![]() Google's mobile operating system, its apps, and its developer tools were all geared for the small screen, and it showed. Up until the Xoom, every Android tablet we'd reviewed suffered from behaving too much like a smartphone. ![]() A 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core mobile processor and 16GB of storage round out the specs. With no cellular option, the Transformer is a Wi-Fi-only tablet. Embedded sensors for screen brightness, accelerometer, and gyroscope are all included. The Wi-Fi antenna supports bands up to 802.11n. The usual suspects of tablet features are available with the Transformer, including Bluetooth 2.1 for audio and peripheral support. Also, in order to get the tablet to lock into the dock, we had to push down fairly hard on it. There are no markers to assist you in lining up the two pieces, and you essentially have to slide the tablet around until you feel it connect. Like on a MacBook, two fingers are used to scroll up and down on Web pages via the touch pad.Īttempting to properly connect the keyboard to the tablet can be a highly frustrating experience. The keys feel soft, snappy, and are wide enough and spaced far enough apart to provide comfortable use by someone with larger-than-average hands. It also includes two USB ports, an SD card reader port, and its own battery. The keyboard includes a full array of keys and a multitouch touch pad. Once attached, the Transformer's $150 keyboard/docking station option transforms the tablet into what could be considered a Honeycomb Netbook. This is may be an intentional oversight that may incentivize the purchase of the keyboard/dock accessory. The bottom houses the 40-pin connector for charging the battery or connecting to a PC for data transfer, but unfortunately, no USB port is included. On the left are the power/lock button and volume rocker. On the right side are the microSD card slot, a Mini-HDMI port, a microphone pinhole, and a headphone jack. Both are located near the top center of the device. The requisite two cameras are here as well there's a 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera and a 5-megapixel rear-facing one. Speakers are located on the left and right sides. The Transformer's textured, almost snakeskin backside provides an added level of grip compared with silky smooth tablets like the iPad 2, which are prone to slippage at times. At first glance, the build quality of the Transformer seems solid enough however, pushing in on its backside with even just a medium level of pressure yielded a bit too much give, making it feel a lot less substantial than the G-Slate or Xoom. ![]()
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