THE ASUS TRANSFORMER PAD INFINITY TAKES AN ALREADY-EXCELLENT DESIGN AND UPS THE ANTE YET AGAIN.
In the world of Android tablets, which -- and let's be perfectly honest here -- has been less than inspiring of late, there consistently has been one bright spot. That would be Taiwanese manufacturer ASUS, best known as a motherboard supplier, which burst onto the scene in the spring of 2011 with a crazy tablet-keyboard laptop-esque hybrid that, surprisingly enough, got a good many things right on the first try.
ASUS followed up the EeePad Transformer in late 2011 with the Transformer Prime, mostly improving on the original design (so long as GPS wasn't too important to you).
And that brings us to the new ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity. (Also known as the TF700.) Announced in January 2012 -- only a month or so after the Transformer Prime hit the streets -- the Infinity, as we're wont to call it, should look familiar. It's cut from the same cloth with a 10.1-inch display and optional keyboard dock. We got our first look at it at Mobile World Congress in late February in Barcelona.
So how's this one stand up? read on for our full ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity review
.If you're familiar with ASUS' line of tablets -- or, hell, tablets in general, you'll be able to find your way around the Infinity just fine. Out front is the aforementioned 10.1-inch "Super IPS+" display. (That Super IPS+ business is code for "looks great!") It's got the highest resolution of any Android tablet yet at 1920 x 1200, but it still doesn't match up to the latest iPad, which is at 2048x1536. That gives the Infinity about 224 pixels per inch, while the iPad is at 264 pixels per inch. Side by side, you can tell the difference. But the Infinity holds its own just fine. You'll also hear ASUS boasting about the display's 178-degree viewing angle, which is fine. It's also a greater angle than you're likely to ever realistically have to view the display at.
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