Phone Comparison - Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 vs Apple iPad 2 CDMA vs Acer Iconia Tab A1-810

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Apple Acer
Announced January 2011 March 2011 May 2013
Status Available - April 2011 Available - March 2011 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 271 x 171 x 13 mm
(10.67 x 6.73 x 0.51 in)
241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
208.7 x 145.7 x 11.1 mm
(8.22 x 5.74 x 0.44 in)
Weight 680 g (23.99 oz) 607 g (21.41 oz) 410 g (14.46 oz)
2G Network N/A CDMA 800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO N/A
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v3.0 (Honeycomb), upgradable to v3.2 iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 6.0 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 T20 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT8125
GPU ULP GeForce PowerVR SGX543MP2 -
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 9.7 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.21% 65.01% 63.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging No Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No No
Edge No No No
3G No EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity (24.4 Wh) 6930 mAh 3250 mAh
Stand by - Up to 350 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 30 min - Up to 10 h (Multimedia)