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| Global Score | |
| 56.3 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 4.0.3, 4.0, 3.2 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2011-11-09 | 2016-06-01 |
| 10.35 x 7.12 x 0.41 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 20.67 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| 12-core GeForce GPU GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.02 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is way better than the Asus Transformer Prime, with a overall score of 70.2 against 56.3. Both tablets in this review work with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a more recent 8.1 Oreo version and Asus Transformer Prime has Android 4.0.3 version, providing a couple nice extra features and performance improvements. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s construction is much newer, much thinner and lighter than the Asus Transformer Prime.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a slightly better screen than Asus Transformer Prime, and although they both have a same size display, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a way better resolution of 1200 x 1920 and way more pixels per inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a little bit better hardware performance than Asus Transformer Prime, because it has a larger number of faster cores and 1 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a bit better camera than Asus Transformer Prime, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same video definition and a camera with an 8 mega pixels, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a lot bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light images.
The Asus Transformer Prime counts with a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 32 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a much longer battery performance than Asus Transformer Prime.
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