Jun 25 Comparison: Asus Transformer Pad Infinity vs Asus Nexus 7

Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 has been forgotten due to the hordes of rumors about the Nexus 7. If you remember Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 was set to launch by the end of this month, so Asus has kept its promise and Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 has landed in US at Best Buy. But would it be able to survive in front of its own manufactured  Google Nexus 7? To help you answer the question we have listed a concise comparison between the newly launched Asus Transformer Pad Infinity and the upcoming Asus Nexus tablet. Note that the comparison is based on speculations and rumors related to Nexus tablet so it is not 100 percent legit.

Display

Asus Transformer Pad Infinity boasts 10.1 inches IPS-LCD screen protected by Gorilla glass 2 along with 1920×1200 pixels of full HD resolutin while the Asus Nexus 7 sports 7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1280×800.

Processor

Under the hood of Google Nexus 7 you can see 1.3GHz Quad-Core Tegra 3 CPU and NVIDIA GPU while Transformer Pad Infinity runs on quad-core Tegra 3 processors clocked at 1.6GHz along with NVIDIA Tegra 3 GPU.

OS

Asus Transformer Pad Infinity is boosted by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich while the Nexus 7 is expected to come with a new flavor of Android—Android 4.1 plausibly called the Jelly Bean.

RAM/Storage

Transformer Pad Infinity features 1GB of RAM and invincible 64GB of internal storage (WiFi only) which is the biggest highlight of the tablet. On the other hand Nexus 7 is expected to come with 1GB RAM and 8GB / 16GB Internal Storage only. It is said to be the Wi-Fi only model.

Camera

Google powered Asus Nexus tablet is anticipated to come with 1.2MP Front Camera without rear shooter. The Transformer Pad Infinity is assigned a pair of cameras including 8.0MP main camera and 2.0MP front facing camera for video calls.

Battery

Asus Transformer Pad Infinity has Lithium-polymer battery the Nexus may sport a battery that can lasts up to 9 hours.

Price

New Asus Transformer Pad Infinity is available for $599.99 at Best Buy. The forthcoming Nexus 7 will be a budget friendly Android slate that will fall in the price bracket of $199- $249, $199 for 8GB model and $249 for 16 GB model.

Both tablets contending in the wrestling ring today are manufactured by Asus and have their own positive and negative points. The Google brand name, affordable price tag, Android’s new flavor and quad core processors can help Nexus 7 to win this war while the 64GB internal storage of Asus Transformer Pad Infinity is enough to knock out its contender.

Update: Google Nexus 7 is official. It sports 7-inch display with 1280 x 800 resolutions, quad-core Tegra 3 CPU, 1.2-megapixel front camera, 1GB of RAM, 8GB/16GB internal storage, 4,325mAh battery and NFC. Price is $200-$250.