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Asus Transformer Prime
64 GBTF201
Asus MeMO Pad 8
32 GBME581CL
| Global Score | |
| 56.3 | 61.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Asus |
| Android 4.0.3, 4.0, 3.2 | Android 4.4 |
| 2011-11-09 | 2014-06-02 |
| 10.35 x 7.12 x 0.41 inches | 8.39 x 4.84 x 0.29 inches |
| 20.67 ounces | 10.55 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | $ 165.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 2300 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| 12-core GeForce GPU GPU | IMG PowerVR Series 6 - G6430 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.02 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| 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 |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus MeMO Pad 8 has an overall score of 61.2, which is a little bit better than Asus Transformer Prime's general score of 56.3. The Asus MeMO Pad 8 is a incredibly newer tablet, and it's also much thinner and a lot lighter than Asus Transformer Prime. Both tablets in this comparison review work with Android OS (operating system), but Asus MeMO Pad 8 has newer 4.4 version and Asus Transformer Prime has Android 4.0.3.
The Asus MeMO Pad 8 has just a little better performance than Asus Transformer Prime, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus MeMO Pad 8 also has 1 GB more RAM. Asus MeMO Pad 8 features a better looking display than Asus Transformer Prime, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with much more pixels per inch in the screen and a way higher 1920 x 1200px resolution.
Asus Transformer Prime counts with a much better camera than Asus MeMO Pad 8, because it has a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution and a lot better video definition. Asus Transformer Prime features a greater memory capacity for apps and games than Asus MeMO Pad 8, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 32 GB against 64 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Asus MeMO Pad 8's battery life is very similar to the Asus Transformer Prime one.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Asus MeMO Pad 8 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes this tablet an obvious call.
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