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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Tablets can make education fun and engaging for students and

more productive for teachers, but not all tablets are equal. Even with

the same operating system and apps, some devices offer higher

performance and better functionality with apps than other devices.

Prowess Consulting compared two popular 10-inch Android™ tablets:

the ASUS® Transformer Pad TF103C, powered by an Intel® processor,

and the Samsung® Galaxy Tab® 4 10.1. We ran both tablets through

typical classroom scenarios designed for grade school and middle

school students to see which one offered the best ease of use and

enabled the highest productivity while causing the least frustration.

The ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C made the grade for performance

and functionality by scoring an A on the following tasks:

• Collaboration: Access to Google Drive™ files

directly from apps.

• Video Conferencing: Full capabilities for video

conferencing with the MightyMeeting app.

• Ruggedness: Integrated keyboard closes to

protect the screen.

With greater performance and full functionality, the ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C helps keep students focused with fewer distractions.

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UPLOAD PHOTOS AND VIDEOS TO GOOGLE DRIVE™

39% Less waiting

LOAD SCIENCE DEMO WEBPAGES

50% Less waiting

PROCESS AND EXPORT VIDEO PRESENTATIONS

58% Less waiting



1:41 faster

EDIT SHARED IMAGE FILES FROM GOOGLE DRIVE™

61% Less waiting

SPEND MORE TIME LEARNINGWhen tablet performance drags, the classroom suffers

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The Right Tablet Enhances EducationIn the last few years, tablets have grown exceptionally popular in both personal and business

environments because they are convenient, relatively inexpensive, and can enhance mobility

and productivity. For many of the same reasons, educators are eyeing tablets for use in the

classroom. For teachers, tablets provide a convenient way to access and share lesson plans,

student forms, grading worksheets, and other administrative documents. More importantly,

they offer a great way to make learning more engaging for students, which can help make

lessons more effective.

The right device can enhance learning and productivity, but only if it works appropriately and

easily for a teacher. Tablets that impede access to shared data can be obstacles to effective

learning. Devices that are not fully compatible with required apps create frustration for teachers

and students, while wasting valuable class time. When tablets impede lesson plans, teachers

are quick to relegate them to the shelves of a locked storage cabinet and return to the less

innovative, but reliable, white boards, pens, and paper that they’re used to. That’s an expensive

lesson for the IT decision maker who recommended or initiated the tablet purchase.

By choosing the right device up front, you can avoid many of these pitfalls.

Does Your Tablet Make the Grade?In consultation with K-12 education professionals, we put together two scenarios based on

actual classroom projects performed by grade school and middle school students. Both

scenarios include tasks that take advantage of creative, interactive, and collaborative apps

and exercises, including the following:

• Sharing files using Google Drive

• Running simulations from web pages

• Editing photos and videos

• Creating presentations that incorporate graphics, text, and other elements

We put two popular Android tablets to the test—the ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C and the

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1—to find out which provides educators the best performance

and user experience.

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The ASUS® Transformer Pad TF103C, Powered by an Intel® Processor, Beats the Samsung® Galaxy Tab® 4Our tests reveal that the ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C provides better performance and

functionality for teachers and students than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4. The ASUS tablet

wins out thanks to its powerful Intel processor, greater compatibility with Android app

features, and more robust, functional design.

Easier Access to Google Drive™

The ASUS Transformer Pad can directly access files from Google Drive within apps. This

functionality makes it easy to find, open, and edit files for group projects. Several of the

same apps running on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 are unable to directly access Google

Drive files, which forces users to spend extra time and effort downloading the files to their

local devices before those files can be accessed.

Features Work ReliablyDespite running the same operating system versions, several features that work flawlessly

on the ASUS Transformer Pad are missing or work unreliably on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4:

• Video conferencing works inconsistently.

• Some menu options are unavailable, depending on the app. For example, a critical

option for saving and opening files is missing in the presentation app Comic Strip It!

from Roundwood Studios.

Faster PerformanceFor teachers trying to control 30 students in a classroom, every second spent watching

a spinning cursor is an opportunity for lost attention. The ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C

shows consistently faster performance for several key tasks:

• Students can edit shared image files from Google Drive with 61 percent less waiting.

