Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

$396
  • 10.1"
  • 32 GB
  • WiFi
  • Android 3.2 Honeycomb
#1 in 2011 tablets
Released December, 2011
It is here that the performance and those extra cores really shine.
Rated 82% by by The Verge (Dec, 2011)

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First reviewed December, 2011

Features Key features of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

Front view of Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

10.1

Android 3.2 Honeycomb

Considering it’s the world’s first tablet to squeeze in a quad-core ARM processor, it’s even more impressive.
Rated 82% by by The Verge (Dec, 2011)

screen size

10.1"
7"
7.9"
I love the screen size and how thin it feels.
Eee Pad Transformer Prime by Edulyric (Mar, 2012)
It will not replace my laptop or desktop for inputing to the internet as a larger screen size and a real keyboard makes that task easier.
Eee Pad Transformer Prime by K-Hoy--K-Hoy (Apr, 2012)

screen resolution

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
Google Nexus 10
Asus Transformer Infinity
The colors and details we're very crisp.
Eee Pad Transformer Prime by EGURU (Jan, 2012)
It's pulling in at 160 DPI, which while not Apple's "retina", it's a fair sight better than standard monitors (my 24" 1080p monitor is about 96 DPI).
Eee Pad Transformer Prime by Philip-Kahn--tigerhawkvok (Jun, 2012)

memory

0 GB
2 GB

1 GB
2 GB
2 GB

camera resolution

0 MP
2 MP

0.3 MP
1.2 MP
2 MP
The front camera works well for quick Skype sessions.
Eee Pad Transformer Prime by Christopher-Church (May, 2012)
Front camera is 1.2 I did not try yet the video chatting.
Eee Pad Transformer Prime by N.-Musallam--nolamu (May, 2012)

processor

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
Google Nexus 10
Apple iPad mini
This machine is not really a quad core... IT'S A FIVE C0RE!! Four performance cores and companion core which takes care of a lot of the system overhead.
Eee Pad Transformer Prime by Alan-McGaughey (Jan, 2012)
It has a marvelous display, form factor, the best camera on any tablet yet, and it’s new quad-core internal organ puts more graphics and gaming power in your hands than you’ll know what to do with (quite literally in fact, until the games start appearing).
Eee Pad Transformer Prime by The Verge (Dec, 2011)
 

Performance Real world tests of Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

cpu speed

IT would be nice that you could choose which programs or apps should be given the priority setting of using the highest processor speed.
Eee Pad Transformer Prime by D.-Arias (Jul, 2012)
After reading all the hype about the quad core cpu, awesome speed, and how this is the best tablet to hit the markets, I've had to return mine today.
Eee Pad Transformer Prime by Eric (Feb, 2012)

sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1"
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
the tablet is blazingly fast regardless of what it's doing and i recently installed the chrome beta to use instead of dolphin/stock that i had been alternating between before and i noticed huge speed increases over what i already thought was rather fast load times from the.
Eee Pad Transformer Prime by Mike (Feb, 2012)
The stock browser is now very fast and responsive.
Eee Pad Transformer Prime by PTO (Jan, 2012)

battery life

10.25 hour
8 hour
9 hour
Tegra 3 makes screen transitions are a LOT smoother, gaming performance is better, battery life is improved, the screen is brighter, and its all tucked into a BEAUTIFUL, durable, premium design.
Eee Pad Transformer Prime by Mckinley-Bruckner--mick3444 (Dec, 2011)
* The charger charges quickly but it is unique to Asus and no iPad chargers (2.1A) will charge the transformer faster than a trickle rate.
Eee Pad Transformer Prime by Gai-Elhanan-MD
 

Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors

pros

  • Quad core
  • Capacitive
  • 1.2 MP
  • 8 MP
  • 10.25 hour
  • 10.1"
  • Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation
  • 8 MP
  • Automatically adjust screen brightness for environmental factors
  • Can use an external microphone for superior audio quality
  • Detects movement for interactive apps
  • Great for maps and navigation apps
  • Get directions and navigation, geotag photos
  • Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash
  • 1.33 GHz
  • use multiple fingers at once for more complex interactions
  • Can be operated hands free

cons

  • need wi-fi or wired connection to be online
  • 3 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR)
  • must unlock manually

