Asus Transformer Prime (Android 4.0): Unboxing & Detailed Review

[LuckyBucyk22]

OH MY GOD I FRIKIN LOVE AND LOOKIN FOWARD TO OWNING ONE!!!!!!!

[Duk3ster]

lmao did anyone read his email read the first one and the third one

[Deroo69]

How is the wifi? I've heard there are some problems with that with connectivity?

[LDSLurk]

I WANT NOW! *drools*

[landwolf00]

great tour!

[mapple721]

Android ok iPad 2 cool

[khalidz1981]

You couldn't keep Apple out of your mind even when are working on a Google's tablet. :)

[jd29858ableable]

did you use the camera on the asus transformer prime if you did what mp does the cameras both run on or how good are the cameras

[mrlbattle1]

Nice video but directions to apple store.....Really, I mean Really.......

[qasminisar]

Pls pls  pls tell me does this have Arabic language support? At what level if yes? Pls reply.

[jonnylaris]

I didn't hear you review any part of this device, was more like a feature demonstration...

[MozyTech]

is it 3g?



[DetroitBORG]

@MozyTech Nope, no cellular hardware in the Prime.

[ImTheWhiteBoy13]

R u rich?

[Kwakobo]

I always thought it was pronounced ace-sus

[DetroitBORG]

@Kwakobo As did I, but then the CEO had to clear that up ;)

[97LBest]

I cant find this anywhere in the uk someone please help me

[NoxuzBlog]

Why you have soo much apple products?

[CalenderJuiceSheena]

Sweet unboxing! Most detailed and informative review on Youtube to date!

[roboguy1215]

Except Android had those "Siri-like" features way before Apple took the idea. But otherwise, good review.

[Applegjg]

@roboguy1215 oh, and MyBooks and MyCloud are not a copy of iBooks and iCloud, piece of shit.

[roboguy1215]

@Applegjg haha ok that's completely irrelevant but I'll bite. First of all MyBooks and MyCloud are proprietary applications developed by Asus, having nothing to do with Google. But since you mentioned iBooks, let's notice that the Google Book Search/Google Print project was launched in Oct 2004, years before Jan 2010 when Apple launched iBooks in response to the 2007 Kindle. iBooks was anything but Apple's idea; they may have done a nice job with it I'll admit, but it was Amazon's Kindle first.

[roboguy1215]

@roboguy1215 While I'm at it, I'll notice that Google Music offered the same services as iTunes Match (free backup/streaming of music) before Apple released the idea, and Google Music is better - it lets you store 20,000 songs for free and stream to 10 registered devices and any computer, as opposed to whatever limit Apple has on iTunes Match (and its paid I think too). Also, the iOS notification center is a blatant ripoff of Android's notification center, while iMessage is a glorified BBM.

[roboguy1215]

@roboguy1215 Im not saying there aren't ideas that Android has taken from Apple too, but I'm just saying lets not think that Apple has come up with every idea about smartphones (as their barrage of lawsuits against every other idea is trying to persist). I actually love Apple, I've had two MacBook Pros and I wouldn't dream of using another computer. I don't like the idea of trying to sue your opponents into submission while "borrowing" all of their ideas in turn. It's a little hypocritical, no?

[Doinyamom619]

Do you think this is better than a regular laptop or not and why

[0Adviser0]

look at the Scratches from the back at 05:09 beside the camera



[Daikenhunter]

@lol4everty yeah like notification tray, voice commands, tabbed web browsing, folders, multi-tasking, front facing camera, cloud drives....

[Daikenhunter]

The voice command functions such as sending email, texts and searches is not a "Siring function". Android has had these for years.

[pokesnorlax1]

do you have to use the mobile version of youtbe with it?

[DetroitBORG]

@pokesnorlax1 Nope.

[pkerry12]

no 3g or 4g support Fail, meaning not very portable for someone that relies on Cloud ONLY service for everything!!

[danielgartin6993]

Isn't this like,$600

[DetroitBORG]

@danielgartin6993 No, it's $499

[Dani96Mac]

Viewing angel!?

[Bananas138]

This is gorgeous, an I'm A guy who Loves his iPad 2.

[MultiHeiji]

where do you get all this money to buy all this stuff

[454mood]

most Apple Fans are trying Android Devices now! you just got to admit!!