• Students can compress, save, and upload graphics-rich presentation files with 58 percent

less waiting.

• Students can upload photos and videos to Google Drive with 39 percent less waiting.

• Students can load complex HTML5 science demo web pages with 50 percent less waiting.

Superior Built-in Convenience and RobustnessThe ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C is available in a competitively priced bundle

that includes a detachable keyboard:

• The keyboard allows students to add longer text blocks to presentations faster,

with fewer errors.

• When closed, the keyboard becomes a solid protective cover, able to better

withstand the punishing world of grade school classrooms.

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Tablets Should Help, Not Hinder, LearningTechnology creates opportunities for creativity and engagement in the classroom, but only

when devices respond quickly and reliably.

Demand High Performance for Higher ProductivityWasted time impinges on productivity when students repeat tasks, like file uploads, multiple

times in a standard 55-minute class session. The ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C provides

consistently faster performance for a variety of tasks, including loading web pages, processing

audio/video files, and working with graphics.

Ensure Full Android™ Functionality for Your Critical AppsWhen comparing devices, educators also need to consider the features and functionality

of the apps they use in the classroom. Even when two devices are both running the same

version of Android, they might exhibit different behavior for some apps. Out of the box, the

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 shows some important user interface (UI) differences that interfere

with the functionality of critical Android apps. In contrast, the ASUS Transformer Pad

TF103C, powered by an Intel processor, demonstrates a consistent user experience (UX)

across apps with richer functionality.

Two Tablets, Two Scenarios: A Head-To-Head Test of Performance and FunctionalityThe following sections compare the classroom experience for teachers and students using the

featured Android tablets in two typical K-12 scenarios: a middle school science project, and

an elementary school language arts project. Each scenario consists of tasks that show timed

results for performance and descriptions with overall grade for Android functionality, according

to the following criteria:

Grade Criterion

A Full or greater than 80 percent functionality for tested task

C Partial (50 to 80 percent) functionality for tested task

F Missing or less than 50 percent functionality for tested task

The ASUS® Transformer Pad TF103C makes classroom management easier than the Samsung® Galaxy Tab® 4 by providing faster performance, more complete Android™ functionality, and a more convenient, robust design.

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Scenario 1: Middle School Science ProjectLet’s see what happens when middle school students use tablets to learn about the physics

of color and light and create a presentation for their classmates. This scenario is a modified

version of an Intel Education Idea Showcase unit plan.

Load Complex Web Content FasterTo learn the subject matter, students run science simulations from an HTML5-based website.

Each simulation is an interactive demo that lets the student vary conditions and see the

results. The interactive simulation pages load nearly twice as fast on the ASUS Transformer

Pad TF103C, powered by an Intel processor, allowing students to see and use demos quickly

instead of watching pages load.

Figure 1. Comparison of load times for HTML5 webpages


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LOAD HTML5 SCIENCE DEMOS

50% less waiting

HTML5 science simulation webpage fully rendered on the ASUS® Transformer Pad TF103C

HTML5 science simulation webpage still loading after 6 seconds on the Samsung® Galaxy Tab® 4

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Process Audio/Video Presentations FasterExporting audio/visual files involves compression and conversion—both processor-intensive

tasks that the ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C handles in less than half the time of the

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4, as the students discover in their next task.

To demonstrate what they learned, the students create presentations using Explain Everything™

from MorrisCooke Interactive. This app lets users combine screenshots, text, diagrams, and

other elements in slides. Students draw diagrams and highlight various elements on imported

screenshots, while recording their own voices describing each scene. When finished, they

export the completed presentations to Google Drive as movie files, where they can be easily

played back for classmates later.

Even though audio and video processing heavily taxes the hardware, the Intel processor–

powered ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C can export the presentation at more than twice the

speed of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4.

Create Google™ Slides Presentations FasterNext, the students create slide presentations of their projects using Google™ Slides.

