More so when the Asus Eee
Pad Transformer also running Android Honeycomb and with similar spec is now selling for $ 399 in the US.
Not exact matches
By then, unfortunately, we'd
also discovered our main complaint with the
Transformer Book: The touch
pad repeatedly seemed to go to sleep, ignoring our swipes and taps until we scrubbed a finger back and forth a few times to wake it up.
The same goes for the Asus
Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 as well, which
also sports a faster processor and a 1920 x 1200 pixel display, while still being priced the same as the 32 GB Xperia Tablet S.
The Asus
Transformer Pad Infinity, which is perhaps the nearest competitor to the A700 and
also a Tegra 3 device, scored a 5040.
Android «Honeycomb» 3.0 is the choice of OS running on the platform, which is
also appearing on the Motorola Xoom although the Eee
Pad Transformer is the first to arrive, with the Moto to follow soon afterwards.
Asus
also introduced a fourth tablet to go alongside the recently announced Eee
Pad Transformer, Eee
Pad Slider and Eee Slate.
However, while all of that sounds good, there seems to be a change of heart with the other Asus Eee
Pad Transformer tablet that we had
also heard about.
If you like Android, but aren't wedded to the 7 - inch form factor, we're
also high on the $ 399 ASUS Eee
Pad Transformer.
The tablet
also isn't as bright as the competition: At 376 lux, the Nexus 10 falls behind both the iPad (386 lux) and the
Transformer Pad Infinity (642 lux).
Our configuration of the
Transformer Pad Infinity, which has 64 GB of onboard storage, costs $ 599, but ASUS
also offers a 32 GB model for $ 499.
Asus
Transformer Pad also has a 1.2 MP front camera and a 5MP rear camera that shoots 1080p FHD video.
But like the Asus
Transformer Prime, which
also uses the Tegra 3 system - on - chip platform, the
Transformer Pad's performance was actually quite close to what the iPad 2 — which uses Apple's A5 processor circa early 2011 — logged on many of our system performance tests.
Though the manufacturer names only three - the Asus Transformed
Pad, Asus
Transformer Pad Prime and Asus
Transformer Pad Infinity — as definite suitors for the update, Asus does go on to add that it is looking at whether any of its older devices will
also be compatible with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
What's more, the tablet running Honeycomb will be launched in its 3G avatar while the company's other Honeycomb offering, the Eee
Pad Transformer — featuring a detachable keyboard — will
also be made available during the same time with 3G capabilities.
With the
Transformer Pad Infinity next in line, a similar sort of thing is
also expected for the new upcoming tablet.
The Eee
Pad Slider, which is a 10.1 ″ Tegra 2 - powered Android Honeycomb tablet with a crazy slide - out QWERTY keyboard design, will
also be accompanied by the 3G version of the Eee
Transformer, which will arrive here in the same month.
The Eee
Pad TF101
also has another claim to fame — it includes a detachable keyboard which when attached will make the tablet to mimic a notebook PC, something that earned the tablet the
Transformer tag.
So one of the biggest reason for the Asus Eee
Pad Transformer to succeed — apart from its extremely affordable price tag — its the innovative design that
also includes a dockable keypad that
also came with its own battery source.
The Asus Eee
Pad Transformer's price has
also been sweetened to $ 350.
Then the Eee
Pad Transformer is
also the first Asus tablet to run the latest Android Honeycomb.
Those prices
also service the middle ground in Asus» own Android - tablet lineup, between the company's
Transformer series and its value - priced MeMO
Pad Smart offering.
The Samsung tablet will
also be the second choice in the 10 inch category for students to consider, the other being the
Transformer Pad.
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The built - in apps
also do not make full use of the Asus Eee
Pad Transformer's dual cameras, but this is something we're glad it has left to third - party app developers.
Also like the iPad though, the surface of the Eee
Pad Transformer's screen is highly reflective glass, so take it out on a sunny day and you'll see as much of your face as whatever's on - screen.
This sense of Android «getting serious» is
also boosted by the Asus Eee
Pad Transformer's keyboard, as it packs - in shortcut keys for many key features, including brightness, Bluetooth, Wi - Fi and playback controls.
