Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Tablet wars reloaded: Apple iPad 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 vs ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T

Apple just unveiled its latest slate and one of questions you are probably asking yourselves is, “How does it compare to its market rivals?”. That’s why we decided to create a table, comparing the iPad 3 to what are currently two of the hottest slates out there – the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T and the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1.

Now lets see if those brave Android tablet warriors will be able to take the smug smile off of the iPad 3′s Retina display.
 
Apple iPad 3 (HD)
Samsung Galaxy
Note 10.1
Asus Transformer Pad Infinity 700
OS
Apple iOS 5.1
Android 4.0
Ice Cream Sandwich
Android 4.0
Ice Cream Sandwich
Display
9.7-inch
IPS TFT
10.1-inch
PLS TFT
10.1-inch
Super IPS+ LCD
Resolution
2048 x 1536 pixels
1280 x 800 pixels
1920 x 1200 pixels
Height
241.2 mm
256.7 mm
263 mm
Width
185.7 mm
175.3 mm
180.8 mm
Thickness
9.4 mm
8.9 mm
8.5 mm
Weight
652 grams
(Wi-Fi)
662 grams
(Wi-Fi + 4G)
583 grams
586 grams
Processor
1GHz
dual-core
Cortex A9
1.4GHz
dual-core
Cortex-A9
1.6 GHz
quad-core
Cortex-A9
1.5GHz
dual-core
Krait
GPU
Quad-core
PowerVR SGX543MP4
Mali-400MP
Twelve-core
ULP GeForce
Adreno 225
Storage
• 16GB
• 32GB
• 64GB
• 16GB
• 32GB
• 64GB
• 32GB
• 64GB
microSD
No
Yes, up to 32GB
Yes, up to 32GB
RAM
? GB
1GB
1GB
Main camera
5MP Auto-Focus
(1080p)
3.15 MP Auto-Focus with
LED Flash (1080p)
8MP Auto-Focus with
LED Flash (1080p)
Main camera
Features
• Geo-tagging
• Face detection
• Geo-tagging
• Geo-tagging
Front-facing camera
Yes, VGA
Yes, 2MP (720p)
Yes, 2MP (720p)
Wi-Fi
802.11 a/b/g/n
802.11 a/b/g/n
802.11 a/b/g/n
USB
Proprietary connector
Proprietary connector
microUSB port
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Battery
42,5Wh
25,9Wh
25Wh
Network
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
N/A
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA
4G Network
LTE
Misc
S Pen
 Optional mobile dock with standard QWERTY keyboard and trackpad
Availability
16 March
(U.S., Canada, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan)
Q2
Q2
Sensors
• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Proximity
• Compass
• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Proximity
• Compass
• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Proximity
• Compass
So, based purely on the spec sheet alone, which one would you take home with you?
Developing…

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