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Asus Transformer Prime
64 GBTF201
Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 56.3 | 77.5 |
| 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 | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 20.67 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | $ 460.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 32.00mm 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 | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.84 |
| 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
The Apple iPad mini 3 is way better than Asus Transformer Prime, with a general score of 77.5 against 56.3. Apple iPad mini 3 is a noticeably newer portable tablet, and it's also incredibly lighter and notably thinner than the Asus Transformer Prime. The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Asus Transformer Prime works with Android 4.0.3 operating system.
Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a better performing processor than Asus Transformer Prime, because although it has an inferior number of cores, and they both have 1 GB of RAM, the Apple iPad mini 3 also counts with an additional GPU and a 64 bits CPU. IPad mini 3 features a much sharper display than Asus Transformer Prime, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a lot higher pixels count per inch in the screen.
IPad mini 3 has more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Asus Transformer Prime, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory. IPad mini 3 counts with a bit better camera than Asus Transformer Prime, although it has a lot less MP resolution back facing camera and a worse video resolution, they both have the same aperture.
The iPad mini 3 has a much longer battery duration than Asus Transformer Prime.
IPad mini 3 is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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