus Transformer Prime, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus MeMO Pad 8 also has a larger amount of RAM. Asus Transformer Prime has a greater camera than Asus MeMO Pad 8, because it has a lot better (Full HD) video definition and a lot higher resolution back facing camera.
Asus MeMO Pad 8's battery performance is just as good as the battery duration in Asus Transformer Prime.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Asus MeMO Pad 8 is also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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