Asus Transformer Pad TF300 (2012): Full Review – Part 4

Hardware

The Pad TF300 includes a 1.2GHz Tegra 3, compared with the 1.3GHz version found in the Prime. However, the tablet has 1GB of DDR3 RAM instead of DDR2 RAM found in the Prime. The TF300 comes in either 16GB or 32GB storage sizes and has 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi support, Bluetooth 3.0+EDR, a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and GPS.

The built-in battery churns out enough charge to keep the device alive for 10 hours. However, the additional dock provides extra charge to extend the life to 18 hours.

The tablet can be connected to an external display like LCD monitor, HDTV and gaming consoles. However, the device boasts a micro-HDMI port, therefore, expect a converter included in the mechanism.

On the other hand, the tablet can be connected to external displays via Bluetooth but the HDMI is sensitive to signal strength.

Performance

The TF300 comes with the same 1,280×800-pixel resolution that we found in the Prime. However, the shortfall is in the brightness. The Super IPS+ (In-Plane Switching) mode, which boosted the Prime’s screen brightness — making reading in sunlight a bit easier — is unfortunately gone from the TF300’s feature set. This might be a turn-off for chronic readers who like to read in open places.

However, colour contrast is aptly selected to suit the 16M colours. The screen gives the standard Tegra-based 60 frames per second rate.

The camera in the front is ample to have a video chat, but unfortunately nothing more can be expected from it. The rear camera, on the flip side—literally, is an 8-mega pixel snapper that can easily take 1080p video.

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