Despite the fact that during the first part of this year interesting tablets have hit the market, now is the time when we really start to see equipment new generation with state-of-the-art processors and screens taking into account the evolution of the “mobile” segment. Today we bring you a comparison of two of the tablets that best illustrate this leap in quality, the Galaxy Note 2014 Edition and the new Asus Transformer Infinity (TF701T).
Samsung and Asus They already had an interesting duel last year in the tablet sector with their Galaxy Note 10.1 and Transformer Infinity respectively. Both teams were at the technological forefront in many aspects but, above all, they sought to offer the user a machine not only oriented to the best before date of content, but also to the creación y edition of these.
Designer
The dispute between Samsung and Asus within the tablet sector can be summed up, figuratively, as a confrontation between the stylus and keyboard as an input method. We like the first because it truly differentiates the functions of tablets from those of the computer, while the second maintains clear inertia of the PC But, without a doubt, it is still the most effective medium for digital writing.
Regarding the lines of the devices, the Note 10.1 has a design more stylized with thin bezels (24,3 cm x 17,1 cm x 7,9 mm and 535 grams) versus the shapes of the Transformer (26,3 cm x 18 cm x 8,9 mm and 585 grams). However, the Asus team is manufacturing in aluminum, which is an advantage over the Samsung tablet that uses, as usual, the polycarbonate.
Screen
Although the Nexus 10 already mounted a panel of the same resolution almost a year ago, now we can confirm that this was an exceptional case and to date we have not seen another team with the same screen Quad HD. Now, however, they are beginning to proliferate and both Note from 2014 and TF701T reach those same levels, that is, 2560 × 1600 pixels and a rate of practically 300 dpi.
Unlimited
In this section it is very difficult to pronounce. The new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 will feature a Snapdragon 800 quad core to 2,3 GHz, while the Transformer Infinity bets on Nvidia and rides a Integra 4 from also four cores to 1,9 GHz. In the performance tests that we have seen so far, both chips were very even and depended a lot on the optimization of each specific computer, but surely the Qualcomm processor has a faster CPU, while in graphic capacity it is the opposite. Either way, 3GB of RAM Note 10.1 should give the Samsung tablet a certain edge.
Autonomy
At the moment there is little precise data, and we must wait for the real tests to see how each of the two tablets behaves in this section. The Note 10.1 from 2014 has a battery of 8.220 mAh and the data that Asus offers for now are 13 hours of use continued between load and load. In its previous generation, the autonomy of the Transformer Infinity was perhaps its weakest point, so we will have to be attentive to this year's product. However, we know that the keyboard it is always an important plus.
Camera
Here Samsung takes the cat to the water. The new one Galaxy Note is equipped with a camera 8 Mpx, that is to say, what the high-end mobiles offered last year. Meanwhile, the transformer TF701T keep offering 5 Mpx, in our opinion, more than enough for the use that we can make of a tablet when we want to take a photography with her.
Conclusions
We cannot clearly opt in favor of one or the other team since both are really machines. extraordinary. However, if we can draw an ideal user profile for each tablet. Those who want to work with text or prefer an Android clean of customizations and a premium finish should opt for the Asus TransformerWhile those looking for a tablet for freehand note taking, drawing and image editing with specially dedicated apps on a lighter device have their best option in the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition.