When you are looking for a tablet then you mainly have two choices, either go with Apple iPad or any other Android based tablet. The new iPad or iPad 3 is the latest offering from Apple and it is most advanced Apple tablet yet. Android tablet market is crowded with several tablets, among them Samsung Galaxy Tab series is most popular in Android tablet. Last year Asus released most powerful Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201 which was world’s most powerful tablet with Quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor. At this time Samsung don’t have any Quad-core tablets so in this article we are going to do iPad 3 vs Asus Transformer Prime comparison and see which table has better specification. 

Apple iPad 3 Vs Asus Transformer Prime TF201 Comparison

Processor and RAM:

Both of the tablets are really powerful and has more than enough power to satisfy most of the users. The New iPad is powered by 1Ghz Dual Core processor coupled with powerful Quad-core graphics processor. Asus Transformer Prime has powerful 1.3 Ghz Quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor with has 4-1 architecture which is said to offer great performance and battery life. Both tablets has 1GB RAM so no need to worry about multitasking ability.

Screen:

Screen is most important factor when it comes to choosing Tablet. In this case The New iPad has Retina Display with mind blowing 2048 x 1536 resolution. On the other side Asus Transformer Prime has Super IPS+ 10.1 screen with 1280×800 resolution.

Camera:

Apple iPad 2 had very basic 2 MP rear camera. In iPad 3 the camera has been upgraded to 5MP  but front camera is still VGA. Asus Transformer Prime has better 8MP Camera and a 1.2 MP front camera.

Let’s see the below comparison chart for more The New iPad vs Asus Transformer Prime comparison –

	Apple iPad 3	Asus Transformer Prime
Dimensions	241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm	263 x 180.8 x 8.3 mm
Weight	662 gm	565 gm
Display	1536x2048px IPS screen	1280x800px Super IPS Plus screen
Processor	1Ghz Dual-core	1.3Ghz Quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3
RAM	1GB	1GB
Camera	5 MP Rear+ VGA Front	8 MP Rear+ 1.2 Front
LED Flash	No	Yes
Video Recording	Full HD 30 fps	Full HD 30 fps
Memory	16/32/64GB inbuilt	32/64GB inbuilt
Micro SD card slot	No	Yes
Operating System	iOS 5.1	Android 4.0 ICS
3G	HSPA + 21 Mbps4G LTE 73 Mbps	No
Bluetooth	v 4.0	v 2.1
Wi-Fi	b/g/n	b/g/n
GPS	A-GPS	A-GPS
Battery	11,560 mAh	7000 mAh

Conclusion:

Apple iPad 3 and Asus Transformer Prime both are very capable tablets and both have it’s own pros and cons. Asus Transformer Prime is lighter and thinner than the new iPad and is has keyboard dock. The main advantage of iPad 3 is the great display, powerful graphics and bigger battery. Asus Transformer Prime is Wi-Fi only device so if you need 3G or better 4G connectivity option then you have to choose the new iPad.

So which tablet you want to buy the new iPad or Asus Transformer Prime ?