[54321thedeathbed]

@454mood no

[Waveking95]

what;s the point in having a bottom piece that can attach to it but you have to buy it seperately?? it's easier if it just comes with it

[kazora1001]

Lol? It is mini hdmi no?

[khaledJamalchannel]

when he pressed super ips+ mode, the screen stopped this weird black wave it had on.

[jeveuxfuchsia]

are you replacing your ipad for this? hope you are getting paid by Asus for this, I'm getting it as soon as I see it.

[DetroitBORG]

@jeveuxfuchsia Not an iPad replacement and I paid Asus to buy it, not the other way around ;)

[jeveuxfuchsia]

@DetroitBORG because this one is better? or why?

[jeveuxfuchsia]

@DetroitBORG I really would like to know why, I am buying a tablet~

[Username42100]

I'm drooling.

[54321thedeathbed]

@Username42100 no



[Username42100]

@54321thedeathbed That wasn't a question, or a statement you could prove invalid without breaking the law.

[54321thedeathbed]

@Username42100 no

[ElliottsHellDungeons]

One of the best reviews on the web I love this tablet already

[DetroitBORG]

@ElliottsHellDungeons Thank You!

[NineToFiveTech]

Please, I'd love to know, this or the next gen iPad (from what the rumours say)

[DetroitBORG]

@NineToFiveTech I still prefer the iPad 2...so iPad 3 it is ;) 

[MrConnor1234]

can u do a apple collaiton with all your apple stuff

[DetroitBORG]

@MrConnor1234 I would love to someday, I know my subs want that more than anything.

[dnanalahcnap]

looks good but i'm not a fan of the sharp corners in android's os...but i guess that can be fixed with a skin

[bigmoth14]

this was very helpful thanks :)

[bigmoth14]

how do you get games like i pod or ipad apps and games?

[kpeshin1]

Thank god it's not charging on Micro USB. The charging speeds would be so slow! Thats why the Playbook failed.

[FabriSlv]

@kpeshin1 Well, Playbook failed because it had a really poor software.

[RoccoDaOne]

Kukielka? I'm guessing you have Polish roots.

[lol4everty]

Lol, Android steals all the ideas from apple, failers.

Nice vid btw.

[FabriSlv]

@lol4everty Apple had been stealing ideas for decades. But they patented the slide-to-unlock!

WOW CAZZO!

[ThatsTechtastic]

Did you get the keyboard?

[naves1997]

Does it run google docs?

[galatei11]

2.5 minutes analysis of a box.

[maxinator5001]

you chilla frilla and thecreativeone are my favorite tech channels

[DetroitBORG]

@EthansMinecraft No, not at all actually.

[TheBaomog]

Is he rich?!?! Or does he work for a company that covers the costs!?!?! ( like sponsorship)

[DetroitBORG]

@TheBaomog Neither ;)

[TheBaomog]

@DetroitBORG Your awesome! :D

[MrFreshboy86]

What's the point in a quad core tablet if it can't run a full blown os?

[DetroitBORG]

@MrFreshboy86 Android is a full OS, and quad cores boost performance and battery life because it does a better job managing processing power.

[FabriSlv]

@MrFreshboy86 Multitasking.

A quad core processor NOW isn't used in any app, but when you have 10 browser tabs, one Tegra Zone game and a 1080p video open at the same time, you can really see the difference.

The iPad 2 is probably faster in every app, but it can't do everything at the same time as well as a real PC.

Tegra 3 does.

[DetroitBORG]

@bawsen No magic, I work and pay for it like everybody else.

[arbaazakapatel]

what about the browser???...

[jonhalljonhaav]

lol, are u watching porn? it says hot latinas get banged by germans!!

[matiasbreuer]

lol viewing angel

[TheAlbinoKid1226]

how long does this battery last realistically?

[DetroitBORG]

@TheAlbinoKid1226 Honestly haven't tested it out fully, but a good 6-8 hours of use.

[guyaneseDJ13]

omg, i'm so attracted to this tablet right now. if the Apple doesn't make a annoucement for the next iPad soon that includes a quad-core processor and retina display. I'm so getting this!

[DetroitBORG]

@guyaneseDJ13 They probably will not disappoint.

