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Asus Transformer Prime
64 GBTF201
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
16GB LTEN5120
| Global Score | |
| 56.3 | 69.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 4.0.3, 4.0, 3.2 | Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2, 4.1.2 |
| 2011-11-09 | 2013-02-24 |
| 10.35 x 7.12 x 0.41 inches | 8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches |
| 20.67 ounces | 11.92 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | $ 285.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 Quad (Exynos 4412) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| 12-core GeForce GPU GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.02 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 4600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is much better than Asus Transformer Prime, with a overall score of 69.2 against 56.3. Both of these tablets have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has a newer 4.4.2 version and Asus Transformer Prime has Android 4.0.3, so it offers a couple additional features and enhanced performance. Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0's construction is newer, lighter and thinner than Asus Transformer Prime.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 features a little sharper screen than Asus Transformer Prime, because although it has a lot smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 800 x 1280px, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 also counts with a greater amount of pixels per inch in the display. Galaxy Note 8.0 features a superior hardware performance than Asus Transformer Prime, and although they both have a Quad-Core processing unit, the Galaxy Note 8.0 also has a greater amount of RAM memory and an additional graphics processor.
The Asus Transformer Prime counts with a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy Note 8.0, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits 32 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Asus Transformer Prime takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has a much higher (Full HD) video resolution and a camera in the back with much more megapixels.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 features a much better battery performance than Asus Transformer Prime.
Galaxy Note 8.0 not only is the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others, which makes it an obvious call.
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