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[Asus Transformer TF700] camspy:
XDA member SlimJ87D has posted some interesting thoughts about Gorilla Glass 2 and as we know, GG2 is 20% thinner than GG and also it is made of different materials or used a different production processes. Here are some of his sentences:

Having a thinner glass means a lot. If your visibility is improved then you don't need to tune up the brightness as much to see. The type of glass you use also can help or hurt visibility. Think of the glass as a diffuser, when light hits it, it will actually be reflected and diffused throughout the glass, this goes both ways from the monitor and outdoor lighting hitting the screen. By thinning the glass and changing he type of material the glass is made of you can drastically improve visibility.

Everyone assumes the Galaxy Nexus and SGS3 are the exact screens, but the way they look is not going to be the same at all. The screen itself is reported to be a bit different as you can see they have different brightness ratings. In addition, the SGS3 is sporting Gorilla Glass 2. Being brighter and having Gorilla Glass 2 will surely bump it up from the Galaxy Nexus screen.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tixed:
Nice one! And lighter also. Btw, it have slots on the bottom edge... keyboard dock? :)

Concerns are - proprietary CPU and ROM updates... dunno about Huawei, ASUS updates software pretty often.
[Asus Transformer TF700] mark.m.moran:
Was wondering about those slots as well?? I do like the fact it has stereo speakers......
[Asus Transformer TF700] vittogn:
It will definitely have a keyboard dock, leaks say.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tixed:
Yup, I've noticed stereo as well. Prime has only one speaker, and Infinity should have one either...
[Asus Transformer TF700] 3oudreaux:
Better sound quality is one thing I would love to see above what's been announced. Stereo speakers would be fantastic. Bad sound quality is one reason why the tf300 didn't last one day in my hands.
[Asus Transformer TF700] demandarin:
no. prime actually has stereo speakers also. 2 of them. they're just both side by side instead of spread out on each end of tablet. sound quality is great on my prime. especially after using volume+. Prime ie VERY LOUD.
[Asus Transformer TF700] buxtahuda:
Until you take it into an open environment lol but honestly (don't know about 300 but wouldn't it be the same?) these things have really good sound quality, better than most mobile stuff I see. Samsung's phones always surprise me with how crisp and loud they can be, but I haven't come across many devices that actually beat the Prime out.
[Asus Transformer TF700] 3oudreaux:
IMO the tf300 sound was tinny and not as full as the prime. Mabye it was all that plastic. :p
[Asus Transformer TF700] Arun01:
I just used a small piece wrapped from the back of the prime over the sd card & it comes to the bezel of the prime.It's been on for a week now & it works.
[Asus Transformer TF700] yumms:
That Huawei tablet is also using the 3.0 kernel...get with the times Asus.
[Asus Transformer TF700] undercover:
Watch it. Huawei is next HTC
[Asus Transformer TF700] buxtahuda:
How do you mean?
[Asus Transformer TF700] helfone:
whats the 3.0 kernel?
[Asus Transformer TF700] buxtahuda:
The base linux kernel that everything Android is piled onto. At least, so I think?
[Asus Transformer TF700] undercover:
I mean htc were a no brand phones to start with too. Look at them now.
[Asus Transformer TF700] buxtahuda:
Got ya. Yeah, they definitely look promising. I definitely like that tablet, don't know about all the proprietary stuff though.
[Asus Transformer TF700] David Dee:
Part of the genesis of htc's success was Apple's exclusive deal with at&t for the iphone. Htc satisfied non at&t customer's demand for quality touch phones pre Android.

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[Asus Transformer TF700] demandarin:
My 2 favorite phones I owned was the HTC Kaiser aka Tilt & the HTC Rhodium aka Tilt2. Both ran winMo. The Rhodium was where I got my first taste of Android. We were dual booting Android Froyo & AOSP versions on it with XDAndroid. It was a simple cab file installation. Shout out to ReeferMattness! I miss those days of modifiying my phone. I loved the touchscreen and slide out keyboard set up.

So HTC holds a special place with me as I loved using their phones and tweaking them. HTC was what originally brought me here to XDA.
[Asus Transformer TF700] David Dee:
I have to 100% agree, I am a big HTC fan. I really like the product, I find their phones have a unique premium feel. They are quality devices.

