Phone Comparison - Asus Transformer Prime TF201 vs Sony Xperia A

Asus Transformer Prime TF201
asus transformer prime tf201
Sony Xperia A
sony xperia a
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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Sony
Announced October 2011 May 2013
Status Available - December 2011 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors Amethyst Gray, Champagne Gold Black, White, Pink, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 263 x 180.8 x 8.3 mm
(10.35 x 7.12 x 0.33 in)
131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
Weight 586 g (20.67 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v3.2 (Honeycomb), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Super IPS+ LCD TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.58% 66.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Up to 107 kbps
Edge No Up to 296 kbps
3G N/A HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery (25 Wh) Li-ion Battery
Capacity - 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 390 h (LTE)
Talk Time Up to 12 h Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)