[h4x0y]

@guyaneseDJ13 it will probably have a retina display (of even better quality) and a quad core a6 cpu, as well as a rumored better battery and the camera of the iPhone 4s, which is stunning (but thats not too sure). FaceTime hd camera on the front is another rumor.

[FabriSlv]

@h4x0y a) the iPhone 4S is not stunning.

It's a very good camera, but the Nokia N8, which was not at all the best smartphone ever, had a much better camera, and it was almost 2 years ago!

b)a retina display with a 9.7 inch tablet means something like 1600p. Actually not possible.

c)FaceTime hd means a 720p front-facing camera. It could be, but I expect it to be a 480p as Tranformer Prime, or it would be difficult to place it on an iPod.

d)a6 and better battery are almost sure.

[FabriSlv]

@FabriSlv ops, i wanted to say "the iPhone 4S CAMERA is not sunning"

[h4x0y]

@FabriSlv i think you didn't understand the meaning of a retina display. it means you eyes cannot distinguish the pixels, which means the display needs a certain pixel density, depending on the distance to your eyes. for the iPhone, 300dpi was needed (given 12" distance from eyes), for the iPad, a little less is needed given an overall greater distance, 250dpi would do, resolution should be 2048*1536, which is almost certain for the next iPad.

[FabriSlv]

@h4x0y I know what a retina display is.

But, with such a big screen resolution, the problem is if the A6 processor can manage that.

And what's the cost of putting the 27" iMac resolution into a 9.7" screen.

I don't think that's possible.

But, even if it is, Asus has the TF700T, with a 1930*1200 screen.

[guyaneseDJ13]

@h4x0y yeah i already knew that. 

[eminemftw100]

Happy Birthday Mike!

[DetroitBORG]

@eminemftw100 Thanks ;)

[ThatsTechtastic]

Happy birthday!

[markgeoff222]

hey i want more apple staff !!!!!!!!!!

[DetroitBORG]

@markgeoff222 I know, so do I! ;)

[AlphaPivotTV]

happy birthday. love your vids.

[donscooba]

jejejeje cheddar resistance lol

[steliospitsillides]

1st decent review of this beast. thanks man!

[ued4021]

Nice Android Tablet,I want one.Does this support H.S.P.D.A.? Now i think Apple should be worried,things are coming together now for Android.Up to date n good video.

[DetroitBORG]

@ued4021 The ASUS does not offer cellular connectivity at this time, only WiFi.

[93mawi]

Nice Video, but my opinion: Wait for iPad 3 and the look which tablet belongs to you. I think, the comparison to the iPad 2 is a bit useless! In fact, this asus-device is very nice I think with it's power and ics on it. Nice Video! :)

[berniedmj1]

Any issues with any viruses yet? I read that you have to download an antivirus (free or not) from the previous transformer eepad but why?!? It should already have it installed! The USB port, can you download pictures/vids from a regular camera/video camera (unlike the iPad2 "power" issue)?

[mosteXpert]

@DetroitBORG Happy Birthday for yesterday!!

[DetroitBORG]

@mosteXpert Thanks :)

[DieMehlgesichter]

hello mike here is vincent

[mdog333333]

Happy birthday!!!!!!

[DetroitBORG]

@mdog333333 Thanks!

[nmcdxb]

why did you select the Asus and didn't chosen the Samsung galaxy tab 10.1????

[bryanchou]

@nmcdxb because ASUS has the fastest and HOTTEST tablet on the market right now. its NO BRAINER duh!

[bjnono001]

@bryanchou It is only the hottest right now because everyone is waiting for the iPad 3. Which will dominate again for another year.

[Murrzeak]

@nmcdxb Maybe bc of the quad-core CPU?

[DetroitBORG]

@nmcdxb The Asus Transformer Prime is superior in every way from build and material quality, to specs, to features like the keyboard dock. And more importantly, no Galaxy Tab offers Android 4.0 at this time.

[Schubbe226]

@DetroitBORG Happy birthday bro

[DetroitBORG]

@Schubbe226 Thanks man!

[WikiTuts]

22:10 For aliens

[DetroitBORG]

@WikiTuts NOOOO!!!!

[SuperNslaughter]

i like them

[TechManGuy1]

Hbday

[DetroitBORG]

@TechManGuy1 Thankya!

