Detailed review and testing of the ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T tablet
What did not like
one speaker, good, but there is a mono feeling. was it weak to add a second?
He worked for a month and died. The service refused to repair under warranty. By the way, you cannot rip off the sticker with the number - this is a denial of the guarantee ... They have it written in the coupon. And not under warranty, the service has been repairing it for the second month already - they are waiting for a cable from the warehouse ... Horror, nafig such a device with such a company
What we liked
assembly, materials, screen, running time. The tablet feels very good. fast enough.
What did not like
1.Weight
2.Brakes in the browser and applications, despite the quad core
3.Keyboard stuck
4.One speaker, very quiet. Tried everything.
5.Wi-fi works disgustingly. Galaxy s2 is nearby and everything is fine.
6. Wi-fi direct does not work with non-asus devices.
What we liked
1.Quality screen 2.Quality assembly 3.Charging from the dock
What did not like
1. Build quality is awful! Six months later, the screen began to peel off from the case, clicks are noticeable when pressed.
2. The software component is just a shame! Constantly freezes, slows down, buggy, reboots! I use an HTC phone and could not even imagine that android could be so buggy. So on the tablet, the android is almost naked ...
3. One and very piston speaker.
4. Headphone jack in an extremely awkward location.
5. There is no USB connector. In general, there is no YUSB!
6. Uneven backlighting in a premium device!
7. The manufacturer claims 9 hours of operation ... Well, well.
What we liked
Tegra 3 Full HD Lightweight
What did not like
If you are not satisfied with the ASUS OS, you want a tablet on the android platform, then even more than tablets on the android platform are quite enough. If it was Apple you yourself would not have fixed it, you would have come to go to the warehouse. Enjoy what you have, or buy yourself a new Android tablet at last!
What we liked
I will give my opinion to the user who wrote the review on April 11. 1. Androyds are buggy, but it happens, but that's okay. 2. The speaker on all tablets is ONE! Quite normal! 3. The headphone jack is the same on all tablets. 4. No USB port? So, in general, it is not done on tablets (mainly on the newest models)! 5. Androyds consume a lot of energy. If you make the backlight energy-saving, then it can work for 9 hours. 6. This tablet is specially designed in this way mainly for work, so based on android it is almost naked. 7. Don't lie. Uniform screen illumination!
What did not like
1 - the docking station attachment to the tablet is out of order after six months of use - but I didn't use the dock often, so I was not particularly worried about it
2 - the main drawback is the USB cable - I soldered it 3 times
3 - micro HDMI output to TV - such adapters are rare in my city
4 - price at the time of purchase 31,000 (as of August 1, 2012)
What we liked
1 - Full hd screen 2 - sufficient brightness so that you can read the soap in the sun 3 - 4-core processor 4 - quite a long time with a connected docking station - calmly keeps about eight hours
What did not like
No 3G, minor screen flares, which are only visible in complete darkness on test images.
What we liked
Good build, amazing screen, great stereo sound, smart processor, no dead pixels, light, thin, elegant, I really don't want to let go of it. Very happy with this device. GPS works fine (used Navitel ".
What did not like
There are no obvious ones, but given that I did not put it in critical situations, I could not particularly identify any shortcomings.
What we liked
The advantages are described by other users. I think one can agree with most of them. In general, the machine is certainly cool.
What did not like
maybe I haven't figured it out yet, but for some reason, when installing wallpaper on the desktop, the photos are cropped to poor resolution.
After a year of use, it began to constantly glitch, metal scratches very quickly. The language change button works after 3, even 4 seconds. A complete update and erasure of all information saves the day for a couple of weeks. The battery lasts 3-5 hours. Sold, bought air,
What we liked
good screen, android, memory card
What did not like
Moderately buggy Android. How can Google Play hang? How can that be? In general, in fact, this is the main problem of Android. Process Stopped Unexpectedly. I catch this on Windows 10 times less often. By the way, this is not the first experience of working with Android.
Fresh information: after updating the system, the freezes stopped altogether.
Well, the charging connector is non-standard. It is comforting that this is for business - there the adapter in the USB socket raises the current up to 15 volts, having found the tablet.
What we liked
Thing! Screen, speed, design - everything is very pleasing.
What did not like
one speaker is not enough, of course, but I knew about it when I chose, therefore, I do not consider it a disadvantage, just wishes. the battery, of course, with active use, holds much less than the manufacturer's stated watches.
What we liked
my first tablet is because there are some advantages)) I bought mostly for my 8-year-old son - he mastered it instantly) which means that the interface is more than friendly. the photo / video quality is excellent, the viewing of films / TV programs is also excellent. does not hang, does not slow down.
What did not like
1) The camera is slightly worse than that of a conventional digital camera (not a DSLR). In 8 megapixel mode, the camera does not even pull texts (I knew about this when I bought it). However, 5 megs is enough for me. If there is not enough light, some blur appears (there is no such thing with a fotik). Color rendering also drops. Autoflash has its own ideas about when to fire.
2) Texts (doc) are not always loaded successfully. One-megabyte text did not open, one more text was displayed on a vertical screen strictly page by page. In non-mobile versions of sites, sometimes everything is loaded with squares crawling over each other.
4) A very peculiar entrance to the wifi network. When you turn on additional settings, you cannot connect to the network. You cannot use both login and password when connecting, the password can only be separately. However, on a home network, this was bypassed by obtaining an access code.
5) Bluetooth turned out to be incompatible with a mobile phone and a laptop. Pairing succeeded, but files cannot be transferred. Although there is wifi ...
6) The letter "e" is missing on the keyboard.
What we liked
Not everything here is model-specific. 1) The glass is quite good, you cannot scratch it with a fingernail. 2) The battery charges quickly, from the strength of 2 hours (I charge from 20% to 99%). 3) The built-in polaris office software displays everything perfectly. There are no mysterious letters in the pictures, the pictures are easy to look at, the brightness of the pictures is what you need. 4) The brightness of the screen can be adjusted as you like. The minimum screen brightness is slightly less than the illumination of the book in diffused light. 4) In bright light, the camera captures everything clearly, you can see the structure of the fabric. Black color without color spots, colors are reproduced well. 5) The dictaphone is good (it is convenient to write music), the video is also normal. The music sounds quite high quality, although there is some distortion of the sound (noticeable only with a cello solo). 6) Writing is very convenient. The text is typed quickly. 7) Google has free applications for androids (archivers and drawing tools, even in several versions), for which I preferred android. Matlab and autocad are even there !!! However, of course, special programs like optical ones cannot be found. 8) I liked the brightness control of the screen. 9) The screen is very sensitive, it even reacts to a fingernail! But it will not react to the rod. 10) I liked the speed of loading documents and the speed of the tablet as a whole. Although I did not check it at games.
What did not like
As usual for android devices. Noticeable lags and sometimes freezes of the interface and the native browser. The four-head tegra cannot cope.
