At once two mobile devices ZenPad10 ZD300CL and TransformerPad TF300TL from ASUS will be considered in this review material. These are functional and productive ASUS tablets. 10 inches - the display diagonal of these mobile devices, which, if necessary, allows you to turn them into a full-fledged laptop with a touch screen by connecting a keyboard.
What are these devices?
These devices are positioned as ASUS tablets. 10 inches, as noted earlier, the screen size of these advanced mobile computers. It is also possible to connect a keyboard to this tablet PC. As a result, we get a 2-in-1 class device or, as it is also called, a transformer. Tablet and laptop in one. The only thing to consider is that Android is the system software in these devices. Therefore, software designed for the Windows operating system will not function in this case.
ModelZenPad10 ZD300CL and its specifications
Whatever it was, this mobile device has more advanced characteristics. First of all, this is the ATOM Z3560 central processor from Intel. It has 4 compute modules that are capable of overclocking at maximum load up to 1.83 GHz. The manufacturing process of this semiconductor crystal corresponds to 22nm. It is this feature of this chip that provides the overall high energy efficiency of the device.
The graphics accelerator in this case is the PowerVR G6430, which can handle even the most demanding tasks without any problems. The amount of RAM is 2 GB, and the capacity of the built-in storage is 32 GB. It is also possible to increase its capacity by installing an external flash card, the maximum capacity of which can be 64 GB. The touch screen is based on an IPS matrix with HD resolution. This allows you to get a fairly good image quality on the screen of the device.
The main camera of the Tablet PC has a 5MP sensor, while the front camera has a 2MP sensor. It is not necessary to expect impeccable quality of photos and videos from them, but still, in normal light levels, they allow you to get pictures of acceptable quality. One battery charge? according to the manufacturer? should be enough for 9 hours of continuous operation at an average load level. As noted earlier, Android is the OS. Its version is 5.0.
Tablet TransformerPad TF300TL
Moremodest technical specifications for the second hero of this review from ASUS. A tablet (10 inches) with a keyboard and productive stuffing is all about it. It also uses NVIDIA's quad-core Tegra 3 processor solution. Only now its maximum clock frequency is limited to only 1.2 GHz. The graphics accelerator in this case is the GeForce ULP from the same developer company NVIDIA. This device has 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB of integrated storage.
As in the previous case, it is possible to install an external drive, the capacity of which can reach 32 GB. The display matrix is exactly the same as that of the previous device - "IPS". Yes, and the resolution is identical - HD. The main camera has an 8.0MP sensor, while the front camera has a 1.2MP sensor. Claimed battery life is 14 hours.
Compare the specifications of tablets
These are very similar ASUS tablets: they have 10-inch diagonal displays, each of them is based on a 4-core CPU, their screen matrices are almost identical. But still, the technical specifications and the software component look preferable for the ZenPad10 ZD300CL. This is more RAM and built-in storage, and a more efficient processor solution (the frequency of this CPU is much higher - 1.83 GHz versus 1.2 GHz), and a more recent version of the system software. But the TransformerPad TF300TL has much less pluses: better battery life (14 hours versus 9) and improvedmain camera sensor (8 MP vs 5 MP).
Cost of each model
10-inch ASUS tablets with these specifications can't be cheap. More affordable is the TransformerPad TF300TL. At the moment, it can still be purchased for 15,000 rubles. It has been out of production for a relatively long time, now only its stock is being sold, which is very limited.
If you are planning to get such a mobile mainframe computer, then you need to hurry. ZenPad10 ZD300CL is much more expensive - from 22,000 rubles today. This is a more recent model of the transformer device, which will be sold for quite some time.
Owner Reviews
According to users, both of these models of transformer computers are excellent ASUS tablets. 10 inches, the reviews further confirm this, are the most optimal size for this particular class of devices, which allows you to use the device as a tablet or a laptop. But from the standpoint of technical parameters and system software, the ZenPad10 ZD300CL looks more preferable. It has more memory, more powerful CPU. But at the same time, the cost is higher. But in any case, it is recommended to pay attention to this tablet PC model when choosing a new such device.
Purchase recommendations
These are very similar ASUS tablets. 10 inch, 4G network, GPS,GLONASS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi - this is not a complete list of technical specifications for these devices, which are common. But the processor part and the memory subsystem are much better in the ZenPad10 ZD300CL. Additionally, it should be noted that this is a more recent device. In fact, it has only one minus in comparison with the second device of this review - a higher cost. But it is compensated by improved parameters and therefore it is more preferable to buy ZenPad10 ZD300CL.
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In this short article, ASUS tablets (10 inches - touch screen diagonal, 4 cores, affordable price - the main criteria for choosing models for review) of two models are considered in detail: ZenPad10 ZD300CL and TransformerPad TF300TL. The first of these boasts improved technical specifications and more recent system software. And the second device has a longer battery life, lower cost and an improved main camera. Each of them is perfect for solving any problem today.
