- 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
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1"
- Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
Rated 80% by by c|net (Jun, 2012)The 1,280x800-pixel resolution packed into a 7-inch display gives visuals like text and graphics a sharper look than what I'm typically used to seeing on most 7-inchers.
Rated 40% by by Philip-Arthur (Sep, 2012)The 8 megapixel rear camera is a decent performer, but don't expect photos and videos to be as crisp as ones from a DSLR or a point and shoot.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Google Nexus 7 compared to the Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF300
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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Rated 88% by by The Verge (Jun, 2012)Text and images look crisp and clear on the 7-inch screen — not Retina display quality, but not too far off either.
10.1”
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Rated 80% by by T.-J.-Power--PowerCPA (Jun, 2012)It charges fast and the battery life is more than good enough.
screen size
7"
10.1"
Nexus 7 by yesindeedie1 (Oct, 2012)The display is good and I like the 7" size in that I can hold it in one hand with ease while reading.
Eee Pad Transformer TF300 by Sathish (Aug, 2012)Coming back to the Asus, What makes it a really good tablet.... It has a really good screen too, I feel it's more than enough for a display of this size.
screen resolution
Nexus 7 by chrisvioxxx (Dec, 2012)I am very happy with my Apple iPad and its amazing Retina display but there are times that I do not want to carry a heaver 10inch tablet around and so I waited for the arrival of Apple's iPad Mini.
Eee Pad Transformer TF300 by DarrenThe new IPS+ high resolution screen is superb, the faster processor is welcome, the TF700 feels better constructed overall than the TF300, (partly due to being primarily made of metal), and having a built in flash for the rear camera is a nice extra too.
memory
| 0 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 1.2 MP | 2 MP |
Nexus 7 by Thaddeus-Cultt (Oct, 2012)The front camera is 1.2 megapixels, and the quality of it puts the one on my Apple devices to shame (I'm only talking about the front camera, the back camera on the iPad is far superior to this one).
Eee Pad Transformer TF300 by Keith-D.-Sniadach (May, 2012)The front camera has less pixels and isn't as great, but is perfect for video calls and gets the job done.
processor
Nexus 7 by John-AstonThe Novo 7 Fire / Flame has a Dual Core processor that is fast - making web browsing quick; and so is using Apps like a trial version of the new MS Office Suite for Android that Microsoft officially releases next month; as well as using processing-intense programs such as 3D games - which work well with no lag time - based on some of the popular titles I tested out.
Eee Pad Transformer TF300 by Debbie-Dvora (May, 2012)For the price of $400 dollars for this tablet with 32gb of storage, you're getting a light sleek tablet with a quad-core processor and excellent battery life.
Performance Real world tests of Google Nexus 7 vs Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF300
cpu speed
Nexus 7 by D.L.C (Aug, 2012)Resolution is expected to be bumped up to 1920 x 1080, new Qualcomm Snapdragon processor for increased speed, 2 gigs of RAM, a back camera, and for the cellular plan, LTE.
Eee Pad Transformer TF300 by R.-Kurthakoti (May, 2012)The tablet has very good clarity and excellent speed thanks to the Tegra 3 processor.
sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark
Nexus 7 by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)In the Sunspider benchmark, it scored a respectable 1732ms, which isn't too much slower than the Transformer Prime with its non-low-end Tegra 3 chip.
Eee Pad Transformer TF300 by Zachary-Wagner (Apr, 2012)Web browsing is quite fast (I use Dolphin browser), and once I updated Adobe Flash, flash within web pages works great.
battery life
9 hour
10 hour
Nexus 7 by rabbi (Jul, 2012)Good display of 1920 x 800, tegra 3, long battery life, front facing camera, corning glass, GPS, you even get a free $25 for use in google play.
Eee Pad Transformer TF300 by Philip-Arthur (Sep, 2012)Heavy users that game, watch videos use wfi, bluetooth, GPS and connect external devices (like hard drives) will be able to make it through the daylight hours before they need a charge if it's set to balanced power setting.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF300
| Has a compass | Yes | vs | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somewhat common; Great for maps and navigation apps | |||
| Lighter | 340 g | vs | 635 g |
| Around 50% lighter | |||
| Much faster Bluetooth | 24 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v4.0) | vs | 3 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v3.0) |
| 8x faster Bluetooth | |||
| Significantly sharper screen | 215 ppi | vs | 149 ppi |
| More than 40% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
| Faster sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark | 1,665.9 ms | vs | 2,120 ms |
| More than 20% faster sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark; better web browsing experience | |||
| Smaller | 199 x 120 x 10 mm | vs | 263 x 181 x 10 mm |
| Around 50% smaller | |||
| Marginally newer | Jul, 2012 | vs | Mar, 2012 |
| Release date 3 months later | |||
| Faster processor | 1.3 GHz | vs | 1.2 GHz |
| Around 10% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
Advantages compared to the Google Nexus 7
| Much bigger screen | 10.1" | vs | 7" |
|---|---|---|---|
| More than 40% bigger screen | |||
| Has a rear camera | 8 MP | vs | None |
| Most tablets have a rear camera; Can be used like a point-and-shoot camera | |||
| Longer battery life | 10 hour | vs | 9 hour |
| More than 10% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in | |||
| Supports 3G | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; be online anywhere that has cell coverage | |||
| More storage capacity | 32 GB | vs | 16 GB |
| 2x more storage capacity; Holds more music, movies and photos | |||
| 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 (Android 4.1 Jelly Bean) |
| Somewhat common; Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Google Nexus 7 | Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF300 | ||
 |   Rated by 903 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by CaptainBrown Rated 60% by by Erika-D.-Evans (Jan, 2013) Rated 60% by by Michigan-Shopper (Sep, 2012) | Rated by 605 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by GPN (Aug, 2012) Rated 100% by by CrazyNess (May, 2012) | |
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Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Google Nexus 10 Fastest processor |
 | 3 | Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 OK sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark |
 | 6 | Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 6-way tie: Supported card formats |
 | 7 | Kobo Arc 2-way tie: Largest amount of storage capacity |
 | 8 | Asus MeMO Pad 6-way tie: Supported card formats |