If you put live wallpaper, then the interface lags really start to strain.
- Perhaps it's just me, but the glass under the power button and symmetrically on the other side slightly loosens, which spoils the feeling of the integrity of the device.
- one speaker located on the side. It's already unusual when you watch a movie, and the sound source does not match the image.
- Slim aluminum body adds style but is awkward to hold. The tablet tries to slip out of hand.
What we liked
Aluminum and glass. the tablet is very pleasant to hold tactilely in hands. Very bright good screen.
What did not like
Awful build quality. The perimeter screen is peeling off. It feels like he's there on a bad double-sided tape. When you take it by the edge of the frame, the glass bends ， and after 10 - 15 seconds as you release it, you can hear the sound of pasting tape. After updating to Android 4.4, my device began to go into slip mode and eaten up the battery when the screen was off. The consumption was 50% of the battery in 8 hours. I took it to the service center ， rolled back the firmware to 4.3 and wrote that they replaced the motherboard and battery.
What we liked
Powerful processor ， high resolution screen ， lots of RAM. In a word, excellent technical parameters for the money.
What did not like
1) One speaker, and on the back
2) The battery sits down a little faster than we would like.
3) GPS searches for satellites for a long time.
What we liked
1) Excellent screen 2) IMHO optimal resolution 3) In IPS + mode, you can normally see the image even in bright sun 4) High performance, all games run without problems 5) Metal back cover 6) A very good camera 7) Loud speaker 8) Small size and weight.
What did not like
Weak battery, only lasts for one evening, but this is taking into account that Super IPS + is always on (I do not include energy saving, why "lame" eyes on a semi-dark screen?)
What we liked
The main advantages are of course the screen, powerful hardware, body materials, camera, assembly. etc
ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T Tablet - Review
I really liked the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201 tablet at one time, so it was interesting to see how ASUS will develop this line. And it developed: not so long ago, the company released a top-end tablet from this series - ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T, which has a screen with a resolution of 1920 × 1200, a quad-core NVidia Tegra 3 processor, excellent (as the developer promises) graphics performance, and other goodies. and temptations. But how interesting it all looks and how well it actually works - let's figure it out, since this tablet came to me for a test, for which many thanks to the Yulmart online store. ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T - a tablet with a docking station.
ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T
CPU: NVIDIA Tegra 3 Quad-core 1.6GHz
Flash memory: 64GB (32GB model available)
RAM: 1 GB
Display: 10.1 "LED (1920 × 1200), Super IPS +, 10-finger multitouch, Gorilla Glass 2
Wireless networks: WLAN 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth V3.0 + EDR
Memory card: microSD up to 64 GB
Input Output: 40-pin USB, microHDMI, combined 3.5mm audio jack; USB 2.0 and SD card reader - docking station only
Battery: 25 Wh Li-polymer
Cameras: on the back cover 8 megapixels with autofocus, on the front - 2 megapixels
Additionally: G-Sensor, Light Sensor, Gyroscope, E-compass
GPS: there is
Dimensions: 263 x 180.8 x 8.5mm
>The weight: 598 g
Dimensions with dock: 263 x 180.8 x 16.5 ~ 18.9mm
Weight with dock: 1135g Well, compared to the Transformer Prime TF201, in general, very little has changed, except perhaps the display resolution. However, the practice of working with the Android operating system shows that resolution does not play the same important role here as, for example, in the case of Windows 7. However, we will talk about this later. Complete set and delivery The device comes with all the personal belongings in such a box.
The set of personal belongings is as follows: a tablet, a docking station with a keyboard, a special USB cable, a power adapter, brochures, and a cloth for cleaning the display. 
The appearance of the tablet has not changed, so it looks like most other tablets. 
The back cover, like the TF201 version, is made of polished aluminum. The ends are made of plastic, painted in the color of the cover. 
On the top there is a power button and a volume rocker. The LED showing charging-discharging is no longer on the button, but next to it. The power button seemed to be better in comparison with the old model - it was pressed painfully "indistinctly". 
Left side - headset / headphone output, microHDMI output (adapter not included in the package), microphone, microSD card slot. 
The bottom end is a forty-pin slot for connecting to a docking station or to a USB cable. To the left and right of it there are holes for the dock guides so that the tablet fits well in the docking station. 
The single speaker output is located on the right side of the tablet on the back cover. 
With, for example, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 this model looks very similar, only in Samsung the speakers (two, unlike this model) are located on the front cover. 
Dock station. The main thing in it is a keyboard, a built-in rechargeable battery, a USB port for connecting external drives and a slot for an SD card. 
The keyboard, like the old model, is very successful: the keys have good travel, the arrangement of the keys looks very well thought out, and it is clearly convenient to use such a keyboard. Above the digital row is a row of special android control keys. The bottom of the dock is brushed aluminum. 
When docked, the tablet tilts up to 120 degrees and looks like a regular netbook, only with a touch screen and on Android. Using it with a keyboard is very convenient, especially when you need to type text (for example, to reply to letters). 
Display
Super IPS + matrix. It's like a regular IPS, but with an additional high brightness mode - for outdoor use or in bright ambient light. As usual for IPS - excellent viewing angles: the maximum angle is 178 degrees, that is, when you change the viewing angles - both vertical and horizontal - the image quality does not deteriorate. The tablet supports two display modes - just IPS and Super IPS +, in which the already good brightness is even increased. It is assumed that the Super IPS + mode will be used outdoors in bright light - I tested this mode in direct sunlight and was impressed with the results: everything was really decent on the tablet, you could use it. For normal operation, Super IPS + is not needed - in IPS mode, the brightness, contrast and saturation of the screen are very good. Device operation
The loaded tablet display looks like this. 
And here it must be said right away that, due to certain features of the Android operating system and this particular tablet, you will not feel all the joy of FullHD resolution - the tablet gives out the desktop visually in the same ratio as for the resolution, for example, 1280 × 800. Here's a desktop from the previous model - can you see the difference? 
There is practically none. Except that the image looks a little better, but it doesn't make a difference. Something similar happens with the MacBook Pro Retina 2012 laptop - with a physical matrix resolution of 2880 × 1800, the desktop resolution is 1440 × 900 pixels. (But there is a very noticeable improvement in image quality.) In the case of this tablet, the difference is visible when playing movies with FullHD resolution or when running applications / games that support 1920 × 1200 - here yes, here the difference with the previous model is obvious. By the way, I remember exactly that in some of the tablets with a good resolution there was some kind of setting that allows you to change the resolution of the desktop. This is not the case here. In the notification area there are icons for battery mode (power saving, balanced, normal), turn on / off, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, volume, sync and GPS. Also, in a separate panel, you can turn on IPS +, adjust the brightness of the display and turn on / off auto adjustment.
Applications installed on the system. 
Widgets installed in the system. 
