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Asus Transformer Prime
64 GBTF201
Apple iPad mini
Verizon and SprintA1455
| Global Score | |
| 56.3 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 4.0.3, 4.0, 3.2 | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2011-11-09 | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.35 x 7.12 x 0.41 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 20.67 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| 12-core GeForce GPU GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.02 | 7.7 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini is much better than Asus Transformer Prime, having a 68.1 score against 56.3. IPad mini has iOS 8.x OS, and Asus Transformer Prime counts with Android 4.0.3 OS. The iPad mini body is notably lighter and notably thinner than Asus Transformer Prime. The Asus Transformer Prime counts with a little bit better processing power than Apple iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and more CPU cores.
The Apple iPad mini has a bit sharper display than Asus Transformer Prime, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 768 x 1024px and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater display pixel density. The Apple iPad mini features just a bit better camera than Asus Transformer Prime, although it has a lot less mega pixels camera and a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, they both have a same size diafragm aperture.
Asus Transformer Prime features a greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPad mini, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Asus Transformer Prime also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 32 GB. IPad mini has a much longer battery duration than Asus Transformer Prime.
IPad mini is not only the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes this tablet a no doubt choice.
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