Reviews Word on the street

Rated 82%
Read the review (Dec, 2011)
Asus may have produced a brilliant piece of engineering at a price that's competitive with the iPad, but Android hasn't yet matched iOS when it comes to unlocking all that potential.
Rated 100%
Read the review (Jun, 2012)
Dark detailing is good (if not quite perfect) and blacks are deep, all without compromising the brilliantly bright whites.
Rated 73%
Read the review (Apr, 2011)
While the Prime's IPS screen was immediately clear and sharp when first we powered it on, it was the screen transitions that really impressed us.
Rated 73% by 611 users at amazon.com
From my experience with Android tablets, this is as far as I know the best tablet in the Android tablet category.
Rated 80% by by Duane (Jun, 2012)
One concern is some of the applications I use, are still not updated to ICS tablet screens, so they stretch to fit the screen.
Rated 100% by by Arijit (Jun, 2012)
The build quality is superb and the integration with the keyboard dock is seamless physically and intuitively.
Rated 100% by by D.-OBrien--BSDetector (Jan, 2012)

Screen

Other then that, I can say the quality of the screen was good, images were sharp, it was just a very short time to enjoy it.
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime 32 GB, Champange | Rated 20% by by Timi
At first, I thought this couldn't do as much as my XP laptop but the more I use the Prime the more I see it is truly better, easier, more versatile and the screen is fantastic.
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime 32 GB, Champange | Rated 80% by by RoyHobbs (Jan, 2012)

Operating System

It's an amazing piece of hardware, I like the Android OS, and the docking station sounds like a great idea (haven't had the docking station in my hands).
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime 32 GB, Champange | Rated 60% by by J.-Abercrombie--Scott-in-Calgary (Jan, 2012)
The specs did not deliver on all levels because android still has issues it needs to refine and Asus dropped the ball on the design which caused wifi and gps issues.
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime 32 GB, Champange | Rated 60% by by EGURU (Jan, 2012)
With its retina-searing 600nits brightness this is also one of the few tablets that’s actually usable in sunlight, and regardless of the kind of content you’re consuming, Asus’ latest Android effort makes it all look vibrant and almost three-dimensional.
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime 32 GB, Champange | Rated 100% by by TrustedReviews (Jun, 2012)

Operating system

It can even be used as a netbook or laptop replacement if you’re happy with its limitations, and dare we say should run Windows 8 beautifully when that OS comes out, expanding its flexibility further.
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime 32 GB, Champange | Rated 100% by by TrustedReviews (Jun, 2012)
I was pleasantly surprised with the performance and how far along the Adroid OS had come along!
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime 32 GB, Champange | Rated 100% by by RV-Driver (May, 2012)
I also didn’t notice much of a difference when it came to multitasking — it didn’t have a problem running multiple apps, but I didn’t notice a speed increase between the Prime and the original Transformer under heavy loads.
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime 32 GB, Champange | Rated 82% by by The Verge (Dec, 2011)

Apps

I cannot be happier with how games, email, and note-taking are so easy for my husband to do on this tablet.
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime 32 GB, Champange | Rated 100% by by ValtheRed (Jul, 2012)
Apps - the store need improvement and some apps on my droid that got synced need updating to adjust to tablet size.
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime 32 GB, Champange | Rated 80% by by M.-VALENCIA (Jan, 2012)
Gaming has been very smooth, on Riptide, Shine Runners and Glowball I'm genuinely impressed with the graphics.
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime 32 GB, Champange | Rated 100% by by Pete (Jan, 2012)

Battery

This tablet had problems with battery life, wifi and the gps didn't worked most of the time, check other reviews in the internet before buying this.
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime 32 GB, Champange | Rated 40% by by E.-D.-Giralt--enriqx (Feb, 2012)
Once connected to the keyboard dock this awesome tablet becomes a great netbook with even better battery life.
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime 32 GB, Champange | Rated 100% by by B.-Miller--That-Guy (Feb, 2012)
With the dock, this tablet makes a very nice travel laptop replacement with amazing battery life.
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime 32 GB, Champange | Rated 100% by by E.-Danilenko (Mar, 2012)

Editions Editions of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

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$396
32 GB Android 3.2 Honeycomb TF201-B1-CG
 
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$378
32 GB Android 3.2 Honeycomb TF201-B1-GR
 
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$659
64 GB Android 3.2 Honeycomb TF201-C1-GR
 
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$700
64 GB Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich TF201-C1-CG
 
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