Asus Transformer Prime comes powered by a 1.3 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor with 1 GB RAM and a 10.1 inch touchscreen display. This android tablet also comes with an optional docking station with chiclet keyboard that transforms the tablet into a netbook and extending the battery life.

The Transformer Prime is a good tablet with powerful processing power. The docking station makes it even more attractive transforming it into a netbook. This tablet runs on Honeycomb OS (Android 3.2) which can be further upgraded to ICS (Android 4.0). Asus PadFone is another interesting android phone that transforms into a tablet and then into a netbook.

Asus Transformer Prime Price features / Specifications

Powered by a 1.3 GHz dual core processor (Nvidia Tegra 3) and coupled with Nvidia GeForce GPU the Transformer Prime is powerful enough to run the Android 3.2 or the Android 4.0. Tying on a tablet was never an easy task and for this reason the docking station also called Eee Station comes with a 254 mm Chiclet Keyboard.

Asus Transformer Prime with Eee station (chiclet keyboard with touchpad)
Asus Transformer Prime with Eee station (chiclet keyboard with touchpad)

The Eee station itself comes with a 22 Wh battery that keeps it going on for about 18 hours. Moreover the tablet also gets charged up when connect to this station.

The Asus Transformer Prime has got that stunning look, a slim body with a thickness of just 8.3 mm and 586 grams weight. This tablet comes with 1 GB RAM and 64 GB internal memory. MicroSD card can also be used, capacity of up to 32 GB.

Asus Transformer Prime as a netbook
Asus Transformer Prime

The 10.1 inch LED Backlit touchscreen (Gorilla Glass) supports multi touch with resolution of 1280 by 800 pixels. Other features are Micro HDMI port, USB Port for docking, Wi-Fi, GPS, Headphone jack, mic, internal mic / speakers, sensors (Light, G-Sensor, E-compass and Gyroscope) and Bluetooth.

This tablet comes with an 8 MP rear facing auto focus camera with flash and F2.4 aperture along with a front facing 1.2 MP camera which can be used for making video calls. Videos can be recorded in 1080 p resolution with colour enhancement technology.

Asus Transformer Prime features and price in India
Asus Transformer Prime price

Special apps that come pre-loaded are SuperNote, App locker, Backup, MyCloud and Polaris Office to name a few. On a single change the Li-Polymer batter keeps the tablet going for almost 12 hours and if used with the dock you can expect a total backup time of up to 18 hours.

Asus Transformer Prime price in India is Rs. 49,500 ( includes Eee Station – Keyboard dock).

By Rajeev Rana

Founder and Chief Editor - gogi.in