The kids combine text with screenshots and pictures they took earlier and stored on Google

Drive for sharing. Unfortunately, the students using the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 are frustrated to

discover that they can’t import their images directly from Google Drive, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2. User interface differences between devices



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CREATE AND EXPORT VIDEO PRESENTATIONS

58% less waiting

The ASUS® Transformer Pad TF103C explorer interface gives full access to both local and Google Drive™ folders for adding images in Google™ Slides

The Samsung® Galaxy Tab® 4 does not offer access to Google Drive™ folders in Google™ Slides

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These students are forced to copy files to their local drives before they can import those files

into their projects. This issue creates frustration for both students and teacher because the

process for copying and importing files is not intuitive. Teachers need to drop other tasks to

determine the necessary steps and demonstrate them to the students, who will probably need

to be re-taught the complex sequence every time they need to perform this task. In addition,

the process turns a simple 3-step import into a longer, more complex 11-step import, as

shown in Table 1.

Table 1. Importing an image from Google Drive™ into a Google™ Slides presentation

ASUS® Transformer Pad TF103C

2 Steps

Samsung® Galaxy Tab® 4

11 Steps

1. Tap the plus icon, and then tap Image from Storage.2. On the explorer-style menu, tap Google Drive on

the left, and the folder containing your screenshots on the right

3. Tap to import the desired image.

1. Tap Home to exit Google™ Slides app and return to desktop.

2. Locate and tap Google Drive to open the app.3. Tap to open the folder containing screenshots to

import from Google Drive.4. Tap and hold the first image to download.5. Tap Download.6. Tap Home to return to desktop.7. Locate and tap Slides to reopen existing Google

Slides presentation.8. Tap the plus icon, and then tap Image from Storage.9. Tap Gallery.10. Tap the Download folder.11. Tap image file to import.

The task of creating presentations with images, headings, shapes, diagrams, and a self-

portrait photo takes about 1.5 minutes longer on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4. The time lag is

due to the extra steps, in addition to slower processing times for inserting images and taking

photos on the device. In an actual classroom, these times would likely be significantly longer

as students and teachers struggle to learn the steps and jump back and forth between

Google Drive and Google Slides.


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CREATE A GOOGLE™ SLIDES PRESENTATION

30% less waiting

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Create Comic-Style Presentations FasterStudents go on to create a fun comic-style presentation using an app called Comic Strip

It! from Roundwood Studios. The pupils import screenshots that were taken earlier by

themselves or other students and stored on Google Drive. They can creatively edit the images

and add comic-style callouts and graphics.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 users quickly run into the same problem as the Google Slides users:

they cannot directly add images from Google Drive. They are forced to follow the same

complex, time-consuming option of copying files from Google Drive to their local drives prior to

use. ASUS Transformer Pad users have no problem adding images directly from Google Drive

in the Comic Strip It! app.

Access Full Android App Features and FunctionalityNext, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 users encounter a far more serious issue. The Comic Strip

It! app does not show the pop-up menu item needed to access critical functions, including

saving or opening projects (see Figure 3).

Figure 3. User interface differences between devices in Comic Strip It!

When you click the three vertical dots at the bottom right on the ASUS® Transformer Pad TF103C, you see additional options that allow you to save files, open files, and perform other tasks.

The Samsung® Galaxy Tab® 4 does not display the menu for accessing critical features, such as saving and opening files

The ASUS® Transformer Pad TF103C reduces frustration and enhances collaboration between students by offering direct access to Google Drive™ files within all tested apps.

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With no way to save their comic strip storyboards, the students are forced to abandon the

app. Teachers and students wasted several, if not dozens, of minutes on workarounds for

the Google Drive limitation only to hit a complete roadblock.

ASUS Transformer Pad users enjoy full functionality of Comic Strip It! features and are able to

easily import images from Google Drive and save their presentations for later viewing.

Table 2. Scenario 1 performance results: the ASUS® Transformer Pad TF103C performs faster, which translates to less time waiting for tasks to complete

Task Time to Completion (Lower Numbers Are Better) ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C Advantage



Load Complex Web Content Faster

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Process and Export Presentations Faster


Create Google™ Slides Presentations Faster


Table 3. Grading functionality for critical apps and features (scenario 1)

Task Grade ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C Advantage



Import files from Google Drive™ (Google™ Slides and Comic Strip It! apps)

A F Explorer-style interface gives direct in-app access to local and Google Drive files.

