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Asus Transformer Prime
64 GBTF201
| Global Score | |
| 56.3 | 62.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 4.0.3, 4.0, 3.2 | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2011-11-09 | 2015-05-02 |
| 10.35 x 7.12 x 0.41 inches | 8.20 x 5.43 x 0.29 inches |
| 20.67 ounces | 11.04 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | $ 159.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 160 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| 12-core GeForce GPU GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.02 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 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 |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is much better than the Asus Transformer Prime, having a 62.8 score against 56.3. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is a noticeably newer tablet, and it's also extremely lighter and a lot thinner than Asus Transformer Prime. Both tablets we compare here work with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has the newer 7.1 Nougat version while Asus Transformer Prime has Android 4.0.3 version, so it gives a couple additional features and enhanced performance.
Asus Transformer Prime counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because although it has a just a bit worse pixels density, it also counts with a slightly higher 800 x 1280px resolution and a bigger screen. The Asus Transformer Prime has a bit better performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 4 processing cores.
The Asus Transformer Prime has a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because it has a much more mega-pixels back facing camera and a much higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality. Asus Transformer Prime has a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that allows 96 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 counts with a much better battery duration than Asus Transformer Prime.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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