WEBVTT 00:00:08.160 --> 00:00:14.960 Welcome to my unboxing of the ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700. 00:00:13.599 --> 00:00:19.439 It's available in a couple different colors, including a sort of a dark 00:00:16.960 --> 00:00:23.920 purple whiny color and then more of like a champagne 00:00:21.359 --> 00:00:29.599 yellowy color. This is very similar to the Transformer Prime that we saw a 00:00:26.400 --> 00:00:31.359 number of months ago and bears very 00:00:29.599 --> 00:00:35.680 little resemblance at all actually to the original Transformer other than the 00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:40.879 fact that it does support the additional dock accessory which gives you extra 00:00:37.600 --> 00:00:43.440 battery life as well as a full keyboard. 00:00:40.879 --> 00:00:48.800 turns it more into like a netbooky type thing as opposed to a tablet, which is 00:00:46.879 --> 00:00:52.239 great because it's got tablet kind of battery life with like 15 hours of 00:00:50.640 --> 00:00:55.360 battery life if you add the additional dock. So, there's your warranty 00:00:53.920 --> 00:01:00.320 information as well as your users manual, which is pretty straightforward. You can pretty much find all the 00:00:57.760 --> 00:01:04.239 information you need about using Android on the interwebs, so you shouldn't have 00:01:02.399 --> 00:01:09.360 to worry too much about a user's manual. Included accessories are pretty sparse. 00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:11.280 So, you've got an ASUS wall wart as well 00:01:09.360 --> 00:01:15.600 as a charging cable. So, it still uses the same dot connector as the original 00:01:13.680 --> 00:01:19.200 transformer did. Just like that. So, that's where your data and your power 00:01:16.880 --> 00:01:25.520 are going to come from. And it includes actually an exceptional um 00:01:23.040 --> 00:01:28.000 microfiber cloth. We have a couple of these in the TechTip studio. They 00:01:26.880 --> 00:01:32.880 actually work really well. Let me go ahead and yink that. All right, moving 00:01:30.479 --> 00:01:37.280 right along. So, what is special about the Transformer Pad Infinity? I think I 00:01:35.759 --> 00:01:41.360 actually charged this already, so it should be working and should be pretty 00:01:39.040 --> 00:01:47.200 much ready to go. Couple things. Number one is the display. So, it's Hold on. 00:01:44.960 --> 00:01:53.520 Give me two seconds, guys. So, the big improvement is the display. The 00:01:49.280 --> 00:01:56.399 Transformer Infiniti uses a 1920x 1200 00:01:53.520 --> 00:02:01.920 that is full HD plus a little bit because it's 16x10 display that gives 00:01:59.280 --> 00:02:07.920 you almost the same pixel density as the iPad 3, although not quite. It also uses 00:02:05.200 --> 00:02:12.800 a an unprecedentedly fast Tegra 3 processor. The quadcore processor in 00:02:10.000 --> 00:02:18.000 here runs at 1.6 GHz in quad-core mode and 1.7 GHz potentially in boost mode. 00:02:16.160 --> 00:02:23.520 This doesn't necessarily increase the GPU speed, but the extra CPU speed and 00:02:21.200 --> 00:02:28.400 the fact that it's using one gig of DDR3 memory at 1600 MHz means even with Ice 00:02:26.400 --> 00:02:34.800 Cream Sandwich, it feels extremely snappy when you're browsing and it is 00:02:31.040 --> 00:02:36.560 very, very, very fast, very responsive, 00:02:34.800 --> 00:02:42.840 and actually, yeah, that's really nice. This is my first time actually using the 00:02:38.239 --> 00:02:42.840 device, so just outstanding. 00:02:43.200 --> 00:02:49.360 So, let's go back to home. Uh, a few more things. So, this is really cool. 00:02:47.360 --> 00:02:53.440 Uh, they've got an IPS plus mode for the panel. So, you can either take it right 00:02:50.879 --> 00:02:57.120 down to super super dark. You can have sort of a 00:02:55.280 --> 00:03:02.879 pay attention. You can have sort of a happy medium. You can crank it or 00:03:00.879 --> 00:03:06.879 There we go. You can crank it even more. So, IPS plus mode is for outdoor 00:03:05.519 --> 00:03:10.879 readability. So, if you're sitting next to a window, if you're outside, IPS Plus 00:03:09.280 --> 00:03:15.120 mode is going to give you the contrast and the brightness that you need in 00:03:12.640 --> 00:03:18.239 order to not have any difficulty reading text or watching your movie or doing 00:03:16.640 --> 00:03:22.080 whatever else