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Asus Transformer Prime
64 GBTF201
Sony Xperia Tablet Z
16 GBSGP311, SGP312
| Global Score | |
| 56.3 | 67.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Sony |
| Android 4.0.3, 4.0, 3.2 | Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 |
| 2011-11-09 | 2013-01-20 |
| 10.35 x 7.12 x 0.41 inches | 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches |
| 20.67 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | $ 675.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| 12-core GeForce GPU GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.64 |
| 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 | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 1230 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia Tablet Z has a global score of 67.3, which is much better than the Asus Transformer Prime's global score of 56.3. Xperia Tablet Z's body is newer, somewhat lighter and way thinner than the Asus Transformer Prime. Both tablets in this comparison review include Android OS (operating system), but the Xperia Tablet Z has newer 4.4.4 version and Asus Transformer Prime has Android 4.0.3 version, so it counts with a couple additional features and optimized performance.
The Xperia Tablet Z features a bit better performance than Asus Transformer Prime, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia Tablet Z also has an additional graphics processing unit and more RAM. Xperia Tablet Z counts with a brighter screen than Asus Transformer Prime, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Xperia Tablet Z also has a lot higher resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a way greater screen pixels density.
The Asus Transformer Prime has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds 32 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal memory. The Xperia Tablet Z has a superior battery lifetime than Asus Transformer Prime.
The Asus Transformer Prime has a much better camera than Xperia Tablet Z, although it has a worse (Full HD) video definition and a back camera with a worse resolution.
Xperia Tablet Z is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper, which makes it an easy choice.
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