We compare the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime to iPad 2. Let see which one wins. Apple iPad 2 has been leading the tablet market, let see if the will stand uo to Asus Transformer.
The Design
1st: Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime: 263 x 180.8 x 8.3mm, 586g
2nd :Apple iPad 2 : 241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm, 607g
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is one good-looking device. The chassis is made from spun aluminium, giving it an interesting texture and the build quality is second to none. The nicely sized and spaced bezel around the screen, elegantly shaped corners and a svelte 8.3mm thin profile.
Asus is very minimalist in style which goes well with the futuristic-looking metallic finish. The attachable keyboard dock is as thin as the main tablet and equally stylish.
On the other hand the iPad 2 positively reeks of Apple's design standards and its minimalist facade and simple good-looks lend a certain style to the tablet that has often been copied but not yet bettered.
Most people like their device to be lighter and slimmer and the Asus is extremely light and thin coming in at 586g and slight tinner than iPad.
Winner - Asus
Display
1st: Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime:10.1-inches Super IPS + LCD, 1280x800, 149ppi
2nd : Apple iPad 2 : 9.7-inch, 768 x 1024, 132PPI.
Asus have the resolution at 1280x800 pixels while iPad2 have 768 x 1024 and a pixel density of 132 pixels-per-inch (ppi). compare to Asus which is 149ppi.iPad 2 display is good but isnt good enough, the iPad 2's screen performs exceptionally, though, and is responsive to the lightest of touches making it a pleasure to surf the Web.
The Transformer Prime has a larger screen at 10.1-inches and uses a Super IPS + LCD technology, which results in a much brighter display.
It’s a capacitive multi-touch screen, again made from reinforced Gorilla Glass, with the same 1280x800 pixel resolution at a lower pixel density than its rival at 149ppi.
The screen is striking, with sharp detail, vivid colours and pleasing viewing angles and it's big enough to enjoy movies and other media, without having to screw your eyes up and resort to painkillers after 15 minutes.
Winner - Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
Storage
1st: Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime: 32GB/64GB SD Card Slot
2nd: Apple iPad 2 : 16GB/32GB no SD Card Slot
iPad2 is a little limited on storage space, especially with a name like 'Media Edition.' At 16/32GB and no card support there's not much to play with here. While Asus’ Transformer Prime is much more handsomely equipped on internal storage with options for 32GB or 64GB onboard plus it has a card slot with support for microSD up to 32GB. Both device has 1GB of RAM.
Winner - Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
Power Engine
1st: Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime: 1.3GHz running NVidia’s Tegra 3 ARM Cortex-A9
2nd: iPad 2 : 1GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU
Both devices use ARM Cortex-A9 processors but they’re getting very different results thanks to distinctly varying configurations.
Apple's iPad 2 is imbued with a dual-core Cortex-A9 CPU clocked to 1GHz and also offers a PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU to take care of the eye-candy and gaming, while the Transformer Prime, Asus has ramped things up a bit, it’s still using NVidia technology but this time it’s the new Tegra 3 ‘Kal El’ chipset, which means a quad core processor clocked slightly faster at 1.3GHz.
Disappointingly, though, the iPad 2 only has 512MB RAM, leaving it well behind the leading tablets from other manufacturers while Esus is clocked with 1GB RAM with huge internal storage, is definetly a winner
Winner – Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
Operating System
1st: iPad 2 : iOS5
2nd: Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime: Honeycomb 3.2
Asus comes with Android tablets and each ships with Honeycomb 3.2 – the most up-to-date version of the tablet-specific build.
The Asus Transformer Prime will be receiving the Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) 4.0 update in early 2012, which should add plenty of new functionality and features.
While The iPad 2 runs on Apple's iOS platform, the latest iteration of which, version 5.0. Apple comes with lots of apps although android isnt doing too bad either and most are free compare to Apple.
Asus' Eee Pad Transformer Prime runs on version 3.2 of Google's Android OS, which is a specially tweaked version of the OS, designed for tablets only.
Winner - Apple iPad 2
Camera
1st: Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime : 8MP rear, 1.2-MP front, 3264x2448 pixels with 720p
2nd: iPad 2 : 0.7MP rear, 720p
The Transformer Prime’s main camera is rated at 8-megapixels and a resolution of 3264x2448 pixels. Video capture is 1080p and a 1.2-megapixel secondary camera, while the iPad 2 has a 0.7-megapixel primary camera which is, to be fair to it, quite the let-down, the device does capture 720p video.
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is much more in keeping with current form and offers up an impressive 8-megapixel snapper with LED flash, autofocus and geo-tagging as well as 1080p video capture and a 1.2-megapixel camera for video-calling - much more the ticket!
Winner - Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
Conclusion
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