that you're doing. Now, this one's still running Android Ice 00:03:20.400 --> 00:03:26.640 Cream. Oh, okay. Let me get connected to Wi-Fi here, guys. Speaking of connecting 00:03:24.800 --> 00:03:30.720 to Wi-Fi, that's one of the things that the Transformer Pad Infinity actually 00:03:28.720 --> 00:03:36.640 improves dramatically over the Prime. So, it's been observed anecdotally that 00:03:33.120 --> 00:03:39.040 you can get up to several times the data 00:03:36.640 --> 00:03:42.799 rate using a transformer infinity versus a prime at distance from your wireless 00:03:41.040 --> 00:03:46.640 access point. And the reason for that is they've made a a subtle change to the 00:03:44.799 --> 00:03:50.480 design. So, instead of an all aluminum back with their concentric circle, 00:03:48.480 --> 00:03:54.640 actually quite beautiful looking design, they've added a plastic strip at the 00:03:52.159 --> 00:03:59.120 top. That plastic strip allows the wireless uh the wireless devices inside, 00:03:56.959 --> 00:04:02.560 including your Wi-Fi and your GPS to communicate more effectively with the 00:04:00.720 --> 00:04:07.680 outside world. So, the issues that plague the Transformer Prime owners are 00:04:05.280 --> 00:04:11.280 over for Transformer Pad Infinity owners. Do I want to add a Google 00:04:09.360 --> 00:04:14.720 account? Okay. Uh let's have a look at the externals actually while we're at 00:04:12.560 --> 00:04:19.359 it. So, it's got a completely redesigned camera uh with a flash as well as a 00:04:17.040 --> 00:04:22.639 microphone in. It's still 8 megapixels though, so nothing's really changed on 00:04:20.799 --> 00:04:32.000 that front. Micro SD is still there. It's available in a couple of configurations, 32 and 64 gig. And 00:04:26.880 --> 00:04:35.440 you've got micro HDMI as well as your uh 00:04:32.000 --> 00:04:37.919 uh headphone out jack. Down here you see 00:04:35.440 --> 00:04:43.199 the docking ports for the keyboard dock as well as the power and data port. On 00:04:40.800 --> 00:04:47.280 this side you see not a whole lot. And on the top you've got your volume rocker 00:04:44.800 --> 00:04:53.919 switch as well as your power button. And that pretty much takes care of it. So 00:04:50.400 --> 00:04:55.919 feelwise, still very light, still very 00:04:53.919 --> 00:05:00.000 thin. So they haven't added a ton of thickness like Apple did going from the 00:04:57.600 --> 00:05:03.919 iPad 2 to the iPad 3. And there's advantages and disadvantages to that. So 00:05:02.000 --> 00:05:07.759 they're using a more powerful Tegra 3 processor. They're using a higher 00:05:06.080 --> 00:05:11.919 resolution screen. That means there's more to drive for that 25wh hour 00:05:10.639 --> 00:05:16.720 battery. That means you're going to see about a 15 to 20% decline in battery 00:05:14.400 --> 00:05:20.639 life in certain applications such as web browsing or watching videos compared to 00:05:18.720 --> 00:05:23.840 the existing Transformer Prime. Whether that's a trade-off you're willing to 00:05:21.840 --> 00:05:28.639 make is up to you. You still will get, you know, about 9 to 9 and 1/2 hours of 00:05:26.000 --> 00:05:34.560 battery life out of it. Hence their 9 and 1/2 9 and 1/2 hour battery spec. So 00:05:33.039 --> 00:05:38.240 whether that's acceptable to you is totally your own decision. Personally, I 00:05:36.720 --> 00:05:42.880 would go for the more vibrant higher resolution screen. It's also extremely 00:05:40.320 --> 00:05:46.160 high contrast versus having the extra maybe hour to an hour and a half of 00:05:44.479 --> 00:05:50.400 battery life. We're using Corning Gorilla Glass 2, which means that it's 00:05:48.240 --> 00:05:54.800 incredibly scratch resistant as well as impact resistance, so you're less likely 00:05:52.320 --> 00:05:59.039 to have it shatter or break. And moving right along. Okay. Aha. Sonic Master 00:05:57.360 --> 00:06:02.720 audio. So, the audio is pretty loud. Let me actually find something to play back 00:06:00.400 --> 00:06:09.680 for you guys so that we can experience the audio ourselves. How about like uh 00:06:05.280 --> 00:06:10.560 everyone's favorite Canadian superstar 00:06:09.680 --> 00:06:18.080 No, let's go with this one. 00:06:13.520 --> 00:06:19.840 All right. Uh, yeah, Justin Bieber Vivo. 00:06:18.080 --> 00:06:24.440 Let's like crank it up. Slick's really excited about this. He loves Justin 00:06:21.440 --> 00:06:24.440 Bieber. 