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[Asus Transformer TF700] buxtahuda:
Absolutely! My HTC Vision is fantastic! I can't imagine any other brands of phone, you're right, nothing else has felt as premium to me as this phone. In price, but not in form and function. Except maybe the iPhones, but they're uselessly premium with easily breakable glass on both sides..
[Asus Transformer TF700] David Dee:
The Vision does rock for it's age although I would love a One x! I will reserve comment on Apple as I don't want to further hijack this thread, although if Asus would throw us a bone on North American release dates/pricing for the Infinity we would all have more relevant subject matter to discuss/drool over :)

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[Asus Transformer TF700] buxtahuda:
Haha I know right. Just been waiting, getting close to time for me to swap out my Prime or get a refund and they need to have the Infinity out when I do :D

Yeah, the One X (and S and XL) all look pretty good. QWERTY is a must though, so I'm hoping we see a G3 before long ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] camspy:
Haha, Asus tablet talks transformed into HTC :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] tixed:
I wish ASUS could make a phone... it would be beautiful! And clean android, without any (non)sence or touch(yourself)wiz :p

Happy with my GNex though, not even One X can seduce me. I doubt that I can see a difference between quad and double CPU in everyday use...

And I know about PadFone, it's nice, but not THAT good for me... have a slightly different purpose.
[Asus Transformer TF700] mark.m.moran:
Loved the stereo sound on the Galaxy Tab 10.1, it should be even better on the Tab 2 10.1 as I think the speakers are facing forward??

Cheers,

M
[Asus Transformer TF700] rushless:
HTC One sucks, since no sd card. At least Apple offers a 64GB device for its closed in approach.

Seems the lack of a card slot is hoping people use the cloud and easily bust their already lame 2GB data cap.

Revenue trojan horse.
[Asus Transformer TF700] David Dee:
That is a real issue with the device, specifically one xl with 16gb. I believe the form factor doesn't allow for sd card slot, no space. I think memory was reduced on the north american version to reduce cost.... Bad move as most would gladly shell out an extra 50 bucks for an additional 16 gigs. Otherwise still the best phone out there imo.

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[Asus Transformer TF700] David Dee:
I am looking forward to final specs and release date for the galaxy note 10.1.

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[Asus Transformer TF700] jordanmw:
Sounds like your old favorites are exactly what mine were, loved the touch pro and touch pro 2, had those on verizon. The wife still has her touch pro 2 running winmo 6.5, just loaded mightyrom since she likes that rom the best. Had her running android for a while.

I do love those htc devices... best one was the HD2... huge screen, ran winmo or android.
[Asus Transformer TF700] babymatteo:
Well hardware wise yes. But software wise, Nexus phones have no comparisons.
[Asus Transformer TF700] 729927852:
Anyone know if the infinity 700 will be compatible with the Prime's dock?
[Asus Transformer TF700] demandarin:
I just thought of something. since wireless performance is "supposedly" increased in Infinity Pad, I wonder if they got rid of the dual wifi antennaes like in prime. seems like prime was one of only devices to use dual antennaes. if infinity pad goes with only one antennae, the increase in wireless performance might not be that noticeable compared to a prime with good wireless. as we've seen plenty up here have good or great wireless or wifi performance also. we can't even talk GPS cuz Asus official site not even listing it on spec yet on infintiy pad or 300.

I think it would be best if infinity pad uses dual antennae set up also. that would give the best reception by far. we won't know till we see a teardown lmfao the new model.