Open and save files (Comic Strip It! app)

A F All menu items are available and fully functional.

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Scenario 2: Elementary School Language Arts ProjectIn the second scenario, we follow an elementary school class as they learn about community

businesses and service organizations, and then create an informational brochure to promote

the services of one of the organizations. This scenario is also a modified version of an Intel

Education Idea Showcase unit plan.

Upload Photos and Videos QuicklyWhile learning about different organizations, students use their tablets to take photos,

screenshots, and videos of webpages, people, objects, and other items that help demonstrate

services offered by those organizations. The students perform basic edits on those photos,

and then use them to create presentations for their classmates. Because they work in groups,

students need to upload the images to Google Drive for easier sharing and access.

Unfortunately, this simple task really drags to a crawl on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4. When

the students upload five photos and one 20-second video, the task takes nearly two minutes

longer on the Samsung tablet than on the ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C. The more images

students upload, the greater the impact on class time and focus, as bored kids lose interest in

the task at hand.


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UPLOAD PHOTOS AND VIDEOS

50% less waiting

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Edit Image Files FasterStudents later edit their photos using Autodesk® Pixlr®, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 users

are frustrated to find that they can’t access images directly from Google Drive. They have to

spend time downloading images, editing them, and then uploading the edited versions back

to Google Drive. For four image files, those extra steps add up to an extra 1:41 for users who

know the complex procedures and can perform them quickly (Table 4). For most elementary

school kids, these steps would be very confusing and would likely take considerably longer.

Table 4. The Samsung® Galaxy Tab® 4 requires extra steps for editing shared Google Drive™ files in Autodesk® Pixlr®


2 Steps


11 Steps

1. From the Autodesk® Pixlr® app, tap Photos.2. On the explorer menu, tap Google Drive on the left,

and the folder containing your screenshots on the right.3. Tap to open the first image for editing.4. Perform edits.5. After editing, tap Save, and then Current.6. Repeat for other three images.

1. Tap Home to exit Pixlr app and return to desktop.2. Locate and tap Google Drive.3. Tap to open folder containing screenshots to import

from Google Drive™.4. Tap and hold the first image to download.5. Tap Download.6. Repeat for other four images.7. Tap Home to return to desktop.8. Locate and tap Pixlr to reopen project.9. Tap the images icon for selecting a picture.10. Tap Gallery.11. Tap the Download folder.12. Tap image file to import.13. Perform edits.14. Tap Save, Share.15. Tap the icon for more options, and then tap Drive. 16. Navigate to the folder containing the original file

and tap Save.17. Repeat for other four images.18. Tap Home to return to desktop.19. Locate and tap Gallery.20. Navigate to local folder with edited images.21. Tap and hold to select all four images.22. Tap Google Drive.23. Select the preferred Google Drive folder and tap Save.



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IMPORT AND EDIT IMAGES

61% less waiting

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Enjoy Consistent, Reliable Video ConferencingTeachers use the MightyMeeting whiteboard app to explain and demonstrate concepts to

students by highlighting parts of imported images or by drawing text and shapes on the

screen. The app also takes advantage of the built-in camera to provide video conferencing

between two or more attendees. It’s impractical to arrange class field trips to multiple

organizations, but relatively simple to drop off a tablet to a few local businesses. With

MightyMeeting, educators can connect students with remote experts from those various

organizations without the chaos, time, and expense of multiple bus trips. Teachers simply

display the interaction in the classroom using one device or letting multiple students connect

from their own tablets. This technology allows remote experts to show their actual worksites

through video, while also making eye contact with kids. That’s critical for keeping interest in a

grade school classroom.

For ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C users, the features work as planned, providing an

engaging experience for the students. Unfortunately, video conferencing does not work reliably

on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4. Whether presenting or receiving the session, users frequently

see only a green box instead of their own video on screen. This MightyMeeting feature only

works about 20 percent of the time on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (see Figure 4).

