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Apple Ipad 2 vs Asus Transformer Prime head-to-head review
TAIWANESE FIRM Asus arguably offers the best Android tablet on the market in the Transformer Prime.
Despite the Ipad 2 nearing the ripe old age of one, the IOS tablet has seen off numerous challengers and still dominates the market in terms of sales. Here we take the best that Apple has to offer and see how it stacks up against the lead candidate from the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet army.
Design and portability
Apple has long been able to differentiate itself from competitors by offering sleek products, but other tablet makers such as Asus have caught up in this area. Both devices look stunning - the Ipad 2 is available with a pure white or jet black bezel and metallic back, whereas the Transformer Prime has deep black edges and a polished aluminium frame.
The Ipad 2 measures 241x186x8.8mm, similar in size to the Transformer Prime at 263x181x8.3 mm. Apple's device is shorter, but wider and a tad thicker than the Asus tablet. With a weight of 601g, the WiFi only Ipad 2 is also 15g heavier than the Prime at 586g. However, these differences are fairly negligible.
When the Transformer Prime is attached to its keyboard dock, the weight increases to 1.1kg, which is in-line with most 11in netbooks and ultrabooks. Of course, with the Transformer Prime you can simply detach the tablet whenever you want.
Winner - Draw. Both exhibit stunning design and are equally portable.
Display
The Transformer Prime comes with a 10.1in Super IPS+ display that has 1280x800 resolution and a pixel density of 149 pixels-per-inch (PPI). The picture quality is excellent and there is an outdoor mode that increases brightness to make the display easier to view in sunlight.
In comparison, the Ipad 2 has a slightly smaller 9.7in LED-backlit widescreen display that uses IPS technology. The resolution of 1024x768 and 132 PPI might not be as high as that of the Asus tablet, but still yields impressive results.
Both displays are excellent for reading content and displaying multimedia. However, there is a slight yellowish tinge to the Transformer Prime when a white background is displayed, something that is not apparent on the Ipad 2. However, we did prefer multimedia playback on the Android tablet.
Winner - Transformer Prime. The Android tablet just shades the Ipad due to its bigger screen and better brightness.
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Other than design their own pretty icons? They borrowed BSD unix, they borrowed Intels hardware platform, they borrowed technology from who-knows where else... whipped a few slaves to make it pretty and thin, and presto, a new product? Siri was acquired technology as well. So no one will burn in hell for dissin' MS-Apple ;-)
Jeff
Yes sir, you will burn in hell for your negative review of an Apple Product.. YES, BURN IN HELL! ;)
this comparison is a bad joke, pretty much like everything theinq writes ;)
The Prime is always going to win in my opinion as it is android, simple. Couple that with the fact that it is a beautiful design and works really well, and there is no contest. I love it!
You compare the weight of the ipad with the weight of the transformer without the keyboard, but then include the keyboard in when you count up battery life.
Why not point out that you can carry around battery packs (and have your choice of bluetooth keyboard) for the ipad
The Prime obviously wins... the iPad2 is old now and the Prime is clearly the better device. Really incredible to use, especially compared to my old galaxy tab.
No mention of the hdmi out capability of the iPad? What about display mirroring and the excellent airshare?
Also, 'casual gamer'. What? What 'non casual' games are there for the Asus to take advantage of? Are you really suggesting the iPad doesn't have any decent games? GTA III, Dead Space, Infinity Blade, Mirrors Edge, Real Racing 2, Nova 2, etc.
The IPAD 2 cannot compete with the prime period! FANBOIS grow up!Always bitching and moaning. The asus is a beauty and hardware and functionality is amazing. Bin your Ipad and go get one!!
My mate regularly show me apps on his ipad2 that kick the living excrement out of anything my tf101 can do or may ever be able to do. mostly they're real-time audio apps from peeps like Korg.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3434
are you serious? transformer prime has basic problems with gps/wifi ( see review in tomshardware ) - but still wins with ipad 2 in connectivity category ? how's this possible with almost dead gps and low range wi-fi in transformer prime?
I'm more than happy with my transformer and my HTC but given that you're always bitching about anything with an Apple logo on it it's difficult to take you guys seriously. Write unbiassed objective articles and I might give a crap.
You're comparing a product that came out last year with a product that came out like a month ago?
since when did the ipad (1 or 2) have a widescreen LCD panel?
Almost certainly a German judge will grant an injunction against Asus on the grounds that Apple claims it thought of a Keyboard/Dock first but a dog ate it's patent application
If you bait them they will come.
Now the fanbois will all start whingeing that comparing specs is beside the point, and that the lack of bells and whistles and customisations and stuff-that-actually-people-don't-use is precisely why the iPad2 is a better experience for most normal people than Android.
And you know what? I think they're right.