System settings - in principle, the usual for Android 4.1.1, but there are a few specific to this tablet. 
Here are ASUS specific settings. However, there is nothing special. 
Now let's take a look at the specific and not so specific applications installed here. KeyboardAsusovskaya keyboard. Switching languages, thank God, by a button, and not by a space. Well, the semicolon is in both layouts (Russian and English) side by side, to the right of the space. In general, a decent keyboard, there is not even a desire to change it for something.
AmazonKindle StoreAmazon's online bookstore. You can buy books and periodicals, and, accordingly, read them directly in this program. It is very convenient to read, publications are laid out specifically for this program. 
The reader supports spread mode (in landscape mode), changing the font size, bookmarks.
PDF in this program reads very, very decently - no worse than in eBooks on iPad. Smooth scaling, navigation bar through pages, notes in the form of screenshots from the document, handwritten notes in the text - in general, almost a complete set.
A text document created from a template.
A test document made in Word 2010. You can easily work with it.
Spreadsheets from an Excel 2010 template.
It scales, however, slowly and sadly, but still scales, and you can work with the document.
Editing a presentation page from Power Point 2010.
There is an interesting mode of reading out loud individual articles, and reads quite decently.
Russian editions.
Subscription to periodicals.
Unlike S Note from Samsung, here you can write at least over the entire width of the screen, and the entered text is then converted into handwritten text, placed on one line.
By the way, Russian-language publications are often received there simply in the form of scans - with the appropriate quality when viewed. But in this capacity, of course, the publishers themselves are to blame.
But I prefer to use the new mobile Chrome - it is much more interesting and supports syncing with Chrome on various other devices.
Preview images in the album.
Processing a specific frame.
NVidia Tegra Zone A catalog of the best Android games for devices based on NVidia Tegra. The choice, by the way, is not particularly large there. Well, when you select a game, it redirects to Google Play. 
Satellite map.
I also drove ordinary toys like Angry Birds: well, everything is fine there. And again - the screen resolution is triggered if the game is designed for HD. For example, a space version of all the same pigs. 
Camera
Camera software is standard, android. I don't know if something has changed in the hardware compared to the old model (there was also 8 Mpix), however, as in the old one, it shoots decently - it doesn't miss focusing too often (you can point the focus with your finger), it starts to miss less with white balance. So, in my opinion, it shoots completely normal - for tasks that may face a tablet camera. Here are a few photos taken in different conditions - as it is, without processing. (Clickable.) 
The video also shoots perfectly fine. The only thing is that it is not particularly convenient to hold such a weighty "video camera" in your hands. But the quality is good. The front camera is 2 megapixels (the old model had 1.2 megapixels), but this did not affect the quality too much - it shoots pretty lousy. But for video conferencing it will do. Here is the image from this camera in video chat mode in Skype.
However, in purely practical application, I would not say that the speed of this tablet amazed me. It works fast enough, rarely slows down, but not to say that everything flies straight. Everything works - let's just say. There were noticeable slowdowns in some applications, but this was usually in reader programs when trying to deal with large PDFs. But on them the iPad slows down in the same way. Dock station The docking station is very convenient to work with. The tablet is easily inserted into it and easily removed. The structure of the dock seems to be reliable enough, it is unlikely that it will fall apart too quickly. The keyboard, as I said, is very comfortable for this size, and in addition, the layout of the keys is well thought out. At least the keyboard is no worse than many netbooks, and even better compared to some. The touchpad is not bad, but the buttons require too much pressure when pressed. Conveniently, you can connect drives via USB to the docking station and work with normal SD cards, and there is also a very useful second battery, which, when you connect the tablet, immediately starts charging its battery. Thus, you can not connect the tablet to charging at all - when you work on the tablet, put the dock on charging, and then, after work, plug the tablet into the dock - its battery from scratch is charged by the dock to 65%. Well, the dock can also be used as a significant extension of the battery life, as a convenient stand for watching movies, and for entering large amounts of text. As I said in the review of the TF201 model, this is the most convenient tablet dock I've ever seen. ... Well, until now, I have not had to change my mind. Battery life As we found out, in terms of hardware, this tablet does not differ much from the TF201 model. The battery is installed here of the same capacity, and the display resolution is noticeably higher. I was afraid that the battery life would decrease compared to the TF201. However, this, fortunately, almost never happened. The testing was carried out as follows. I set the balanced power consumption mode, auto-adjust the display and disabled the IPS + mode, and set the screen brightness to the most comfortable mode for the test task. And that's what came of it. Video testingMX Player plays TV-resolution serial with hardware decoding. The screen brightness is set to 80% (normal brightness is 60%), wireless networks are off. In this mode, it lasted 7.5 hours (at 60% brightness it would have lasted up to 8), after 7.5 hours there was 5% charge left, and I connected doc. With him it turned out almost 14 hours - about 13 hours 45 minutes. Internet TestingThe brightness is set to 60%, the phone and the Internet are turned on, the page is reloaded in the browser every minute. In principle, it turned out, almost like when watching a video without wireless networks. That is about 8 hours of battery life and somewhere up to 14 hours with the dock connected. In general, the battery life, in my opinion, is very decent. Although I would like to spend at least 10 hours on the Internet. However, this can be achieved by setting the power saving mode and lowering the brightness - there it is quite possible to do it. Well, it should be noted that the tablet does not consume too much battery in sleep mode - Android usually has big problems with this matter, but here the developers are all -So we have tuned something: for a week of sleep mode, it eats up a little more than half of the battery. Observations at work and conclusions I did not notice any specific features when using this tablet. It does not heat up even under a very heavy load (the back cover of the tablet can get a little warm when using a toy with heavy graphics), a couple of times there were some strange freezes and freezes, but clearly related to specific applications. On a bare system with standard applications, everything worked stably. I used this tablet quite actively for a couple of weeks - the Internet, reading magazines, watching movies - and I must say that it did not disappoint me in any way. Another thing is that I somehow did not notice any special differences. from TF201 model - except for applications that can use FullHD. However, this tablet costs almost as much as the TF201 model once cost - in Yulmart the top version is now sold for 27,490 - so you just get an improved tablet for the same money. But this is certainly not a new generation. This is just an improvement in some parameters. In my opinion, in terms of hardware, the tablet is very decent (except for the sound, which was disappointing). On the one hand, I do not like everything in the tablet version of Android 4, however, on the other hand, this system is good for this, that it can be "finished" for your tasks. Well, doc. Their dock is just great. I got so used to it since the TF201 model that now I don't perceive tablets without a dock at all. Very convenient: you need a tablet - here's a tablet, you need a netbook - in a second you have it on your netbook. It is clear that for any tablet you can find a cover that will simultaneously serve as a stand. But here the dock is not only a stand! This is a good keyboard, and a serious second battery, and the ability to connect external drives via USB, and the ability to read SD cards.