as for that picture, yes the strip made ipad2 wifi "Acceptable". buts its widely known and proven that ipad1 wifi had greater range and strength. the ipad2 wifi resulted in 15-20% wifi performance loss compared to ipad1. still was usable though. just wanted to clarify that. its not like ipad2 has great wifi or something. its acceptable n usable. which is what matters in the end.
[Asus Transformer TF700] BarryH_GEG:
The best example of a Prime underperforms every other Android tablet. The dual-antennas weren't a benefit; they were to circumvent the design choice of a full metal back cover. There's really no need for them any longer and the second antenna was just an added expense (and another point of potential failure). There's no reason Asus can't use the same wireless methods and get the same results as everyone else now that they've dumped the all metal back cover. Getting good wireless performance from a mobile device isn't rocket science or difficult and doesn't require the reinvention of the wheel. If they want to do something to improve their device's wireless, add 5GHz support like everyone else.
[Asus Transformer TF700] demandarin:
actually only a very few devices support 5Ghz. it isn't like every other Android tablet supports it. its still something new being implemented. just like newer BT protocols etc...there's more that don't support 5Ghz than do.

and your assumption the best performing prime is worse than every other android tablet is false. not going to let that one ride when you don't even have a device yourself to compare a personal account of it. very large amounts of people here in forums reported wifi on par or better than their other devices. now if you talking about GPS, OK you right. but as far as wifi, no. don't even feel like digging out the polls done here that proved otherwise. even Anandtech said on his last wifi test that it was on par with OG transformer. lets leave it at that. you opened da can of worms on that one. plus the constant debate on it will detract from these real focus. we will agree to disagree on that one ;)

you funny..lol doesn't look worse than every other android tablet to me. actually better than most ;) ill leave it at that...:p. one more thing, clearly seen here not everyone using 5Ghz. your galaxy actually suffers from slower speeds than prime. lol
[Asus Transformer TF700] rwniel:
According to Asus on their UK facebook page, none of the newly announced models (Pad 300, Pad 700 or PadFone) are compatible with the Prime's keyboard dock. Apparently, it's to account for differences in weight, thickness and balance.

Robert
[Asus Transformer TF700] diecast17:
Just another lie by Asus!!!
[Asus Transformer TF700] :
Also a bigger battery means heavier maybe thicker tablet and may not last as long to run the screen.
[Asus Transformer TF700] BarryH_GEG:
When you say "not last as long" I wasn't sure if you meant the overall time the battery will provide power or if you meant the additional charging would wear the battery out faster. With the same size battery, people are guessing the iPad3 would use 10-15% more power than the iPad2 so you could probably guess the same thing applies to the Infinity. Asus has the Prime at 12 hours and Infinity at 10 with the same size battery so that seems about right. The impact to the lifespan of the battery of recharging it 15% more often would be negligible. Here's some info on lithium polymer batteries. It's from Apple but the same applies universally. So basically, if you charge and discharge the battery completely every day it would still be usable (to some degree) after almost three years. Most of us will have moved on to new devices long before our batteries give out.

Standard Charging

Most lithium-ion polymer batteries use a fast charge to charge your device to 80% battery capacity, then switch to trickle charging. That’s about two hours of charge time to power an iPod to 80% capacity, then another two hours to fully charge it, if you are not using the iPod while charging.

You can charge all lithium-ion batteries a large but finite number of times, as defined by charge cycle.

Charge Cycle

A properly maintained iPad battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at

1000 full charge and discharge cycles

. You may choose to replace your battery when it no longer holds sufficient charge to meet your needs.

Using and recharging 100% of battery capacity equals one full charge cycle.

A charge cycle means using all of the battery’s power, but that doesn’t necessarily mean a single charge. For instance,

you could listen to your iPod for a few hours one day, using half its power, and then recharge it fully. If you did the same thing the next day, it would count as one charge cycle, not two, so you may take several days to complete a cycle

. Each time you complete a charge cycle, it diminishes battery capacity slightly, but you can put notebook, iPod, and iPhone batteries through many charge cycles before they will only hold 80% of original battery capacity. As with other rechargeable batteries, you may eventually need to replace your battery.
[Asus Transformer TF700] BarryH_GEG:
It might be available April/May according to this article. This is the second reporter to speculate on the future of the Prime.

Did Corning Out Transformer Pad Infinity Launch Date with Availability of Gorilla Glass 2 Release?

Chuong Nguyen | 02/28/2012

At Mobile World Congress, Corning announced that consumers can expect to find devices–both tablets and smartphones–with the company’s Gorilla Glass 2 glass screens starting in the April or May timeline. The company highlighted that both smartphone- and tablet-manufacturers Acer and Asus have announced products or roadmaps for devices in the future that will launch with Gorilla Glass 2 displays.

