Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Transformer Prime Preview

Specs:
Display - 10.1" Super IPS+ LCD
Processor: NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core @ 1.3gHz
RAM: 1GB
Onboard Storage/SD Storage/Total Storage: 32GB or 64GB/32GB/64GB or 96GB
Camera: 8MP Rear, 1.2MP Front
Battery: 12 Hours Medium Usage
Connectivity: WiFi Only
Bonuses: Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) with a promise to receiving Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 shortly after its release, Micro-HDMI output, World's first quad-core mobile device.

The ASUS Transformer was one of the best selling Android tablets created. It had an amazing brand behind it with excellent build quality. The biggest differentiator was it's dockable keyboard that added battery life.

The ASUS Transformer Prime is no different. It is the world's first quad-core mobile device. Because of its importance in taking mobile computing further, it will likely be like the Motorola XOOM in the fact that it will be considered a 'developer unit'. All testing for Android modifications and updates will be done on this device. It will sport a new and improved keyboard dock which will make it look very similar to a Macbook Air. It won't be long until we start seeing cell phones with quad-core processors. Sporting 1GB of RAM and amazing cameras, the Transformer Prime will be the tablet of the season. While we're on the subject, there is no 'official' release date for the Transformer Prime. It was slated for late November, but is now looking like December/January. It will have an obnoxious amount of storage in it as well. 96GB? I'm not quite sure who would use that much storage, but what the hell.

ASUS has also shown us a video of Ice Cream Sandwich running on the Prime. It will receive the update within 'weeks' of ICS going live with the launch of the Galaxy Nexus in the USA. If you were to get some kind of mobile broadband with this thing, you can basically trash your old desktop unless you play intense games on it. Otherwise, you'd be fine rocking a laptop and this bad boy.

That's about it for the ASUS Transformer Prime. More will be leaked closer to the release of the device.

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