Tablet wars Apple vs Samsung vs Asus

Apple just unveiled its latest slate and one of questions you are probably asking yourselves is, “How does it compare to its market rivals?”. That’s why we decided to create a table, comparing the iPad 3 to what are currently two of the hottest slates out there – the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T and the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1.

Now lets see if those brave Android tablet warriors will be able to take the smug smile off of the iPad 3′s Retina display.

	APPLE IPAD 3 (HD)		SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 10.1	ASUS TRANSFORMER PAD INFINITY 700
OS	Apple iOS 5.1		Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich	Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Display	9.7-inch IPS TFT		10.1-inch PLS TFT	10.1-inch Super IPS+ LCD
Resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels		1280 x 800 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
Height	241.2 mm		256.7 mm	263 mm
Width	185.7 mm		175.3 mm	180.8 mm
Thickness	9.4 mm		8.9 mm	8.5 mm
Weight	652 grams (Wi-Fi)	662 grams (Wi-Fi + 4G)	583 grams	586 grams
Processor	1GHz dual-core Cortex A9		1.4GHz dual-core Cortex-A9	1.6 GHz quad-core Cortex-A9	1.5GHz dual-core Krait
GPU	Quad-core PowerVR SGX543MP4		Mali-400MP	Twelve-core ULP GeForce	Adreno 225
Storage	• 16GB • 32GB • 64GB		• 16GB • 32GB • 64GB	• 32GB • 64GB
microSD	No		Yes, up to 32GB	Yes, up to 32GB
RAM	? GB		1GB	1GB
Main camera	5MP Auto-Focus (1080p)		3.15 MP Auto-Focus with LED Flash (1080p)	8MP Auto-Focus with LED Flash (1080p)
Main camera Features	• Geo-tagging • Face detection		• Geo-tagging	• Geo-tagging
Front-facing camera	Yes, VGA		Yes, 2MP (720p)	Yes, 2MP (720p)
Wi-Fi	802.11 a/b/g/n		802.11 a/b/g/n	802.11 a/b/g/n
USB	Proprietary connector		Proprietary connector	microUSB port
Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE		Yes, v3.0 with A2DP	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Battery	42,5Wh		25,9Wh	25Wh
Network	• 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 • 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 • 4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100		• 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 • 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	N/A	• 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 • 3G Network HSDPA • 4G Network LTE
Misc	–		S Pen	Optional mobile dock with standard QWERTY keyboard and trackpad
Availability	16 March (U.S., Canada, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan)		Q2	Q2
Sensors	• Accelerometer • Gyroscope • Proximity • Compass		• Accelerometer • Gyroscope • Proximity • Compass	• Accelerometer • Gyroscope • Proximity • Compass

So, based purely on the spec sheet alone, which one would you take home with you?