00:06:30.800 --> 00:06:38.000 Look how great Bieber looks in HD at 1080p. Slick. Slick's all like getting 00:06:35.680 --> 00:06:40.479 all excited right now. Oh. Oh, that's the power button. Oops. I meant to go 00:06:39.199 --> 00:06:45.080 for the volume button. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. I haven't bothered him enough yet. 00:06:45.840 --> 00:06:52.120 You still have to stay focused over here. 00:06:48.880 --> 00:06:52.120 There we go. 00:06:52.800 --> 00:06:58.199 Wow. This is actually kind of a terrible song. I've never heard it before. 00:07:01.039 --> 00:07:06.800 Oh, wow. It got even more terrible. Okay, fine. I'm done with that. So, the 00:07:04.479 --> 00:07:10.160 speakers on the back, only one speaker, mono speaker. So, if you do cover that 00:07:08.479 --> 00:07:14.800 up while you're listening to music or watching terrible music videos, then uh 00:07:12.720 --> 00:07:17.919 you'll have to uh sort of enjoy the muffled sound that you get out of it. I 00:07:16.479 --> 00:07:21.840 would have preferred to see a stereo speaker set up, but it's not the end of the world. And as long as you got it 00:07:20.800 --> 00:07:26.560 propped up against something where you're not totally muffling it or you hold it up here, you hold it down here, 00:07:24.400 --> 00:07:32.319 you hold it sort of like there. As long as you're not holding it wrong, then 00:07:28.960 --> 00:07:34.560 you'll be fine. 00:07:32.319 --> 00:07:37.520 So, I've got Demolition Ink running. And no, I don't want it to post about my 00:07:36.000 --> 00:07:43.360 progress on Facebook. Are you kidding me? No, I don't want Open Faint. I 00:07:40.240 --> 00:07:47.479 especially don't want broken faint. Uh, 00:07:43.360 --> 00:07:47.479 campaign. Here we go. 00:07:47.759 --> 00:07:53.240 Right. Start 00:07:53.599 --> 00:07:59.120 and see how quick the loading is. I'm just kind of curious now. I also loaded 00:07:57.520 --> 00:08:04.080 the global demo on here so we can see what kind of performance we get out of that. I'm expecting it to be pretty 00:08:01.919 --> 00:08:08.879 much, you know, what you'd expect from uh from a Tegra 3 processor. So, there 00:08:06.960 --> 00:08:13.720 we go. Let's just kind of pan around a little bit. Oh, so buttery smooth. 00:08:13.759 --> 00:08:20.639 That's really, really nice, even when you compare to uh 00:08:18.639 --> 00:08:24.720 the uh the Jelly Bean tablet, the Nexus 7 that uh we took a look at a little bit 00:08:22.560 --> 00:08:28.879 earlier. So, there's that. Let's load up the globalling seems faster as well. I 00:08:27.520 --> 00:08:34.880 don't know if that's a function of the faster memory or the fact that uh maybe 00:08:31.759 --> 00:08:36.880 ASUS has implemented slightly faster 00:08:34.880 --> 00:08:40.120 flash for the storage. I'm not sure, but both globall 00:08:46.640 --> 00:08:54.320 seem to load faster on this tablet than they did on the Nexus 7. So, what 00:08:51.279 --> 00:08:56.800 happens if we hit Mr. Clown over here? 00:08:54.320 --> 00:09:02.959 I don't know. Okay, not going to overthink this, but uh there we go. So, 00:08:59.279 --> 00:09:04.880 that pretty much does it. It's fast. Oh, 00:09:02.959 --> 00:09:08.720 cancel. No, no need for Flash Player. Flash Player is going away. If you uh if 00:09:07.360 --> 00:09:13.120 you're really married to having Flash Player on your tablet, you might want to stop doing system updates at this point. 00:09:11.519 --> 00:09:16.839 Speaking of which, postpone. Quit bugging me about this. 00:09:19.519 --> 00:09:27.480 Let's see how uh how the web browser feels because really that's a big that's 00:09:24.480 --> 00:09:27.480 nice 00:09:27.760 --> 00:09:34.399 rotation. We got a bit of a delay going on there. 00:09:32.720 --> 00:09:38.720 Well, hopefully it gets a jelly bean upgrade at some point because jelly bean 00:09:36.240 --> 00:09:42.399 is so buttery smooth, hence the project butter name. So, thank you for checking 00:09:40.320 --> 00:09:45.760 out my unboxing and first look at the Transformer Pad Infinity. Don't forget 00:09:44.480 --> 00:09:49.440 to subscribe to Lance Tech for more unboxings, reviews, and other computer videos. And if you were curious as to 00:09:48.160 --> 00:09:53.440 how much thinner the Infinity is compared to the original Transformer, 00:09:51.279 --> 00:09:56.480 it's about like so very significant. Don't forget to subscribe.