- 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
- Apple iPad 1
- Apple iPad 4
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
- 10.1"
- 16 GB
- WiFi 3G
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Released April, 2012
Rated 65% by by c|net (Aug, 2012)The back camera fared better, producing decent picture quality, but with washed-out colors.
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 Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" compared to the Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF300
“10.1
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Rated 63% by by The Verge (May, 2012)Samsung never uses particularly high-end materials, but it builds its tablets really well, and the Tab 2 feels sturdy and solid, without any bending or creaking to speak of.
10.1”
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Rated 100% by by Slim (May, 2012)The specs of the machine are the best around right now, the quad core is bullet fast.
screen size
10.1"
10.1"
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by Neil-A-LaBarge (Jun, 2012)Lovely display and a very responsive screen though I have fairly large fingers so I expect it will take some time for me to get precise.
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
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by Antoine-G (Sep, 2012)It aint an Amoled or retina display but if you haven't been using those it won't make much of a difference.
Eee Pad Transformer TF300 by Andrew-Vosper (Sep, 2012)It's not a super high resolution display, so the individual pixels are pretty good sized, and this was pretty noticeable.
memory
| 0 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 1.2 MP | 2 MP |
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by c|net (Aug, 2012)Compared with the Tab 10.1, the difference between images and video recorded on the front camera was quickly apparent.
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
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by The Verge (May, 2012)Like the 7.0, it has solid but unspectacular specs (a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 1280 x 800 TFT display, 16GB or 32GB of internal storage, dual cameras), plus Android 4.0, all for a very reasonable $399.99.
Eee Pad Transformer TF300 by AstroBob--AstroBobI have used Ipads and frankly the addition of the keyboard, quad core and ease of memory expansion puts the ASUS ahead.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" vs Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF300
cpu speed
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by Gagan-Kumar (Dec, 2012)pad doesn't even come close to this baby when it comes to features and processor speed.
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
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
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by A.-Markus (May, 2012)The device itself looks and feels nice in your hands, even with the plastic back.-Front facing stereo speakers are a nice addition, unlike the other tablets I've seen.-Battery life seems decent so far.
Eee Pad Transformer TF300 by T.-J.-Power--PowerCPA (Jun, 2012)It charges fast and the battery life is more than good enough.
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 | |||
Advantages compared to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1"
| More cores | Quad core | vs | Dual core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Has a gyroscope | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation | |||
| Much higher resolution rear camera | 8 MP | vs | 3 MP |
| More than 2.5x higher resolution 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Higher resolution front camera | 1.2 MP | vs | 0.3 MP |
| 4x higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people | |||
| Faster processor | 1.2 GHz | vs | 1 GHz |
| Around 20% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" | Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF300 | ||
 |   Rated by 372 users at amazon.com Rated 60% by by ss--ss (May, 2012) Rated 100% by by Product-Opinion (May, 2012) Rated 80% by by Eulany (Jan, 2013) | Rated by 605 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by GPN (Aug, 2012) Rated 100% by by CrazyNess (May, 2012) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Competition What else you should consider
 | 3 | Apple iPad 1 6-way tie: Has a compass |
 | 4 | Apple iPad 4 Faster sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark |
 | 6 | Sony Xperia Tablet S Lots of expandable storage |
 | 7 | Acer Iconia Tab A210 4-way tie: Most CPU cores |
 | 8 | Toshiba AT300SE 5-way tie: Biggest screen |
