Phone Comparison - Asus Transformer Prime TF201 vs Microsoft Surface 2

Asus Transformer Prime TF201
asus transformer prime tf201
Microsoft Surface 2
microsoft surface 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Microsoft
Announced October 2011 September 2013
Status Available - December 2011 Available - October 2013
Colors Amethyst Gray, Champagne Gold Dark Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 263 x 180.8 x 8.3 mm
(10.35 x 7.12 x 0.33 in)
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 586 g (20.67 oz) 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz)
2G Network N/A No
3G Network N/A No
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v3.2 (Honeycomb), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar] Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] ULP GeForce (72 cores) [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super IPS+ LCD TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches [Similar] 10.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi) [Similar] 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.58% 65.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No
Edge No No
3G N/A No
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery (25 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity - -
Stand by Up to 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 h -