Given that Asus had announced the Transformer Pad Infinity, a revised 10-inch version of the Transformer Prime that will either support a quad-core processor or 4G LTE network connectivity and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 CPU alongside a full 1080p HD display, was announced at MWC to support Gorilla Glass 2, the April or May timeline by Corning may hint that the Transformer Pad Infinity may be launching in or around that timeframe.

Given that the Transformer Prime was launched just recently, the release of the new successor in the Transformer Pad Infinity will give the Prime a lifespan of about half a year on the market. Though the Prime was anticipated by many hopeful tablet owners thanks to the device being the first out of the gate to support quad-core processing power with the inclusion of NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 platform, the tablet had suffered a few setbacks at launch, including GPS performance issues and a locked bootloader.

Corning had initially debuted Gorilla Glass 2 last month in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show, highlighting that the thinner, yet strong, glass panels will help manufacturers improve touchscreen responsiveness, create thinner devices, or pack in more features like a beefier battery.

http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/0...with-availability-of-gorilla-glass-2-release/
[Asus Transformer TF700] 3rdamention:
Yeah that report somewhat speculates the Prime is on its way out saying it had a shelf life of 6 months. I still think/predict the Prime is all but done now. There just isnt shelf space anywhere for like 4 different Asus tablets. I know everyone thinks the Prime can stand alongside the other tablets, but the fact they cannot be found on store shelves and new models rumored to release in just a month or two, i think the writings on the wall. Plus you have the name change. RIP Transformer Prime.
[Asus Transformer TF700] BarryH_GEG:
Speaking of shelf space, resellers not only have to stock the tablets but they also have to stock the docks. So with the TF300 in three colors and the Prime and Infinity in two, the latter also coming in two sizes, that’s a lot of merchandise to pay for up front and have taking up shelf space. That’s not even taking in to account any 7” models. And a chart I previously posted shows 2/3 of tablets are purchased B&M. Asus' market share in 2011 was 10% and Acer's was 9%. Asus is dumping a whole lot of burden on resellers based on how many tablets they've sold historically and that’s what resellers will base their buying decisions on, not Asus’ future claims. And they’ve all been burned by loading up on BB PB’s and HP TP’s so they’re not exactly trusting of tablet manufacturers. Analysts are projecting Market-accessible Android tablet sales to double in 2012. With all the models they're building Asus would have to make up over half those additional sales. Based on history, that's highly unlikely. Especially since they don't advertise (Samsung spent $100MM on the G-Tab in 2011 according to AdAge). If Asus tablets start flying off the shelves the resellers will be on board. If not, they'll pick a couple of popular sellers and call it a day. And don't forget that tablets (all kinds) make up less than 1% of BB, OD, and Staple's annual revenue so if they take a risk it's going to be on the conservative side.

Also, the Prime isn't a “device” it’s a “price point.” If Asus continues to believe it's important to have a $499 tablet between the $399 TF300 and $599 Infinity they could easily put a non-HD screen on the Infinity or make the 4G 16GB model available in a Wi-Fi version. That would eliminate the need for three distinct tablet models (and manufacturing and distribution processes). And Asus saying the Prime is aimed at “early adopters” is kind of strange in and of itself. Do they consider the million people they originally claimed would buy it all “early adopters?” I think that's the kind of logic reporters are using to formulate their opinions on the Prime’s future. At the end of the day, Asus just wants to sell tablets. They don’t care which ones. They’ll go with what provides the highest profit, costs them the least, and makes resellers lives easier. As for timing, who knows? Look how long it took Chrysler to kill Dodge, GM to kill Pontiac, and Ford to kill Mercury. There's a lot more to this than "Gosh darn, the Prime sure is a fantastic device."
[Asus Transformer TF700] Keion:
Oh crap. That infinity's band at the top gives me the shivers. Looks hideously atrocious. I would've liked a revamped unibody.
[Asus Transformer TF700] aznmode:
I also noticed the volume is no longer on the side? Is it on the top right now? So I guess there goes the idea of using the 700 back on a Prime. Not that I would do it but for those that were thinking about it.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Techie2012:
I wish ASUS had added an extra improvement to the Infinity to justify the $100 difference. That would be better sound. I just can't hear the speaker on the Prime very well, keep finding myself putting my hand in front of it to bounce the sound back to the front. Stereo speakers in a different location and that would somewhat emit sound to the front, not the back, would be great!