The issue is frustrating for students who don’t see their own image, but actually creates an

even greater problem: the missing video image confuses students because they can’t tell if the

remote user is seeing any video or not, or is even fully connected to the video conference.

Figure 4. Unreliable video conferencing in MightyMeeting on the Samsung® Galaxy Tab® 4

Both presenter and remote participant are consistently viewable on the ASUS® Transformer Pad TF103C

The participant using the Samsung® Galaxy Tab® 4 tablet does not see himself. His image is replaced with a solid green box about 80 percent of the time

With the ASUS® Transformer Pad TF103C, video conferencing in MightyMeeting is a reliable, fun experience for students and teachers. On the Samsung® Galaxy Tab® 4, frequent failures lead to frustration and confusion.

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Create Movenote Presentations Faster and More EasilySeveral other tasks also show performance differences between the two tablets.

Students import screenshots of their brochure pages into Movenote—a presentation app

that mixes images with video recordings. They then record videos of themselves narrating

descriptions of the screenshots in order to create a complete presentation that can be saved

as a movie file to share with others.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 users are unable to access files directly from Google Drive.

Students are forced to exit the app, open Google Drive, download each image file, reopen

their Movenote project, and then import the screenshots from their local drive. These extra

steps add 66 percent more time to the workflow for users who can perform the steps quickly.

As with the Pixlr workflow above, the steps are not intuitive, which means actual time to

completion could be much higher in the classroom. The procedure is also confusing enough

that teachers need to provide individual attention, which takes time away from other students

and further impacts productivity for the entire class.

Figure 5. User interface differences between devices in Movenote

The ASUS® Transformer Pad TF103C gives access to a full range of locations in the Movenote app, including Google Drive™

The Samsung® Galaxy Tab® 4 only provides access to limited locations that do not include Google Drive™


0:46 faster


IMPORT IMAGES FROM GOOGLE DRIVE™ INTO MOVENOTE

66% less waiting

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Finally, concatenating, previewing, and saving the Movenote presentation takes 22 percent

longer on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4. Although the time per save is relatively small, total

project times add up because students preview drafts and repeat the process multiple times.

Table 5. Scenario 2 performance results: faster performance means less time waiting on the ASUS® Transformer Pad TF103C

Task Time to Completion (Lower Numbers Are Better) ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C Advantage



Upload five photos and one 20-second video to Google Drive™


Edit four Google Drive image files in Autodesk® Pixlr®


Import four screenshots from Google Drive into Movenote app


Save three drafts of a Movenote presentation


Table 6. Grading functionality for critical apps and features (scenario 2)

Task Grade ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C Advantage



Enjoy consistent, reliable video conferencing with MightyMeeting app

A F Video works 100 percent of the time for presenter and remote participant.

Import files from Google Drive™ (Autodesk® Pixlr® and Movenote apps)

A F Explorer-style interface gives direct in-app access to local and Google Drive files


0:36 faster


SAVE THREE DRAFTS OF A MOVENOTE PRESENTATION

22% less waiting


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Lost Seconds Become Lost Minutes and HoursIn both scenarios, the ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C provided higher productivity from faster

performance and richer functionality. Measurable performance gains alone add up to several

minutes per student for each scenario. That’s a significant impact on a typical 55-minute

class. But combined minutes don’t tell the full story. Students waste time finding another

way to complete a task every time they encounter a missing feature. That’s where the ASUS

Transformer Pad TF103C really shines. It integrates better with Google Drive and delivers

greater overall functionality for the Android apps used in our real-world tests. Those differences

translate to greater ease of use, less frustration, and higher overall productivity.

Integrated Keyboard Cover Simplifies TasksThe ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C is available in an affordable bundle with a removable

keyboard that turns the tablet into a touchscreen laptop. When attached and open, the

keyboard creates a docking stand that positions the screen at an adjustable angle for

easier hands-free viewing. When closed, the keyboard creates a sturdy cover that protects

the device and allows it to be safely stacked and stored.

Figure 6. Of the two tested devices, only the ASUS® Transformer Pad TF103C is available with an integrated keyboard

The integrated keyboard also simplifies many of the steps in the test scenarios. It’s much

easier for students to type longer text blocks, enter filenames, or perform tasks using shortcut

keys. For example, the integrated keyboard includes dedicated keys for taking screenshots,

playing videos, undoing steps, searching for files, and other options.

