As I had earlier today in the Taiwan Computex Asus has presented the latest generation of its Transformerrange, which adds to the increasingly harsh competition that reigns in the field of the professional tablets with Windows 10. Great reference in this sector, however, remains still the Surface Pro 4, and that is going to be the first we measure it in this comparison of technical specifications. Can this new tablet become a good alternative to the Microsoft?
Design
As befits a tablet of this level, the new Transformer 3 Pro has a finish premium that have nothing to envy to the excellent Surface Pro 4magnesium housing, as are kept perfectly its height also in relation to other details of practical type, which make evident, on the other hand , that this was his source of inspiration: similar to the Microsoft tablet has a back support that we can regulate to tilt the tablet in any position you want, and a keyboard glass trackpad with fingerprint reader.
Dimensions
Asus tablet has one somewhat larger than the Microsoft (29.9 x 21 cm front 29.21 x 20.14 cm), although this can be explained largely by the fact that his screen is also slightly larger. It is very close to her also in weight (795 grams against 786 grams) and thickness (8,5 mm compared with 8.45 mm).
Screen
As we have just said, the Transformer 3 Pro screen is slightly higher than the Surface Pro 4 (12.6 inch front 12.3 inches), but it is also something more high resolution (2880 x 1920 against 2736 x 1824), what makes that, finally, which has lead in pixel (275-PPI front 267 PPI) density.
Performance
One of the factors that has helped bring to the Surface Pro 4 ahead of most of his rivals has been providing the most powerful configuration in its premium version, but with the Transformer 3 Pro thing changes, because this can also be obtained with a processor Intel Core 7 and up to 16 GB of RAM.
Storage capacity
Another positive point for the new tablet from Asus is also gets to be at the height of the Microsoft in regards to storage capacity and, like this, can be achieved with up to 1 TB of internal memory, as well as having, of course, the usual options to expand it externally.
Cameras
In the section on cameras the Transformer 3 Pro is not limited to staying in the wake of the Surface Pro 4, they directly ahead of it, offering us both at the rear and at the front, 13 MP cameras while Windows tablets are 8 and 5 MP, respectively. It is true that this is not surely the paragraph to which the majority of users should pay more attention, but it may be interesting to note this fact to those who actually go to frequently make use of cameras.
Autonomy
We cannot say much at the moment with regard to the section of autonomy, is the only information that we have even the official estimate of Asus, which is up to 11 hours of continuous use. It is a figure moving inside promised usually for tablets, though we know that in this type of hybrids it is often difficult to achieve. It will have to wait for independent use tests to draw definitive conclusions about which of the two is the winner here.
Price
Either we have accurate data on the price of the Transformer 3 Pro yet, at least not for Europe. What if it has been announced is that it will be sold in the United States from $1000, and taking into account the Surface Pro 4 is sold here for 1000 euros, it seems reasonable to expect that end up putting on sale with a similar price.
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