Acer Iconia Tab A200 Vs. Asus Transformer Prime: Specs Comparison

Acer Iconia Tab A200 Vs. Asus Transformer Prime

Acer announced Acer Iconia Tab A200 tablet on Friday, which is a device the company is shipping in December, with Android 3.2 Honeycomb OS locked inside. From January 2012, the A200 will be shipped with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. As the latest in Acer’s tablet family, we wanted to see how it stood up to some other competing Android tablets, starting with the recently launched Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet, which is also heading to launch in December. Asus Transformer Prime is the world’s first quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor powered tablet and it will also be upgradable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS. We should say that Acer Iconia Tab A200 is the low-end spec’d device, while the Asus Transformer Prime is the highly touted powerful tablet.

The chart below lines up all of the pertinent features we could find on both devices. This is sure to make them who will look to buy one of these tablet devices.

Asus Transformer Prime Full Specifications.
Acer Iconia Tab A200 Full Specifications.

Here is a comparison chart of specs after the break.

Acer Iconia Tab A200 Vs. Asus Transformer Prime: Specs Comparison:

 

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

  clip_image003[6]

          Acer Iconia Tab A200clip_image001[6]

OS

Android 3.2 Honeycomb OS
Upgradable to Android 4.0 ICS

Android 3.2 Honeycomb OS
Upgradable to Android 4.0 ICS

Display

10.1 inch Super IPS+ 600nits
1280 X 800 Pixels

10.1 inch Display
1280 X 800 Pixels

CPU

 1.4GHz NVidia Tegra 3 Quad-Core Processor

1.2GHz NVidia Tegra 2 A9 Dual-Core Processor

RAM

1GB

1GB

Rear Camera

8MP with LED Flash, F 2.4 Aperture, Back-Illuminated Sensor

None*

Front Camera

1.3MP

2MP

Video Recording Capability

1080p HD, 720p HD Videos Recording Capability

Capable

Memory Storage

32GB/64GB Internal Storage
8GB Asus Web Storage

8GB/16GB Internal Storage*

Micro SD Card Slot

Yes
Expandable Up To 32GB

Yes
Expandable Up To 32GB

USB Port

Micro USB 2.0 Port

Full-Sized USB Port

Wi-Fi

802.11 b/g/n

802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth

2.1

 2.1*

3G

Capable

TBD

4G LTE

TBD

TBD

Apps Availability

Android Market

Android Market

Docking Port

Yes
Keyboard Can Be Attached

NO

 Accelerometer

Yes

Yes

Gyroscope

Yes

Yes

Adobe Flash

Available

Available

Battery

Li-Po 25Wh Battery;
12 Hours Playback
With Dock’s 22Wh Battery, the device lasts up to 18 hours

Li-Ion 3260mAh Battery
8 Hours Playback
400 Hours Standby Time

Dimensions & Weight

(263 x 180.8 x 8.3) mm
586 Grams

(271 x 175 x 12.44) mm
720 Grams

Carrier

TBD

TBD

Price

$499.99 (32GB Wi-Fi)
$599.99 (64GB Wi-Fi)

TBD

* Manufacturer has yet to confirm the final specs officially.

Developing…

2 thoughts on “Acer Iconia Tab A200 Vs. Asus Transformer Prime: Specs Comparison”

  1. Is this a joke? What kind of comparison is this?
    Besides, some of your specs are wrong… A quick trip to usa.asus.com would fix that.

    Reply

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.