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Naturally, it’s possible for educators to purchase third-party keyboards for the Samsung Galaxy

Tab 4, but they are not integrated with the device. That means IT or teachers need to pair each

keyboard with a tablet using Bluetooth®. Each keyboard needs to be tracked and kept safe,

and needs to stay associated with its paired tablet. That makes storage and management a

nightmare. Both the tablets and the keyboards can be damaged more easily, unless additional

funds are spent on protective sleeves or covers for each. And because the keyboards are not

attached to the tablets, they don’t provide stands for easier viewing.

Table 7. Grading functionality for critical apps and features (design functionality)

Feature Grade ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C Advantage



Ruggedness A F Attachable keyboard closes to form protective cover

Integrated docking stand A F Attachable keyboard creates a docking stand that positions the screen at an adjustable angle for easier hands-free viewing

Detachable keyboard A C Attachable keyboard turns the tablet into a touchscreen laptop—the Samsung device requires a third-party, non-attachable keyboard.

The ASUS® Transformer Pad TF103C has an integrated keyboard that simplifies typing for students. When closed, it becomes a protective cover that helps keep the screen in one piece, even in challenging class environments.

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The ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C Moves to the Head of the ClassWhen it comes to both functionality and performance, the ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C

outshines the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1. Even though both tablets ship with the same

version of the Android operating system (version 4.4 in testing), the ASUS Transformer Pad

offers greater out-of-the-box support for the apps in our scenarios. The ASUS tablet also

provides direct access to Google Drive files within apps, which greatly enhances file sharing

for collaboration in the classroom. Finally, the ASUS Transformer Pad provides an even

greater value for educators when purchased as a bundle with the integrated keyboard dock

that enhances usability and better protects the device from the inevitable chaos of the

grade school classroom.

In contrast, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 demonstrates less overall Android app functionality,

does not integrate as well with Google Drive, and is significantly outperformed by the ASUS

tablet for a variety of tasks, including file uploads and downloads, HTML5 page loads, and

video file processing.

With substantially greater performance and full Android tablet functionality, the ASUS

Transformer Pad TF103C helps keep students focused with fewer distractions.

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AppendicesAppendix A: Test EnvironmentDevice Price Operating

SystemRAM Storage Processor Form Factor Browser

Dimensions Weight Screen Resolution


$299 (Bundle including keyboard dock)

Android™ 4.4.2 (Kit Kat)

1 GB 16 GB Intel® Atom™ processor Z3745 (dual-core, 1.86 GHz)

Tablet only:

10.1 x 7.0 x 0.4 in

Tablet with dock:

10.1 x 7.0 x 0.8 in

Tablet only: 1.2 lbs.

Tablet with dock:

2.4 lbs.

10.1” 1,280 x 800 IPS display

Google Chrome™

Samsung® Galaxy Tab® 4 10.1

$399 Android 4.4.2 (Kit Kat)

1.5 GB 16 GB Marvell® Armada® PXA1088 (ARM® Cortex®-A7, quad-core, 1.2 GHz)

9.6 x 6.9 x 0.3 in

1.1 lbs. 10.1” 1,280 x 800 Google Chrome

Software

Name Version

Explain Everything™ presentation app from MorrisCooke 1.53

Google™ Slides 1.1.492.10.72

Comic Strip It! presentation app from Roundwood Studios 1.6.7

MightyMeeting whiteboard app 2.4

Autodesk® Pixlr® image editor 2.5.3

Movenote presentation app 1.30

Network Speed

Unless otherwise indicated, our tests were performed while devices were connected to an 802.11n wireless network. Network throughput fluctuates continually. We recorded network speeds at several points during the testing, and averaged the results. Averages are shown here.

