- 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 4
- Apple iPad 2
- Barnes and Noble Nook HD
Rated 100% by by Fanyu (Dec, 2012)It feels well made like a quality piece, it has enough weight so as not to feel cheap but it's not heavy at all.
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 4.2 Jelly Bean
Rated 80% by by Kyle-Baker (Jan, 2013)Overall construction is good, it feels more solid than the Galaxy S phone, has a good weight and seems pretty durable so far.
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 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
| Slightly lighter | 588 g | vs | 640 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Around 10% lighter | |||
| Latest and greatest OS | Android 4.2 Jelly Bean | vs | Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich |
| Newer android OS; Get all the latest features and apps with a more recent version | |||
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 |
| Around 2.8x 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 | |||
| Supports Adobe Flash | Yes (Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) | vs | No (Android 4.2 Jelly Bean) |
| Somewhat common; Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash | |||
| 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 100% by by Daisy-S--Daisy-S Rated 100% by by Daisy-S--Daisy-S | Rated by 605 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by silvercoupe40 (May, 2012) Rated 100% by by Michael-D.-Snow--MDSNOW (Aug, 2012) Rated 80% by by Mr.-K.-Fusaris (Nov, 2012) | |
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Competition What else you should consider
 | 3 | Apple iPad 4 Largest amount of storage capacity |
 | 4 | Apple iPad 2 4-way tie: Supports 3G |
 | 6 | Asus MeMO Pad Newest on the market |
 | 7 | Acer Iconia Tab A210 2-way tie: Most CPU cores |
 | 8 | Toshiba AT300SE 4-way tie: Biggest screen |
