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Asus Transformer Prime
32 GBTF201
| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 65.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Microsoft |
| Android 4.0.3, 4.0, 3.2 | Windows 8.1 |
| 2011-11-09 | 2015-03-31 |
| 10.35 x 7.12 x 0.41 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 20.67 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 349.00 | $ 349.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1280 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | -- |
| 149 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Intel Atom chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | x7-Z8700, 64-bit (Single-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| 12-core GeForce GPU GPU | Intel HD Graphics GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA and EDGE |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.8 |
| 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 |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 3 has an overall score of 65.9, which is way better than Asus Transformer Prime's overall score of 54.8. The Microsoft Surface 3 design is way newer and somewhat thinner than Asus Transformer Prime's, although it's also a little heavier. Microsoft Surface 3 counts with Windows 8.1 OS, while Asus Transformer Prime has Android 4.0.3 OS.
The Microsoft Surface 3 counts with a little sharper screen than Asus Transformer Prime, because it has a little bit bigger display, a much better resolution of 1280 x 1920 pixels and more pixels per inch of display. The Asus Transformer Prime counts with a bit superior CPU than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has 3 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores.
Asus Transformer Prime captures much clearer pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 3. They have the same (Full HD) video resolution, a 8 MP camera and the same video frame rate. Microsoft Surface 3 features a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Asus Transformer Prime, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Microsoft Surface 3 counts with a battery performance that is very similar to the Asus Transformer Prime one.
The Microsoft Surface 3 costs the same than the Asus Transformer Prime.
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