The introduction of the Transformer Pad Infinity model allowed ASUS to finally build positioning within the popular family of convertible tablets. Fans of budget solutions get the ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 made in a plastic case, more demanding users usually settle for the ASUS Transformer Pad Prime TF201, balanced in terms of functionality / cost. Well, those who consider a high-quality high-resolution screen to be the most important characteristic of any tablet can now look not only towards The New iPad, because ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T is equipped with an IPS-screen of comparable quality with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and more efficient quad-core platform NVIDIA Tegra 3 (T33).
Design, ergonomics
Traditionally, for the family of transformers, the model is offered as an independent solution or complete with a keyboard dock. At the same time, only the tablet is equipped with a charger and a wire with a proprietary cable. Since the design of the novelty is not too significantly different from the Prime TF201 model, the docking station of the latter is also compatible with the hero of our review and is even a more advantageous offer due to the higher capacity of the built-in battery (22 Wh instead of 19.5 Wh).
ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T made in the corporate style of the line of transformers and is offered in two color versions: Champagne Gold and Amethyst Gray. Outwardly, it very much resembles the aforementioned ASUS Prime model, with the only significant difference being the plastic bar at the location of the antennas of the wireless modules. Aesthetically, this design option is worse than the Prime's all-metal cover, but the better Wi-Fi and GPS reception was definitely worth it. The front panel is completely covered with Gorilla Glass 2, the bezel is wide enough to hold it securely in your palms without touching the 10-inch matrix. At the top of the screen bezel, you can find a 2MP front camera lens, a light sensor and the manufacturer's logo.
Main part of the cover ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T and all sides of the body are made of aluminum with a characteristic concentric texture. With careless use, the metal surface is quite easy to scratch, so either use the tablet more carefully or get a protective case right away. On the left side of the cover there is an acoustics grill, the nearby edge contains a microphone hole. On the plastic bar there is an 8 megapixel camera lens, an LED flash and a microphone, and in the upper part, smoothly turning into the side edge of the case, you will find a power button with an indicator and a volume rocker. The left side contains a slot for microSD memory cards, micro-HDMI video output and a standard audio port. Finally, at the bottom, you'll find a proprietary port and a pair of docking holes. A proprietary to standard USB adapter can be purchased separately.
Work surface, bottom and dock hinge ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T made of aluminum, but the sides are plastic. On the left is a proprietary port, on the right is a full-size SD card reader and a standard USB 2.0 connector. The island-style keyboard is localized with green symbols, it duplicates all the standard Android OS keys, and the top row contains a whole set of useful service buttons. But perhaps the most important feature of the dock is the built-in 19.5 Wh battery, which extends the battery life of the tablet by 4.5 hours.
The tablet ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T weighs about 600 grams, the docking station is noticeably lighter - only 540 grams, so this duo can be unbalanced when assembled. When used on a table, the Transformer Pad Infinity remains stable even if you touch the top of its screen, but if you try to put it on your knees at an angle, you will have to hold the lid to prevent it from tipping over. Thus, in terms of ergonomics, we have before us a typical transformer from ASUS with all its advantages and disadvantages.
Hardware and software
There are two modifications: regular only-Wi-Fi version TF700T Based on quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 (T33) 1.6 GHz and LTE variant TF700KL based on one and a half gigahertz dual-core platform Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Krait with an integrated 3G module. The second version will hit the Ukrainian market, at best, only by the end of this year, but for now we will consider the Tegra-modification of the tablet. The tablet ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity runs Android OS 4.0 with a slightly modified interface. We note a convenient switch of power consumption modes and an informative widget with an indication of the state of charge of the tablet and dock.
The screen in both versions of the model is the same, it is a high-quality IPS-matrix with Full HD resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels. The brightness adjustment range is from 5 to 290 cd / m2, and when Super IPS + mode is activated, the brightness is already adjustable from 70 to 440 cd / m2. At maximum brightness, the tablet can be used even on a sunny day, if you try not to catch glare on the glossy front surface. The capacitive touch layer supports up to 10 simultaneous touches.
Higher screen resolution ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity allows for better display of fonts during browsing, which is especially noticeable on rounded and oblique character elements. At arm's length, the difference between a regular and an HD screen is almost imperceptible, but still there. Also, such a screen allows you to play video in 1080p without scaling, the result looks really impressive. Most games ran without problems, however some of them looked worse due to the lack of optimization for high resolution.
We got an only-Wi-Fi version ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity, built on the Tegra 3 (T33) chip - the most productive version of the platform from NVIDIA. The operating frequency increased to 1.6 GHz and four processing cores allow the tablet to show very high results in benchmarks, but in real life, the increase in performance is aimed rather at supporting high screen resolutions. The downside of using a powerful chip and a Full HD screen is the increased power consumption, as a result of which the claimed battery life is a quarter lower than that of its predecessor Transformer Prime - 9.5 hours versus 12 when playing video at minimum brightness. In real life, the tablet lasted for 4-5 hours of active continuous use, while hot gaming in a 3D game can discharge a fully charged battery within 2-3 hours.
ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T tablet video review
Outcome
ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity - the flagship of the family of transformers, built on an overclocked version of the NVIDIA Tegra 3 platform and has a high-quality IPS-screen with high resolution. The cost of the new product is noticeably higher and the level of autonomy is lower than that of the more balanced Transformer Prime, but if you want an Android tablet with a high screen resolution, then the ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity is an excellent choice.
