- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Google Nexus 10
- Apple iPad mini
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
- Apple iPad 4
- Apple iPad 3
- 10.1"
- 32 GB
- WiFi
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Released January, 2012
Rated 83% by by c|net (Jun, 2012)The 2.0-megapixel front-facing camera performed better than the Prime's 1.3-megapixel camera: images are clearer, contrast is more pronounced, and colors are more vibrant.
Rated 83% by by c|net (Mar, 2011)Apple is still using the IPS panel technology from the original iPad, which offers outstanding viewing angles in every direction.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Infinity TF700 compared to the Apple iPad 2
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Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Rated 83% by by c|net (Jun, 2012)Compared with the Prime, the TF700 has a sharper screen, faster games performance, and improved front and back cameras.
9.7”
iOS 5
screen size
10.1"
9.7"
Eee Pad Transformer Infinity TF700 by The Verge (Oct, 2012)The screen is well-laminated to the glass, so it feels really close to your finger — that makes everything more immersive, and makes it feel more responsive as well.
iPad 2 by Alvigno (Sep, 2012)Like new, it only had a few small scratches on the screen but everything else looks like new.
screen resolution
Eee Pad Transformer Infinity TF700 by c|net (Jun, 2012)Compared with the new iPad, which runs at a 2,048x1,536-pixel resolution, it's really difficult to see a difference in text quality and sharpness between the two.
iPad 2 by c|net (Mar, 2011)We had hoped for some of the iPhone 4's Retina Display technology in the iPad 2, but it seems Apple might be saving it for next time.
memory
| 0 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 2 MP | 2 MP |
Eee Pad Transformer Infinity TF700 by c|net (Jun, 2012)On the top side of the bezel is a 2-megapixel front camera, upgraded from the 1.2-megapixel camera previous Transformer tablets housed.
iPad 2 by c|net (Mar, 2011)There's no camera flash, however, and the camera sensor is a far cry from the one used in the iPhone 4.
processor
Eee Pad Transformer Infinity TF700 by c|net (Jun, 2012)The Pad TF700 version is clocked at 1.6GHz with two to four cores active and up to 1.7GHz in single-core operations, compared with 1.3GHz and 1.4GHz on the Prime, respectively.
iPad 2 by c|net (Mar, 2011)The new spec uses a dual-core A5 processor that promises to be twice as fast with nine times the graphics performance.
Performance Real world tests of Asus Eee Pad Transformer Infinity TF700 vs Apple iPad 2
cpu speed
Eee Pad Transformer Infinity TF700 by c|net (Jun, 2012)In balanced mode and power-saving mode, the CPU speed is throttled to save on battery life.
iPad 2 by c|net (Mar, 2011)With a new dual-core A5 processor under the hood, Apple is claiming to have doubled performance speed overall, and boosted gaming graphics by nine times.
sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark
Eee Pad Transformer Infinity TF700 by c|net (Jun, 2012)The TF700's Web speeds in the default browser were a second or two slower than the iPad's when traveling to the same sites, but matched the Prime on average.
iPad 2 by c|net (Mar, 2011)The Safari Web browser gets a speed boost under the hood for improved JavaScript rendering.
battery life
10.25 hour
10 hour
Eee Pad Transformer Infinity TF700 by The Verge (Oct, 2012)The dock's battery drains first when they're connected, and it actually charges the tablet — you just drop the tablet in when it's dead, and since I left the dock plugged in most of the time I've never once had to charge the tablet itself.
iPad 2 by c|net (Mar, 2011)The iPad's device features, such as Bluetooth 2.1 (A2DP, EDR), Wi-Fi 802.11 n, 3G, and 10 hours of battery life, are all here, and in many cases are still the bar by which other tablets are judged.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Apple iPad 2
| More cores | Quad core | vs | Dual core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much higher resolution rear camera | 8 MP | vs | 0.92 MP |
| More than 8.5x higher resolution rear camera; Can be used like a point-and-shoot camera | |||
| Supported card formats | microSD | vs | None |
| Supports supported card formats | |||
| Much higher resolution front camera | 2 MP | vs | 0.3 MP |
| More than 6.5x higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people | |||
| Supports multitasking | Yes (Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) | vs | No (iOS 5) |
| Somewhat common; Run multiple apps at once | |||
| Much sharper screen | 224 ppi | vs | 131 ppi |
| More than 70% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
| Much higher resolution screen | 1920 x 1200 | vs | 1024 x 768 |
| Around 3x higher resolution screen | |||
| Has a microphone jack | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Can use an external microphone for superior audio quality | |||
| Supports Adobe Flash | Yes (Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) | vs | No (iOS 5) |
| Somewhat common; Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash | |||
| Has an open source operating system | Yes (Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) | vs | No (iOS 5) |
| Somewhat common; Allows you the freedom to use your tablet however you like | |||
| Marginally newer | Jan, 2012 | vs | Mar, 2011 |
| Release date 10 months later | |||
| Supports face unlock | Yes (Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) | vs | No (iOS 5) |
| Somewhat common; bypass PIN entry, easier to unlock with one hand | |||
| Significantly faster processor | 1.33 GHz | vs | 1 GHz |
| More than 30% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Supports voice commands | Yes (Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) | vs | No (iOS 5) |
| Somewhat common; Can be operated hands free | |||
| More RAM | 1 GB | vs | 0.5 GB |
| Twice as much RAM; Better able to run big apps with lots of content | |||
| Slightly bigger screen | 10.1" | vs | 9.7" |
| Almost the same | |||
Advantages compared to the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Infinity TF700
| Supports 3G | Yes | vs | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somewhat common; be online anywhere that has cell coverage | |||
Reviews Word on the street
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Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Google Nexus 10 OK operating system |
 | 4 | Apple iPad 4 Faster sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark |
 | 5 | Apple iPad 3 3-way tie: Much more recent operating system |
 | 7 | Sony Xperia Tablet S 2-way tie: Lots of expandable storage |
 | 8 | Sony Xperia Tablet Z High resolution front camera |
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