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Asus Transformer Prime
64 GBTF201
Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 56.3 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 4.0.3, 4.0, 3.2 | iOS 8.x |
| 2011-11-09 | 2014-10-16 |
| 10.35 x 7.12 x 0.41 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 20.67 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| 12-core GeForce GPU GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.7 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 has a score of 79.3, which is way better than the Asus Transformer Prime's global score of 56.3. IPad Air 2's design is extremely newer, thinner and noticeably lighter than the Asus Transformer Prime. The iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Asus Transformer Prime has Android 4.0.3 OS.
The iPad Air 2 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Asus Transformer Prime, because although it has 3 less processing cores , it also counts with more RAM memory and a 64-bits processing unit. The iPad Air 2 features a much more vibrant screen than Asus Transformer Prime, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher amount of pixels per inch of screen and a lot better resolution of 2048 x 1536px.
The iPad Air 2 features a better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Asus Transformer Prime, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The iPad Air 2 features a much better camera than Asus Transformer Prime. Both have a F2.4 aperture, the same 1920x1080 video definition, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and a back camera with an 8 mega pixels resolution.
Apple iPad Air 2 has a superior battery life than Asus Transformer Prime.
The Apple iPad Air 2 is not only the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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