Asus Transformer Pad 300 vs Apple iPad 3: Specs and features comparison

Transformer Pad 300 shipping has begun in US. Many are comparing it with Apple iPad 3. Here we compare their specs and features
Taiwanese tech giant and an emerging powerhouse in tablet and smartphones Asus has started shipping its latest Transformer Pad 300 tablets in the US market. The tablet that is considerably cheaper than its previous and much appreciated Asus Transformer Prime is also better than its previous versions in more ways than one.
The new 10.1 inch tablet from Asus comes with many major improvements that will help it give tough fight to its market competitors including Apple’s highest selling iPad 3. Though it will be too early to call it an iPad 3 killer, as many said the same about its last Transformer Prime, but Asus’ own shortcomings prevented it from exploiting the demand.
Reviewers are unanimous that Transformer Pad 300 that comes with obvious price advantages over its competitors in the market has an edge over others. Its biggest strengths include Quad-core Tegra 3 processor that will help give users very fast processing powers. Another great advantage that it will have over not just its predecessor but also over its competitors is the fact that its camera produces a lot better results than the existing market rivals. Asus Transformer Prime was beset with wi-fi issues. But the latest Asus tablet has very improved and fast Wi-Fi performance. Another plus point for the Transformer Pad 300 comes with very responsive screen. Other advantages include Micro-HDMI and microSD slots besides obviously better battery life.
For around $400 price tag, the Asus tablet will become the hottest selling tablet in the market. Because its competitors including iPad 3 are considerably expansive than it and price conscious users will find it a lot affordable than very expensive iPad 3 or even its predecessor Transformer Prime.
Specs: The latest Asus tablet comes with very impressive 10.1-inch with 1280 x 800 resolution accompanied by 149 ppi. Here it lags far behind Apple’s iPad tablet that comes with retina display. Cupertino based tech giant’s iPad 3 comes with a very impressive 2048×1536 resolution, giving it as much as four times as many pixels than the previous iPad 2 and more than the typical HD TV set. It also comes with 264dpi resolution.
Processor: When it comes to processor Asus Pad 300 packs great power. It comes with a very powerful quad-core Tegra 3 processor and 1 GB of RAM. iPad 3 on the other hand runs on A5X processor. Though the Cupertino based tech giant says that it is many times more powerful than the A-5 that came with iPad 2, but there are reasons to doubt this claim. A reviewer says, …“there’s no difference in the standard compute power (though the RAM is up to 1GB – that’s half what you get on the lowest-spec MacBook Air; all the improvement is in the graphics processor”. Another reviewer has this to say, “The new iPad received a total Geekbench score of 756, essentially identical to that of the iPad 2, although Geekbench only tests processor and memory performance and does not address graphics capabilities that are the focus of improvements in the A5X”. But so far Apple has performed better than all the tablets available in the market and we will have to wait for some time to really appreciate the Tegra 3 processor in Asus Pad 300.
Operating System: the latest Asus Pad 300 comes loaded with Google’s latest Android 4 or Ice Cream Sandwich. It also comes with very impressive Waveshare UI. This is going to make its performance among the best in the market. iPad 3 on the other hand comes with a little improved Operating System in the form of iOS 5.1. But there are reasons to believe that the upgrade doesn’t improve the OS substantially but just fixes some bugs that needed to be taken care of even earlier. Eric Zeman while writing in Informationweek.Com says, “Apple’s competitors have not only added features to their platforms, but have made visual upgrades as well. Look at Android, for example. The change in the operating system’s appearance between Android 2.x/3.x and Android 4.0 is incredible. Everything about the OS was redesigned and it looks much, much better now. Windows Phone is too young to require a refresh, but even Research In Motion has altered the appearance of BlackBerry 7 when you compare it to Blackberry 5”. Nonetheless Apple’s latest tablet has impressed users with its overall performance.
Storage: When it comes to storage options Asus Pad 300 has two options including 32 and 64GB. iPad on the other hand comes with three storage options including 16GB, 32 GB and 64 GB storage options. But Asus Pad 300 comes with  microSD card slot that gives it an extra advantage.


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