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Asus Transformer Prime
64 GBTF201
| Global Score | |
| 56.3 | 60.5 |
| 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 | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 20.67 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 5.9 |
| 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 |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a score of 60.5, which is a bit better than the Asus Transformer Prime's score of 56.3. The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 is a newer tablet, and it's also incredibly thinner and noticeably lighter than the Asus Transformer Prime. Both tablets in this comparison review use Android OS, but Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has newer 7.1 Nougat version while Asus Transformer Prime has Android 4.0.3.
Asus Transformer Prime features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a little bit better pixel number per screen inch, a little bit bigger screen and a bit higher resolution of 800 x 1280. The Asus Transformer Prime features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Asus Transformer Prime shoots much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a back camera with a way higher resolution and a lot higher 1920x1080 video resolution. The Asus Transformer Prime features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports 96 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 features a very superior battery life than Asus Transformer Prime.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets, which makes this tablet an obvious call.
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