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Asus Transformer Prime
64 GBTF201
Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 56.3 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 4.0.3, 4.0, 3.2 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2011-11-09 | 2013-10-22 |
| 10.35 x 7.12 x 0.41 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 20.67 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| 12-core GeForce GPU GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 7.92 |
| 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 | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 2 has a global score of 77.2, which is way better than the Asus Transformer Prime's general score of 56.3. The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Asus Transformer Prime comes with Android 4.0.3 OS. Apple iPad mini 2's design is newer, extremely thinner and extremely lighter than Asus Transformer Prime.
IPad mini 2 counts with a more powerful processing unit than Asus Transformer Prime, because although it has lesser CPU cores, and they both have a 1 GB RAM memory, the iPad mini 2 also counts with an additional GPU and a 64-bit CPU. IPad mini 2 features an incredibly better display than Asus Transformer Prime, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a lot higher quantity of pixels per inch in the screen.
IPad mini 2 has a greater storage capacity to install applications and games than Asus Transformer Prime, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The iPad mini 2 has a way better battery life than Asus Transformer Prime. The Apple iPad mini 2 has a bit better camera than Asus Transformer Prime, although it has a camera with a much lower 5 mega-pixels resolution and a lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, they both have a same size aperture.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the iPad mini 2 is also by far the cheapest, which makes it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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