Liked
+ the fastest version of the NVIDIA Tegra 3 (T33) platform with an operating frequency of 1.6 GHz
+ high quality Super IPS + screen with Full HD resolution and high brightness
+ docking station with hardware keyboard and second battery
+ signal quality of wireless modules is better than that of ASUS Transformer Prime
Did not like
- battery life is lower than that of ASUS Transformer Prime
- not all applications support high screen resolutions normally
- the plastic panel on the lid spoils the appearance of the tablet
The product is provided for testing by ASUS, www.asus.ua
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| A type | The tablet | Tablet + docking station |
| Screen diagonal, inches | 10,1 | 10,1 |
| Matrix | Super IPS + | Super IPS + |
| Screen cover type | glossy | glossy |
| Screen resolution | 1920 × 1200 | 1920 × 1200 |
| Touch Panel Type | capacitive | capacitive |
| Multi touch | + | + |
| Processor type | NVIDIA Tegra 3 | NVIDIA Tegra 3 |
| Frequency, GHz | 1,6 | 1,6 |
| Number of Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Graphics | NVIDIA Tegra 3 | NVIDIA Tegra 3 |
| Pre-installed OS | Android 4.0 | Android 4.0 |
| RAM, MB | 1024 | 1024 |
| Built-in memory, GB | 32 | 64 |
| External ports | micro HDMI, headphone (mic-in), | |
| Card reader | microSD | microSD |
| Front-camera | 2 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Rear camera | 8 MP (autofocus, flash) | 8 MP (autofocus, flash) |
| Light sensor | + | + |
| Orientation sensor | + | + |
| Ethernet | — | — |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 b / g / n | 802.11 b / g / n |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + EDR | 3.0 + EDR |
| GSM / 3G | — | — |
| WiMAX | — | — |
| GPS | + | + |
| Battery capacity, mAh | n.d. | n.d. |
| Battery voltage, V | n.d. | n.d. |
| Battery life | 9.5 hours | 9.5 hours (14 hours with docking station) |
| Weight, g | 598 | 598 |
| Dimensions, mm | 263 × 180.8 × 8.5 | 263 × 180.8 × 8.5 |
Problem solved
Advantages: FullHD screen resolution - ideal for a 10-inch diagonal. The screen colors are not bad, the films look great. The brightness is very high. I liked the screen more than that of its predecessor - Asus Prime, there is no yellowness, everything is fine with colors. Powerful processor, games run great, browser and other apps run smoothly. Disadvantages: It was possible to buy a tablet without marriage only the second time. The first had to be returned to the store due to assembly problems - the screen was bent outward and clicked when pressed. Judging by the discussions on the Internet, this is not uncommon for this model. Minor flaws: In synthetic pictures, stepped color transitions are sometimes visible instead of smooth ones. This happens in dim pictures, and it is imperceptible in real photos or videos. The software is still damp, on average once a day there are spontaneous reboots, for example, during games. Probably will be fixed with the following firmware. Commentary: Almost immediately after the first turn-on, two firmware arrived via WiFi, the last of which updated the tablet to Android 4.1.1 Sometimes there are brakes in the browser, usually on heavy sites overloaded with graphics and scripts. But in general the tablet is good for surfing - the screen is very decent, the white color is really white, the fonts are very clear, there is no pixelation at all, no matter how you look at it. Games work well, now I'm playing Bard "s Tale, by tablet standards the game is just outstanding. There are almost no brakes, even on the 3.5GB version with maximum graphics, the picture is wonderful. On the tablet there was some kind of chaotic brightness change in different applications, like it turned out because of a tricky power saving mode. I advise you to turn it off, in firmware 4.1.1 this can be done in the settings, in the Asus Individual settings-Enable auto-backlight - uncheck the box. Any video can be played using an external player, for example DicePlayer. iPads understands audio tracks in AC3, so that video from torrents is played without problems.The tablet supports the NTFS file system, so you can record movies of any size on a memory card.In general, the tablet is perhaps the best of all that is now, it is well ahead of its main competitor - iPad - in terms of functionality, for example, in terms of watching videos and working with external media.But I advise you to buy in a reliable store and with the possible Please return because there are assembly problems.
Only six months have passed since the release of the top-end ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet, as ASUS released a new flagship - Transformer Pad Infinity. This model was presented back in March this year at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, \u200b\u200band then was brought to Taiwan at Computex (along with other extremely interesting ASUS tablet novelties). And so, since July, Transformer Pad Infinity (in the version without 3G, having the TF700T index) has become available for purchase in Russia.
Pad Infinity is the direct successor to the Eee Pad Transformer Prime. They are similar as twin brothers, and at first the question may even arise, and not whether this is the same tablet. But Pad Infinity has two significant differences: firstly, it has a screen with a resolution of 1920 × 1200, and secondly, it runs on a more powerful version of NVIDIA Tegra 3. Interestingly, the 3G version of the tablet will also go on sale ( As we remember, Transformer Prime was never released with 3G), while instead of Tegra 3 there will be a dual-core system based on the Qualcomm MSM 8260A Snapdragon S4 (Krait) chip. An interesting solution! But we tested the version without 3G and with Tegra 3, and we will investigate it.
But first, let's take a look at the specifications of the ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity and see how they compare with its predecessor (Prime) and with its closest competitors.
Specifications
Who do we consider the main competitors of the Transformer Pad Infinity? In principle, everything is obvious here: first of all, it is The New iPad, and after it a potential buyer should have in mind Acer Iconia Tab A700 (or A701, if 3G is needed). As a matter of fact, at the moment these are all commercially available tablets with a Full HD screen (although Acer at the time of this writing was not yet in Russian retail, but it should have appeared any day, so we also included it here).
| ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime | Acer Iconia Tab A700 / 701 | The New iPad | ||
| Screen | 10.1 ″, Super IPS +, 1920 × 1200 (224 ppi) | 10.1 ″, Super IPS +, 1280 × 800 (149 ppi) | 10.1 ″, IPS, 1920 × 1200 (224 ppi) | IPS, 9.7 ″, 2048 × 1536 (264 ppi) |
| SoC (processor) | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T33 @ 1.6 GHz (4 cores + 1 auxiliary, ARM Cortex-A9) or Qualcomm MSM 8260A Snapdragon S4 Plus @ 1.5 GHz (2 Krait cores, ARMv7 ISA) | NVIDIA Tegra 3 @ 1.4 GHz (4 cores + 1 auxiliary, ARM Cortex-A9) | Apple A5X @ 1 GHz (2 cores, ARM Cortex-A9) | |
| GPU | GeForce ULP | GeForce ULP | GeForce ULP | PowerVR SGX543MP4 |
| Flash memory | from 16 to 64 GB + 8 GB cloud storage | 32 or 64 GB | from 16 to 64 GB | |
| Connectors | Micro-HDMI 1.4а, 2 docking connectors (one at the docking station), 3.5 mm headphone jack, USB 2.0 (at the docking station) | Micro-HDMI, 2 docking connectors (one on docking station), 3.5 mm headphone jack, USB 2.0 (on docking station) | Micro-HDMI, Micro-USB, 3.5mm headphone jack | dock connector, 3.5 mm headphone jack |
| Memory card support | microSD (up to 32 GB), SD / SDHC (up to 32 GB, docking station) | microSD (up to 32GB) | no | |
| RAM | 1 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Cameras | rear (8 Mp) and front (2 Mp) | rear (5 Mp) and front (2 Mp) | rear (5 Mp; video shooting - 1920 × 1080), front (0.3 Mp) | |
| the Internet | Wi-Fi (optional - 3G and 4G) | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi on the A700, Wi-Fi + 3G on the A701 | Wi-Fi (optional - 3G and 4G LTE without support for Russian networks) |
| operating system | Google Android 4.0 | Google Android 3.2 (update to version 4.0 available) | Google Android 4.0 | Apple iOS 5.1 |
| Dimensions (mm) * | 263 × 180.8 × 8.5 | 263 × 180.8 × 8.5 | 260 x 175 x 12.4 | 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 |
| Weight (g) | 597 | 598 | 675 | 652 |
| Price** | $406() | N / A (0) | no information | N / A (0) |
* - according to the manufacturer's data
** - since the ASUS Transformer pad Infinity is available in Russian retail only in the version with 64 GB of flash memory, the rest of the tablets are taken with the same amount of memory; both ASUS tablets are taken with a docking station included
So, as you can see, Infinity is the leader in terms of characteristics among Android devices. It differs from Transformer Prime in screen resolution, SoC power and HDMI interface version, from Acer Iconia Tab A700 in weight, thickness, SoC power, HDMI version, camera resolution and screen brightness (according to ASUS information, the maximum screen brightness is 600 cd / m2 , while the Acer tablet has 265 cd / m² according to our testing). On the other hand, Acer does have Micro-USB and, most likely, the price will be lower.