Also i hope they fixed the problem with the memory card being ejected accidentally.
[Asus Transformer TF700] demandarin:
Same here. Wish there were more features in it for the boost in price. The HD screen is a nice feature. But that's the only real upgrade. The strip on the top isn't an added feature really. Its an addition to address the issues some had with wireless performance. I'd call it more of a refresh than true upgrade. Like apple does with their iPhones.

Me n several others have found volume+ to dramatically boost volume and bass level. There's a thread on it in themes n apps section. Its the real deal. Not some b.s. equalizer. This officially boosts sound volume and root isn't even needed for it to work. Now my prime is REALLY loud. You can also increase headset and Bluetooth speakers or headsets with it
[Asus Transformer TF700] Techie2012:
Cool. I am going to give it a try. The downside is that other people in the room might be annoyed by the loud volume :D Ideally the speakers would be placed on the front. I remember seeing a technology that makes the glass on TV/monitors act as a speaker, not sure how close that is to being used commercially.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Underwater Mike:
After seeing two poorly orchestrated tablet launches from Asus in 2011, I would add 60 days to any published launch date to estimate what normal folks would characterize as being "available."
[Asus Transformer TF700] Techie2012:
bump. just because i'm sick and tired of hearing about the new ipad ;)
[Asus Transformer TF700] htcplussony:
I never noticed they moved the volume until now but looks like hdmi/audio jack and maybe even the reset button moved too. There's also a hole next to the flash/camera so maybe there's a mic there?
[Asus Transformer TF700] demandarin:
yeah touch pro2 & tilt 2 Thad same phone. just different carriers. I think yours may have the built in FM radio though. or was that the sprint version? my woman is using my tilt2 now. its still running well but very beat up...lol. back case is kinda cracked. lost both of my original Stylus SMH.

I actually still have 2 original Tilt phones. although no service on them, you can easily stick a prepaid sim card in there and use as an emergency phone. Plus since they have wifi, they can still be used to surf the web. I gave those to my father n mom a long time ago. they now have HTC Evo though. My father thinks he showed me up with his EVO, when i was still using the Tilt2..lol. Once I got my motor Atrix, I evened the score up. time to give my moto to my woman and get me a new one ;)

my next phone will likely be an HTC. I really love the galaxy note though. If this SG3 comes to at&t, ill check it out. I wish at&t had the tegra3 version of the HTC One X. they have the krait S4 version I believe. ill still check it out though. I've been hearing great things about the new HD super LCD screens. some say they are the best displays out there right now.

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this is why I really hope the Asus/Google collaboration of a 7in. Tegra3 Nexus tablet holds out to be true. at the low price point it'll have, I gotta have one. :cool:
[Asus Transformer TF700] Screwedupsmitty:
Second that. Now that I've gotten this baby, its clear I can never go back to a phone with dedicated "hard" buttons. The ability to customize not only the size and color, but also which buttons you want to display or not display, has proven to be the coolest damn thing about this phone. Hopefully we see more phones like this in the future, I still dont understand why the HTC one series has them. Even the SGIII has that ugly home button. Gross
[Asus Transformer TF700] buxtahuda:
I love having my actual keys! Lol, aside from the customization, I'm hating this move to to actual soft buttons and the nav bar :p
[Asus Transformer TF700] David Dee:
I agree with you but I have never run Sense for very long. With unlocked bootloader I switch to an AOSP rom very quickly....not very different from the purist nexus experience, but with the improved hardware :D

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I thought that way on the Tegra3 One X version as well until I started reading the feedback on the respective forums. It appears the S4 has blown away expectations with the AT&T/Rogers version being noticeably better on battery life and equally quick/responsive. Check out this thread started by someone who has both versions and compares them, very informative: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1609878