In a slightly soft week for the computer giant due to the low sales of Surface RT, Microsoft has had to put on the table the arrival of the advanced model of its first batch of tablets, letting a highly reliable publication see its price . Surface Pro will make its appearance at the beginning of the year starting at $ 900 and will be Microsoft's real bet for a hybrid tablet. To measure its potential we are going to compare it with the tablet that made this format begin to be considered seriously. Here goes one comparison between Surface Pro and Asus Transformer Infinity.
Size and weight
Microsoft's model in terms of portability is much more problematic than that of the Taiwanese tablet, which despite carrying a beast inside remains quite small and thin. The 907 grams of weight and the 13 mm of thickness does not correspond to a mobile device.
Screen
The Surface RT screen has disappointed. This model, by contrast, has a high-resolution display that can make its ClearType HD technology shine brighter. The Asus standard today is reached or exceeded by few tablets and that has been out for many months.
Unlimited
In this section it must be said that the Redmond device is brutal. Your processor 5rd Gen Intel Core iXNUMX it's huge and so is your graphics card. But what really impresses are the 4 GB of RAM. All this added to the latest generation operating system gives you the performance of an ultrabook. The Transformer Infinity is still a processor for mobiles, very good, but for mobiles.
Storage
In this section, the American company gives an extraordinary storage option in the option of 128 GB. Although in 64 GB, the Taiwanese wins because its operating system occupies almost nothing compared to the good number of gigs that Windows 8 occupies. keyboard dock from Asus, we can find an SD card slot that gives us another 32 GB. With the price differential between the two, we could afford it.
Connectivity
As for the Internet, the antenna Dual Band MIMO for WiFi It will give us more speed in the Windows 8 tablet and the 3G option of the Android does not seem to reach the western market and nobody knows if it will. As for connection with other equipment, both have complete equipment except for NFC.
Cameras and sound
As for cameras, Asus wins by a landslide with a great rear camera. In terms of sound, it is incomprehensible that this tablet has only one speaker, even if it is very good. The stereo speakers of the Microsot tablet have to be noticed.
Keyboard and battery
The Touch Cover is a very interesting option since it is very thin and weighs little. In this way, if both tablets were with the keyboard on, their thickness and weight would almost equalize. However, that of the Transformer Infinity is more keyboard, more robust and will not give us the problems that it seems that this light Microsoft accessory is giving. If we were to go for Type Cover we would increase price and thickness in a slightly more unfavorable differential for the American.
As for battery to be confirmed the four hours that are attributed to him to Surface Pro, portability will again be very limited. The Asus Transform Infinity 14 hours with keyboard is a gift.
Price and conclusions
Surface Pro is a brutal team. It is a great ultrabook with touch functions and that can work as a tablet even if the weight does not make it too portable. However, its powerful processor and operating system give us performance that is really suitable for work and conditions for high-performance video games. The price is really high, but not much more than an ultrabook today and it will not carry that beast of a processor, unless we go above 1000 euros. That is it is better equipment than many ultrabooks. The Taiwanese tablet, although it is still one of the best in Android, is losing competitive capacity little by little. It is the best hybrid for this operating system without a doubt and its price is still affordable, and its autonomy is spectacular. However, if we are looking for performance and we have the money, the Surface Pro is a great bet.
| Tablet | Microsoft Surface Pro | Asus Transformer Infinity |
| Size | 274,5 x 172,9 x 13 mm | 263 x 180,8 x 8,5 mm |
| Screen | 10,6-inch ClearType HD TFT | 10,1-inch WUXGA Full HD LED, SuperIPS +, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 |
| Litigation, Arbitration | 1920 x 1080 (208 ppi) | 1920 x 1200 (224 ppi) |
| Thickness | 9,3 mm | 8,5 mm |
| Weight | 907 grams | 598 grams |
| Operating system | Windows 8 Pro | Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (Upgradable to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean) |
| Processor | Intel Core-i5 (3rd Generation): Dual Core 3,3 GHz GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4000 | CPU: Tegra 3 NVIDIA @1, 6 GHz; GPU: 12 cores (WiFi) / Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual Core @1, 5 GHz (3G) |
| RAM | 4GB | 1GB DDR3L |
| Conference proceedings | 64 GB / 128 GB | 32 / 64 GB |
| Extension | microSDXC up to 32GB | microSD up to 32 GB, |
| Connectivity | WiFi 802.11 b / g / n Dual Antenta MIMO, Bluetooth 4.0 | WiFi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth, A2DP, 3G |
| Ports | microHDMI, USB 2.0, 3.5 mm Jack, | microHDMI, 3.5mm jack, 40-pin |
| Sound | Stereo speakers | 1 Speaker, SonicMaster |
| Camera | Front 1MPX and Rear 1 MPX 720p (True Color) | Front 2MPX / Rear 8MPX with LED Flash (1080p video) |
| Standard | GPS, accelerometer, gravity sensor, light sensor, compass, gyroscope | GPS, G-Sensor, Gyroscope, Light Sensor, E-compass |
| Battery | 42 W (4 hours) | 7000 mAh (9,5 hours) |
| Keyboard | Touch Cover - QWERTY keyboard cover with magnetic closure
Thickness: 3 mm Weight: 210 grams |
QWERTY keyboard / charging dock Thickness: 8,5 mm
Weight: 536 grams Ports: SD, USB 2.0, 40 pin Battery: 14 total hours |
| Price | 64GB: $ 900 / $ 1020 with Touch Cover 128GB: $ 1000 / $ 1120 with Touch Cover | 32 GB: 490 euros / 630 euros with keyboard 64 GB: 545 euros / 680 euros with keyboard |