It is more difficult to compare with The New iPad, since everything is different: SoC, GPU, screen resolution (in this parameter, the Apple tablet is still beyond competition, although with the advent of Full HD tablets on Android, the gap has become smaller). But, at least in terms of those characteristics that can be compared, it is clear that, on the whole, rivalry is already on an equal footing. In particular, the Infinity benefits include less weight and thickness. Let the difference on them and small, but still.
We will dwell on the rest of the features of ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity in more detail as we study.
Equipment
We had a pre-sale sample for testing, so let's make a reservation right away that a commercial sample can be packaged and completed in a slightly different way.
ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity arrived in a medium-sized box, very similar in design to the packaging of the Eee Pad Slider and both Transformers. In Russian retail, the tablet is sold only with a docking station (at least for now), but we received a sample without it, so in the photos below we used a docking station from Transformer Prime.
In addition to the tablet itself, in the box were found: a charger (charging from a Slider or both old Transformers is also suitable), a USB cable and a cloth for cleaning the screen. We also had plugs for American and British standard sockets in the box. In a commercial copy, this, most likely, will not happen.
Design
As mentioned, Infinity looks almost exactly like Transformer Prime.
ASUS decided to follow Apple's example: if the design is good, why change it radically? And the design is really good. The tablet is metal (with the exception of one detail, which we'll talk about later), very thin (8.5 mm, which is almost a millimeter smaller than the iPad) and lightweight. In the photo below we see the ASUS tablet, and to the right of it is the new iPad.
The edges are tapered like an iPad, which adds grace to the case. However, in Infinity the taper is not so smooth, there is a slight bevel.
Another difference is even more important. A quick glance shows that the upper (if you hold the tablet in landscape orientation) part of the back surface is plastic, not metal (as in Prime). This was done, obviously, in order to avoid the problems with GPS that were observed with Prime. Well, one can only be glad that the company is drawing the right conclusions from its mistakes.
The color scheme remains the same as that of Prime. The set of connectors and buttons has also been preserved, but their location has changed.
The volume rocker is now on top (and was on the left).
3.5mm headphone jack - bottom left (top right).
In addition, Micro-HDMI is now on the bottom left (and was also on the left, but closer to the top).
The look of the docking station has been preserved exactly. Therefore, the new tablet is compatible with the Transformer Prime dock.
However, when connected to it, Infinity starts automatically updating the dock's firmware. However, this does not prevent you from later using the same docking station with Transformer Prime.
Screen
The manufacturer designates the Transformer Pad Infinity matrix type as Super IPS +. We saw the same thing with the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime - this is a regular IPS, only with the added brightness mode.
Alexey Kudryavtsev, editor of the “Monitors” and “Projectors and TV” sections, carried out a detailed examination of the screen using measuring devices. Here is his conclusion.
The tablet screen is covered with a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface, and, judging by the reflection of bright light sources in it, does not have an anti-glare filter, as a result, in some situations, the tablet can be used as a mirror. On the outer surface of the screen there is a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating, so fingerprints can be removed more easily and appear at a slower rate than in the case of ordinary glass.
With manual brightness control, its maximum value in normal IPS mode was 214 cd / m², minimum - 7 cd / m². When you turn on the special mode IPS +, the brightness range is shifted up - maximum 482 cd / m², minimum - 77 cd / m². As a result, at maximum brightness in bright daylight, the tablet can be used without much inconvenience, and reduced brightness will allow you to comfortably use the tablet even in complete darkness. Automatic brightness control works according to the light sensor (it is located to the left of the front camera eye), but it works with peculiarities: when this mode is turned on, the brightness is set in accordance with the level of ambient light, then the brightness rises rather quickly with an increase in ambient light, but with a decrease in the intensity of the external light brightness of the screen remains high. However, if you turn off and on the automatic brightness control, then the brightness will be set in accordance with the level of ambient light. In complete darkness, the auto brightness function reduces the brightness to at least 7 cd / m² (which is too low), in an office illuminated with artificial light, the brightness is set to 116 cd / m² (a comfortable value), in a very bright environment - 475 cd / m². When the IPS + mode is turned on, the corresponding values \u200b\u200bare 76, 177, 477 cd / m². The brightness adjustment is carried out, apparently, using pulse-width modulation, but at the minimum and maximum brightness there is no backlight modulation at all (apparently eliminated by the filter), and only at medium brightness values \u200b\u200b(50-80 cd / m2) there is modulation with an amplitude of less 100% and with a very high frequency - 23 kHz - so backlight flicker is not visible anyway.
This tablet uses an IPS-type matrix, as a result, the screen has very good viewing angles without inverting shades and without significant color shift, even with large gaze deviations from the perpendicular to the screen. True, which is typical for any IPS matrix, the black field is lightened when deviated along the diagonal, but remains close to neutral gray. This diagonal increase in blackfield brightness is very noticeable when tilted upward and much weaker when tilted downward. With a perpendicular view, the uniformity of the black field is good, only close to the edge of the screen in a couple of places there is a local increase in brightness. The response time for the transition black-white-black is 18 ms (9 ms on + 9 ms off). The graph below showing the change in brightness when switching from white to black and vice versa proves that the tablet has a non-switchable dynamic brightness control - it decreases in dark images.
Therefore, we measured the contrast on a black and white template, and not when sequentially displaying black and white fields in full screen. The contrast is typical for IPS - 840: 1.
The 32-point gamma curve showed no significant blockage in highlights or shadows, and the exponent of the approximating power function is 2.29, which is quite close to the standard value of 2.2.
The color gamut is noticeably narrower than sRGB:
The spectra confirm this:
Apparently, the matrix's light filters mix the components together. This technique allows you to increase the brightness of the screen with the same energy consumption for the backlight. The color temperature balance is average: shades of gray have a color temperature of about 8000 K. The deviation from the spectrum of a black body (delta E) is relatively small.
Color temperature and delta E do not change much over the entire gray scale area that matters, so the color balance is not visually challenging.
The screen, as a whole, deserves a high mark, but two points are confusing - the "one-way" algorithm for automatic brightness adjustment and a significant increase in the brightness of the black field when looking upward relative to the perpendicular to the screen.
Operating system and software
The tablet comes with Google Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) operating system.
