Asus Transformer Pad TF300 (2012): Full Review – Part 1

AsusTek, Inc. released a new tablet, Asus Transformer Pad TF300 in the US and Europe. The new device is successor to the 2011 Transformer Prime but the company has decided to trim off the Eee Pad Prefix from the name. The Pad TF300 comes preloaded with Google’s latest version of the mobile operating system Android, Ice Cream Sandwich (version 4.0.3).

Though the Prime has received the update to ICS, in fact it was the first device to upgrade to the said version of Android, the Pad TF300 comes pre-loaded with a number of applications and features that the Prime lacked or still lacks in both firmware and applications.

We will go through each one of them in this review.

Design and shape

For better or for worse, technology now-a-days thrives on the shape and design, in addition to applications. The operating systems themselves have become so versatile that only core performances are measured on critical balance.

The new Pad TF300 trickles down in design aesthetics compared to the Prime, which is one of the slimmest tablets in the world to date. At least, Prime users had the bragging rights to say to the iPad users that they have got quad-core slimmer tablet than the iPad. However, that bargain fades off with the Pad TF300.

The screen size is the same at 10.1 inches as the Prime, which is a good aspect as compared to the iPad series that sport 9.6-inch screens. The TF300 is slightly thicker than the Prime, about 0.06, at 0.38. The new tablet is also heavier than the predecessor, although the difference is very slight, but if someone wants to blow the dust of a critical balance the Pad TF300 is  0.08 pounds heavier than the Prime. Width and height are the same at 7.1 and 10.4 inches, respectively.

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Posted by Usman Khalid on Apr 25 2012. Filed under Sci-Tech. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.