[ssrjjg92]

Always nice videos from him.

[Ragingfighter1]

Detroit you showed your serial no joking just a heads up. : s

[DetroitBORG]

@Ragingfighter1 I know, couldn't avoid it after-all ;)

[deadsearolls]

you call it asooos. i call it asus

[AirJordan2380920]

Apple makes some beautiful devices but they lack performance.Thats when the Prime comes in. :)

[codymhurst]

why android?

[pokesnorlax1]

is there a microsoft word app you can get then print off of?

[TheAppleStuffChannel]

Where´s your glasses?

[DetroitBORG]

@TheAppleStuffChannel I took them off for the funny faces demo.

[TheAppleStuffChannel]

Why did you purchase two Asus Transformers Primes?

[DetroitBORG]

@TheAppleStuffChannel I only bought one.

[mrbeady9]

@TheAppleStuffChannel

LOL that's the box.

[beast109126]

The ssss are annoying the video is great keep it up

[TheRyaniscoolio]

is face to unlock on this tablet as well?

[DetroitBORG]

@TheRyaniscoolio Nope, not sure why it was not enabled.

[TheRyaniscoolio]

@DetroitBORG thats SO STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rockettess]

Excellent and straight-forward review! Good job Mike!

[TechCentury]

Thank you very much for this great review. I did not know that voice recognition in ics allowed you to write emails, seafch maps and so on.

[sunderhoeksema]

It's an iPad with scratches on the back.

[kelvintiger2]

Don't you think it's a bit too late?

[zmanraja]

I have seen alot of reviews for this b ut when i saw you reviewing it i watched it instantly

[jacknumber13000]

Love the review:)

[sasedrty]

@MacMike1000 it already exists for 1g and 2g lol ipad sucksss a bit for no sd usb good camera gorilla glass

[rontrieu]

Great review. Does the camera have panorama mode like the Galaxy Nexus?

[MacMike1000]

Apple should consider the keyboard/laptop design for the iPad 3.

[arni291]

@MacMike1000 as far i i know apple aint copycat like most of the companies. they always try to invent something new

[Tuckle]

I love your voice, I wish you did commercials.

[DetroitBORG]

@Tuckle Thank You :)

[chickenpwn000]

hey is this better than the ipad 2?

[marquesbrownlee]

Great video man! My review is coming very soon :D

[DetroitBORG]

@marquesbrownlee Thanks MKBHD! I'm really looking forward to it, always top-notch reviews!

[MegaMannyKing]

I don't know y ppl hate this tablet. In my opinion, it's the best tablet. Even better than the i pad 2.

[Sensi332115]

copyed iPad 1

[anthonypeterrr]

HATE Android to death !!

[synthetikdemon]

are all the preloaded apps removable ? I dislike IOS newsstand being there when I dont use it?

[caxs01]

Great review mike!! I still like my iPad 2 better

[hgpot]

"This is capable of recording at 480p, which is certainly better than VGA like the iPhone"

VGA = 480p.

[lolippi]

Good on paper, not so good in actuality

[lolippi]

The only good thing is the processor. Everything other will be bad when ipad 3 comes. And no i dont have any apple products except ipod nano

[icecream270]

@lolippi when Ipad 3 will come out then Asus will get a transformer Prime S with 16M camera etc...there will always be a better product in the future...

[MrChromium51]

what about the gps and wifi issues? are they going to be fixed or we just going to be left in the dark, after spending 500 plus dollars. also the prime is already outdated be the prime700 in less than a month in on the shelves. wanted an asus but with all these problems being reported and asus not doing anything for the customers i'm a bit disappointed and skeptical about getting the tablet for myself. asus you are poop.

[briman2010]

@DetroitBORG where did u pick this up???? Im pissed... mines on backorder from jr.com

[meayman1]

Many Many thanks for your effort. this is the best review for asus prime

[ReviewCentralHD]

Switched from an iPhone to a Galaxy Nexus running ICS. I have to say apple is going downhill, and I'm even an Apple Fanboy.

[techfreak47]

@ReviewCentralHD Weird o_O !!

"Usually" Apple fanboys HATE Android to death !!

[Demon453i]

folders?! never seen that before....