We have already repeatedly encountered the operating system itself, as well as a set of pre-installed ASUS applications, so we will not repeat ourselves, but we will give screenshots of several main applications so that you can evaluate their appearance in high resolution (below are reduced frames; by clicking, screenshots in the original quality).
Note also the "exclusive" ASUS settings, which allow, in particular, to turn on / off the high brightness mode and set the level of tablet performance (the higher the performance, the shorter the battery life).
Also pay attention to ASUS widgets. In addition to the ones installed by default on the home screen, there is also a widget of running applications (allows you to free up RAM by closing applications) and a widget that shows the percentage of charge of both batteries (in the dock and in the tablet itself).
In general, the set of software in ASUS tablets leaves a very pleasant impression.
Platform and performance
The tablet is powered by a system based on the NVIDIA Tegra 3 T33 chip. This is an updated version of NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30, which differs from the original version in the increased frequency of processor cores: now in multi-core mode, the frequency of each core can reach 1.6 GHz, whereas before this figure was at 1.4 GHz. In single-core mode, the maximum frequency of the T33 is 1.7 GHz (versus 1.5 GHz for the "just" Tegra 3). The need to speed up one of the most powerful SoCs is understandable: The 1920x1200 screen resolution raises the performance requirements. Therefore, if Infinity was equipped with a "regular" Tegra 3, it would be less comfortable to use than the old Prime. So the decision is quite logical, but at the same time makes Infinity nominally the most powerful Android tablet to date. To what extent is this reflected in the benchmarks we use and what is the increase over Prime, and most importantly - is there any gain over the Acer Iconia Tab A701 (the second available Android tablet with a Full HD screen)?
We tested ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity and ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime with Performance Mode (maximum performance) in individual settings. In addition, Transformer Prime has been updated to Android 4.0 (originally sold with Android 3.2). Each test was carried out several times, the best result was chosen for each tablet.
The first is the Quadrant Standard. And immediately the tablet takes the record. 5076 points! The Acer Iconia Tab A701 and Transformer Prime are far behind.
In the browser test SunSpider 0.9.1, through which we run absolutely all tablets that have been in the editorial office, the picture repeated itself (although this test is no longer so indicative for modern powerful tablets). The default Android browser was used (the results may differ in other browsers).
For comparison, the Acer Iconia Tab A701 scores 10,165 points in this test.
Now let's run the Nenamark 2 benchmark, which tests the performance of the graphics subsystem.
The result, as we can see, is very decent. The loss of two Full HD-tablets to the previous ASUS flagship is explained by the difference in resolution: at a higher resolution, the frame rate is naturally lower. But the good gap between the new item and the Acer model is indicative.
We usually also use the SuperPi benchmark, but it crashed on the Infinity test unit, so we could not get the SuperPi results.
And in the multi-platform GeekBench 2, we can not only test the CPU and RAM of the ASUS tablet and Android competitors, but also compare the results with The New iPad.
And here a big surprise awaits us: ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity smashes the new Apple iPad! Obviously, this is due to the presence of four processor cores in NVIDIA Tegra 3 versus two in Apple A5X. Infinity also wins over Prime, which is quite expected.
The last benchmark we use to test the tablet's performance is GLBecnhmark 2.1.5. Like Nenamark2, it tests GPU performance. And since this benchmark is multiplatform, we can compare the results with The New iPad (on iOS, we used GLBenchmark 2.1.3, which was current at the time of testing).
| ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity | The New iPad | |
| GLBenchmark 2.1 Egypt (Standart) | 33 fps | 52 fps |
| GLBenchmark 2.1 Egypt (High) | FSAA not supported | 52 fps |
| GLBenchmark 2.1 Egypt (Fixed Time) | 30 fps | 52 fps |
| GLBenchmark 2.1 Egypt (Offscreen) | 74 fps | 138 fps |
| GLBenchmark 2.1 PRO (Standart) | 47 fps | 58 fps |
| GLBenchmark 2.1 PRO (High) | FSAA not supported | 55 fps |
| GLBenchmark 2.1 PRO (Fixed Time) | 44 fps | 58 fps |
| GLBenchmark 2.1 PRO (Offscreen) | 94 fps | 224 fps |
| Swap buffer test (swap buffer) | 60 fps | 60 fps |
| Triginometric test (vertex weighted) | 42 fps | 54 fps |
| Triginometric test (fragment weighted) | 8.7 fps | 4 fps |
| Triginometric test (balanced) | 5.0 fps | 2 fps |
| Exponential test (vertex weighted) | 38 fps | 59 fps |
| Exponential test (fragment weighted) | 7.6 fps | 13 fps |
| Exponential test (balanced) | 4.1 fps | 8 fps |
| Common test (vertex weighted) | 33 fps | 58 fps |
| Common test (fragment weighted) | 11 fps | 4 fps |
| Common test (balanced) | 6.6 fps | 2 fps |
| Geometric test (vertex weighted) | 25 fps | 57 fps |
| Geometric test (fragment weighted) | 8.7 fps | 6 fps |
| Geometric test (balanced) | 4.8 fps | 4 fps |
| Loop test (vertex weighted) | 26 fps | 59 fps |
| Loop test (fragment weighted) | 17 fps | 16 fps |
| Loop test (balanced) | 8.7 fps | 11 fps |
| Branch test (vertex weighted) | 41 fps | 58 fps |
| Branch test (fragment weighted) | 21 fps | 30 fps |
| Branch test (balanced) | 8.4 fps | 16 fps |
| Uniform array test | 60 fps | 59 fps |
| Fill test (warm up) | 525787552 texels / sec | 1940806912 texels / sec |
| Triangle test (while) | 53790024 triangle / sec | 85224592 triangle / sec |
| Triangle texture test | 53161876 triangle / sec | 71603424 triangle / sec |
| Triangle texture test vertex lit | 28531190 triangle / sec | 47003244 triangle / sec |
| Triangle texture test fragment lit | 26328386 triangle / sec | 39368016 triangle / sec |
So, we see that, on the whole, The New iPad came out the winner in this competition - especially clearly its superiority in the gaming scene, while in synthetic subtests the Apple tablet in some places lost to the flagship ASUS. However, the iPad has a higher resolution. So, in general, we can award an unconditional victory here to the iPad and its hardware.
Summing up the performance testing of ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity, we can say that it is the undisputed leader among Android tablets at the moment. Comparison with the main competitor - Apple iPad - is not so straightforward. According to the two multi-platform benchmarks we used, the iPad outperforms Infinity in terms of graphics, but is inferior in processor performance. However, judging by the available information about NVIDIA Tegra 3 and Apple A5X, it should be so.
But, one way or another, for all modern tablet tasks (including 3D games, Full HD video playback, etc.) ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity's performance is more than enough. In particular, NVIDIA Tegra 3 (even in its regular, overclocked version) allows you to play Full HD video without using hardware acceleration - the power of the processor cores is enough for this. Although, of course, hardware acceleration allows for longer battery life.
