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Apple iPad 2 VS ASUS Prime Transformer

Apple iPad 2 VS ASUS Prime Transformer

The upcoming ASUS Prime Transformer is perhaps the first tablet to really compete with the iPad in every way: build, design, power, and even price. So which is the best? Let�s take a look.

Size

The iPad is a 9.7? tablet, and is 241x186x8.6mm. The Transformer Prime is larger, with a 10.1? screen, and measures 263x181x8.3mm. That is to say, it�s longer and wider, but thinner still. Comparing the size of tablets where the screen varies by .4? is ludicrous, but what I will say is this: as you look below, you�ll find that the display is denser, the look is cooler, and the screen has a better aspect ratio for media. This is all due to the size, so the Transformer Prime wins this one.

Winner: Transformer Prime

Appearance

Apple�s iPad (and frankly all of their products) has an iconic design. It�s striking. ASUS didn�t try to copy it, they went a different path by using the same concentric-circle design on their recent ultrabook, the Zenbook. It looks great, and I think that in the hand the iPad really needs a case because otherwise it feels cold. But even then, with all that, the iPad 2 still does look better than the Transformer Prime, though it�s great to see companies getting closer and closer to Apple in terms of design.

Winner: iPad 2

Display

The iPad�s 9.7? screen has a 4:3 aspect ratio, which works well for most applications but has those vicious black bars when watching HD media. The Transformer Prime is slightly larger at 10.1?, like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, and has a higher resolution 1280�800 (compared to 1024�768), which is 16:10. The ASUS has a (barely) denser display and HD video won�t completely fill the screen, but it will fill more of it.

Both have IPS screens, though so far what we�ve heard and seen from reviews, the Prime Transformer has a better display than the iPad 2, thanks in part to it�s IPS+ display technology. It�s bigger, brighter, has better contrast and viewing angles, and has a lower power setting that cuts the quality by 5-10% to save battery life. The iPad and iPad 2 have great displays, but after a year and a half it�s no surprise a competitor has a better one.

Winner: Transformer Prime

Operating System

iOS 5 vs Android Honeycomb (3.1)? That�s sadly an easy one: iOS 5. Android�s tablet-specific OS just doesn�t compete with iOS, though the coming of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) may change that, though based on reports thus far it isn�t as much of a game-changer as Google would have us believe.

However, that may not be true for tablets, but that remains to be seen. As of now, iOS 5 is better. ASUS has promised that the Transformer Prime will be updated to Android 4.0, though no date has been given for when that update will kick in. And until we get to see Android 4.0 in action on a tablet, iOS wins this bout.

Winner: iOS 5 (iPad 2)

Processor

Apple�s A5 processor has been the benchmark for all phones and tablets, and while it�s only a 1GHz dual core CPU, thanks to proper software implementation it runs the iPhone and iPad buttery-smooth. ASUS has taken a decisively different turn with the Transformer Prime, working with NVidia on their latest Tegra 3 processor. This thing sounds like a beast.

The Tegra 3 is a 1.3GHz quad-core CPU, which is actually more power than some netbooks get (in terms of straight up processor speed). Quad-core laptops don�t really exist; they�re a rarity. Dual-core tablets are still relatively new, and Android has only recently updated its software to make better use of two cores.

Now four? It�s great for benchmarks, and great for making sure the tablet will be relevant for at least two years. But the sad truth is that power will likely go unused for at least 6 months. Yet even then the processor is, in general, way faster than what the iPad 2 has to offer. Most benchmarks currently available show that the Transformer Prime is faster than the iPad, though the GPU performance still lags behind ever so slightly.

My opinion is that the Transformer Prime is faster in day-to-day use, though the iPad 2 is still better at graphics processing.

Winner: Tie

Overall

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