The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is an Android OS powered tablet, which has got all the high-end specifications, as well as an up-to-date hardware under the hood and it is the successor of the most popular Asus Eee Pad Transformer tablet.
Packed with a 8.3mm profile, Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime will be shipped with Android 3.2 Honeycomb OS (Ice Cream Sandwich will hit by the end of the year), sporting a 10.1-inch Super IPS+ display with 178 degree viewing angles (protected by Gorilla Glass) delivering 1280 X 800 pixels of resolution, powered by a Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor at an unknown frequency, an 8MP rear camera with F2.4 aperture & back illuminated CMOS sensor, 1.3MP front camera for video chatting, 1080p HD video recording capability, 32GB or 64GB of storage, Asus WebStorage, an Sd card reader slot for memory expansion support up to 32GB, mini HDMI port, a powerful battery that will last you up to 12 hours and it features all the regular features of an Android tablet including Bluetooth, GPS, 802.11 Wi-Fi b/g/n connectivity, 3.5mm headset jack, Android Market, a whole host of the Google services.
Asus Transformer Prime also supports the new docking station, which will also take the battery life on the Asus Prime from 12 hours up to 18 hours when docked.
Full Technical Specifications Of Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
| Form Factor | Touch Bar Tablet |
| Dimensions | |
| Size | 263 x 180.8 x 8.3 mm |
| Weight | 586 grams |
| Display | |
| Type | LED Backlit Touchscreen with Super IPS |
| Size | 10.1 inch |
| Colors & Resolution | 16 Million Colors & 1280 X 800 Pixels 178 Degree Viewing Angles |
| Input/ User Interface | |
| Input | Corning Gorilla Glass Multi Touch Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate Proximity sensor for auto turn-off G-Sensor, Light Sensor, Gyroscope |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | Google Android 3.2 Honeycomb OS (Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Upgradable) |
| CPU | Nvidia Tegra 3 Quad-Core Processor 1GB DDR2 RAM |
| Memory Storage | |
| Internal Memory | 32GB/ 64GB memory storage |
| Memory Expansion | – Micro-SD Card Slot Support For Memory Expansion Up To 32GB |
| Browser & Messaging | HTML, xHTML, WAP 2.0, Flash SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email and IM |
| Camera | |
| Still | – 8 Megapixels – F2.4 aperture – Back illuminated CMOS Sensor |
| Secondary | – 1.3 Megapixels |
| Video Recording Capability | 1080p HD Video Recording Capability |
| Connectivity | |
| Bluetooth & USB | micro USB 2.0 & Bluetooth 2.1 |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
| GPS | Yes |
| HDMI | Mini HDMI |
| Music & Video | |
| Music Format | MP3, WMA |
| Video Format | MPEG4, H.263, H.264 |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-Polymer 25Wh Standard battery |
| Battery Life | – Up to 12 Hours – Up To 18 Hours with Dock |
| Other Features | Asus WebStorage Docking Port Asus MyGallery, Asus MyWave UI Asus Launcher, MyLibrary, MyNet, MyCloud, Asus Sync, Super Note, App Locker, App Backup, Tegra Zone, Polaris Office, @Vibe Music, File Manager apps Adobe 10.2 Flash compatibility SD / SDHC Card Reader Facebook integration Android Market, G-mail, Google Maps, G-Talk Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Picasa Quickoffice, Digital compass |
| Colors | Amethyst Gray Champagne Gold |
Price & Availability
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet will be available in early December for $499 (32GB) and $599 (64GB) in two colored variants Amethyst Gray and Champagne Gold.
The docking station will be available to purchase for $149, which will be available from late December.