The game - changing Asus Eee
Pad Transformer combined a great standalone tablet with a keyboard dock that not only let you type properly but
also doubled the device's battery life and gave you such connectivity gems as full - size USB ports and a regular SD card slot, essentially turning the tablet into a mini laptop that had a better screen and lasted longer on the go than any netbook.
The company has
also launched the Eee
Pad Transformer.
The keyboard
also adds to the
Transformer Pad Infinity's connectivity.
It's sharper than the iPad with Retina display and clarity is
also better than any other Android tablet, including the Asus
Transformer Pad Infinity.
UPDATE 29/07/12: Asus has confirmed that the Asus Transformed
Pad, Asus
Transformer Pad Prime and Asus
Transformer Pad Infinity will
also be receiving the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update.
A very attractive tablet launched a while ago is
also the Asus
Transformer Pad TF303, a device that arrives now with a 10.1 - inch display that offers a Full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.
Yes, Hasbro owns the Transformers line, and is annoyed not only that Asus has released the Eee
Pad Transformer but
also added the word «Prime» to the end of the product's moniker.
However, that's
also the price of a better - looking, quad - core Asus
Transformer Pad 300 with keyboard dock that will perform almost as well.
We've seen the Motorola Atrix and its laptop dock, and there's
also the Eee
Pad Transformer with attachable keyboard, but this is the first time that I've ever seen a smartphone that docks inside a larger tablet.
The
Transformer Prime
also scored 492 on the Peacekeeper browser benchmark, far better than the 349 mark on the Eee
Pad Slider.
Along with the Prime, ASUS
also announced that the
Transformer Pad Infinity (TF700) would receive Jelly Bean in the coming days.
Asus said it was
also promoting the current Eee
Pad Transformer, offering the 16 GB model for # 299, the 16 GB tablet - plus - keyboard bundle for # 399 and the 32 GB
Pad for # 349.
The 402 - nit ASUS
Transformer Pad TF701T and the 393 - nit Xperia Z2 are
also brighter.
The look lacks confidence and the bold strokes of a real designer, it's
also missing any cool extras like the keyboard dock of the Eee
Pad Transformer and the screen falls short of IPS alternatives.
Plus, a fresh batch of Android smartphones (led by the Samsung Galaxy Nexus) and a new generation of tablets (including the Asus Eee
Pad Transformer 2) are designed specifically for Android 4.0,
also known as Ice Cream Sandwich.
The Eee
Pad Transformer solves this issue by offering the full keyboard attachment, which
also almost doubles the battery life of the slim tablet to up to 16 hours.
Jelly Bean is
also rolling out to ASUS
Transformer Pad Infinity tablets as well.
You can get the two Eee
Pad Transformer tablets by sending a tweet including @Asus and #EeePadTransformer and you may
also «Like» the official Asus Facebook page.
The Acer Iconia tab a100 is a 7 - inch 1024 × 600 16:9 touch screen tablet and is powered by the Nvidia Tegra 2 dual - core chipset, whilst running from the latest Android «Honeycomb» 3.0 OS — which will
also be appearing on the Motorola Xoom and Asus Eee
Pad Transformer this month.
Toeing the line for recent tablets, you'll
also find that the ViewPad 7x competes internally, with a dual core 1 GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 chipset, as you'll find in the likes of the Motorola Xoom, the Asus Eee
Pad Transformer and numerous smartphones.
On the keyboard side of things the Asus Eee
Pad Transformer keyboard dock is
also well built with Asus really thinking about how to implement the experience rather than just cashing in on the concept of a docking station.
Asus has
also severely limited the angle at which the Asus
Transformer Pad TF103 can be opened, offering significantly less than 45 degrees back from «upright».
We were
also not all that impressed by the stability of the Asus
Transformer Pad TF103.
However, among Android tablets the Asus Eee
Pad Transformer stood head and shoulders above the rest, thanks to an optional keyboard dock that
also doubled the battery life while providing full - size USB ports and a regular SD card slot — essentially turning it into a productivity tool that had a better screen and lasted longer on the go than any netbook.