Autonomous work and ergonomics
Autonomous operation of ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity is provided by two batteries: one in the tablet itself (25 Wh), the other in the docking station (19.5 Wh).
When using a tablet with a dock, the tablet battery is recharged from the dock battery until the dock is completely empty. The percentage of charge remaining for both batteries is displayed in the sub-menu in the lower right corner - just like the Transformer Prime.
Testing the tablet's autonomy is not easy, as there are three performance modes, two screen modes (besides, of course, automatic brightness plus the ability to manually adjust the brightness), and the ability to connect a docking station. That is, there are a lot of options, and it is simply unrealistic to check them all. Therefore, we will give only some guidelines based on the main scenarios for using the tablet: watching a Full HD movie indoors, playing 3D games indoors, reading and working with mail outdoors. In all cases, we used a tablet without a docking station, since we did not have a docking station from Infinity.
First, let's look at the result of AnTuTu Tester. By loading the CPU of a mobile device up to 100%, this test allows you to understand what the battery consumption will be, for example, when watching a Full HD video without hardware acceleration. In addition, the benchmark shows the maximum heating.
The results were mixed. On the one hand, at maximum CPU load, the tablet can work for a very short time: only about two and a half hours (the brightness was set to maximum in normal mode, IPS + was not turned on). This, of course, is not enough.
On the other hand, the maximum heating was only 37.4 °. That is, we can say that the tablet does not overheat at all. This is especially important in light of the fact that The New iPad is criticized by many precisely for the strong heating of the case. In fact, the problem, in my opinion, is exaggerated, but Infinity's situation is still better.
Now let's look at other battery life tests. With maximum screen brightness in IPS + mode and with Wi-Fi enabled, the tablet lying on the table lasted about 5 hours. This is indicative for such a common use case as, for example, reading in the country or working with e-mail on the summer terrace of a cafe. Indoors, there is no sense in IPS + mode, it is excessive brightness, but outdoors - it is the most. Perhaps, it is for such a scenario that Infinity is ideal, since its brightness margin is really very large (although, as you can see, using this mode affects the battery life).
For use in a well-lit room, the comfort mode is normal IPS with maximum brightness. In this mode, we launched the Dead Trigger game, which makes good use of the capabilities of NVIDIA Tegra 3. You could play for a little less than four hours, which is quite normal.
In terms of video playback, an MKV file with a bitrate of 3843 Kbps and a resolution of 1920 × 800 (typical resolution for widescreen movies with an aspect ratio of 2.40: 1 or 2.35: 1 - most often these are Hollywood blockbusters) encoded with the AVC codec ( [email protected]), played back on the tablet for about six hours (brightness was set to maximum in normal IPS mode; suitable for indoor viewing). Dice Player was used for playback, which used hardware acceleration.
Overall, I would say the tablet has average battery life and a very good heating situation. Under maximum load (3D games, for example), the back of the case gets warm, but nothing more.
Cameras
The tablet is equipped with two video cameras - front (2 Mp) and rear (8 Mp). The rear camera has a flash, manual focus and autofocus, as well as a number of settings (in particular, you can choose picture parameters - 4: 3 or 16: 9, set ISO, shutter speed, choose a shooting mode ...). There is a digital zoom. In general, the situation with the cameras is similar to what we saw in the Transformer Prime, only the resolution of the front camera in the new model was increased (it used to be 1.2 megapixels).
The quality of pictures on the rear camera is normal.
The clarity, of course, is not enough, there is a slight blurring and artifacts, but in general this is a normal level for modern tablets of the upper price segment. Below is a fragment of the snapshot, the thumbnail of which you see above.
There is a digital zoom. Here's the largest possible option (shot from the same vantage point as both above).
Shooting a page with text lying on the windowsill did not cause any problems for the tablet. Here is a snapshot fragment (the full version is available by clicking).
We were very pleased with the video quality: a 30-second MP4 video with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 and a volume of 73.4 MB (you can download it) showed excellent clarity - and good color reproduction.
conclusions
The best Android tablet on the market? Yes, if we close our eyes to the lack of a 3G module (which is in the Acer Iconia Tab A701). The main competitor of The New iPad is undoubtedly. ASUS has improved an already excellent product by equipping Infinity with a Full HD display and an overclocked version of NVIDIA Tegra 3. At the same time, oddly enough, they managed to keep both the thickness and weight, and even avoid overheating. Therefore, the design of the tablet deserves the highest marks.
However, there are some details that confuse and raise questions - not for engineers or designers, but for marketers. First, why release a version with a cellular module later? The same iPad appears on sale in one day in all modifications. Secondly, why make different SoCs for versions with 3G / 4G and without? Perhaps the point is that the Qualcomm chip already has a cellular module, while NVIDIA does not. However, this presents consumers with a difficult choice, because the Qualcomm chip is dual-core, while the Tegra 3 is quad-core. Thirdly, why only the version with 64 GB of memory and with a docking station has gone on sale so far? Because of this, the only available version of Infinity in Russian retail costs 32,950 rubles (at least that's the recommended price). For comparison, the cheapest version of The New iPad will cost only 20,490 rubles (in the official Russian retail; you can find cheaper from “gray” suppliers). Of course, this is not entirely correct to compare, because the amount of memory is different (and 16 GB for the new iPad is still not enough), but the 64 GB version of the iPad will still cost less - 28,990 rubles. Yes, no one argues: the docking station (aka the keyboard) is a huge plus. But why the buyer is not given a choice - to buy with or without it?
In general, we do not hesitate to present ASUS with another Original Design award (for being able to create the thinnest and lightest Full HD tablet, and even with a metal case, while avoiding overheating), but we advise potential buyers to wait for a wider range Infinity configuration options. And then, having compared your desires and possibilities, make a choice.
P.S. After the article was published, Alexey Nistratov, technical PR manager of ASUS, sent us on behalf of the company answers to the questions voiced above. Here is this comment.
In the spring, when the new model was ready for production, it turned out that the SoC maker for the two hottest new ASUS products - TF700KL and Padfone - is having difficulties with chip shipments, promising to resolve them only by the end of the third quarter. Therefore, it was decided to release the TF700T model based on the Tegra 3 chip, which does not yet include a 3G / 4G communication module in this generation. The Tegra bundle with an additional 3G microcircuit turned out to be more difficult to manufacture, more expensive and worse in power consumption, which is critical for this chipset. As for prices and configurations, the TF700T is planned to be delivered in August without a docking station and with 32 GB of flash memory; the retail price for the model in this configuration is expected to be around 24 thousand rubles. In my opinion, this is an interesting proposal adequate to competitive models. But at the same time, we are sure that the best choice for today is the maximum delivery, which reveals all the capabilities of the device. She is also the most demanded. Well, the long-awaited version of the tablet with 4G should appear in the fall.
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