Upload speed 6.66 Mbps

Download speed 43.28 Mbps

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Appendix B: Test Procedure and ResultsScenario 1: Middle School Study of Color Vision

Load HTML5 science simulation webpage

1. Tap Chrome from the desktop.

2. Navigate to the PHET simulations webpage: http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/html

3. Start timer and tap the Color Vision simulation.

4. Stop timer when the simulation has fully loaded in the browser window.

5. Record time.

On PHET website (using Google Chrome™), run Color Vision HTML5 simulation

1. Start timer.

2. From the PHET HTML webpage (http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/html), tap the Color Vision simulation.

3. Tap to select the Single Bulb simulation.

4. Tap to select RGB Bulbs.

5. Turn each flashlight slider fully up, starting with Red (top), Green (middle) and Blue (bottom).

6. Tap to change the head image to Brain View mode.

7. Turn Red and Green color sliders all the way down.

8. Tap orange refresh button to return to default settings.

9. Stop timer and record time.

Export presentation from Explain Everything™

1. Tap to open Explain Everything app from the desktop.

2. Start timer.

3. Tap the plus icon and select a color template.

4. Tap the box with the plus sign on the left to open the Insert an Object dialog box, and then tap Existing Photo.

5. Navigate to the shared Google Drive™ account image folder and insert an image.

6. Use finger gestures to reduce the size of the image and rotate it slightly on screen.

7. Tap the plus sign at the bottom of the screen to insert a new slide.

8. Repeat steps 5, 6, and 7 to insert and manipulate three more slides and images on screen, for a total of four slides with one image each.

9. Go back to the first slide. Tap the red record button. Record your voice describing the first slide. Record 10 seconds of voice, while simultaneously drawing text, circles, or squares on screen to compliment your description.

10. Move to the next slide and repeat the process, again recording 10 seconds of voice and on-screen drawings or text.

11. Repeat for the remaining two slides, and then tap the red button to stop recording.

12. Tap the Export Movie button at the bottom of the screen, and then tap More.

13. In the Export Your Project dialog box, tap Google Drive at the bottom, navigate to the shared folder, and then tap Export.

14. Rename the file to ExplainEverythingMove.

15. Start the timer as you tap OK.

16. Measure time for compression and upload. Stop timer when the “File has been successfully uploaded” message appears on screen.

17. Record the time.

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Scenario 1: Middle School Study of Color Vision (Continued)

Create Google™ Slides presentation

1. Start a timer as you tap Slides to open Google Slides from the desktop.

2. Tap the plus icon in the bottom-right corner to create a new presentation.

3. To insert graphics, you need to convert the presentation to a Microsoft® PowerPoint® document. To convert the file, tap the menu icon (three vertical dots). Tap Share & export, and then tap Save as PowerPoint (.pptx).

4. Double-tap the frame in the center of the slide and add a title.

5. Double-tap the frame under the title and add a subtitle.

6. Tap the icon on the bottom left to add a slide. Tap to add a title-and-body slide.

7. On the new slide, double-tap in the header box and add a slide title.

8. Single tap to select the large center box on the slide.

9. Tap the plus icon on the top of the screen, and then tap Image from Storage.

10. Navigate to the shared Google Drive account and image folder and insert an image.

11. Resize the image, as necessary, to fit within the outlines of the center box.

12. Tap the plus sign, and then tap Insert a Shape. Insert an arrow shape on the slide.

13. Resize and move the arrow to point at an item of interest on the image.

14. Add a third slide also with a title, an image imported from Google Drive, and an object such as a circle, square, or arrow.

15. Add a fourth slide with a title and two columns.

16. Add the title About the Author.

17. In the left column, add your name and a short (20–30 word) biography.

18. Tap the plus icon and insert an Image from Camera.

19. Switch to the front-facing camera and take a self-portrait. Tap Save.

20. Resize and move the photo to fit within the box on the right side of the slide.

21. Tap the menu icon, and then tap Share & export.

22. Tap the checkmark icon in the upper left of the screen.

23. Tap the name Untitled Presentation, rename the file Google Slides Presentation, and then tap OK.

24. Stop the timer and record the time.

Create Presentation in Comic Strip It! app

1. Tap to open Comic Strip It! from the desktop.

2. Tap the photos icon to insert screenshot images.

3. Navigate to the shared Google Drive account and image folder and insert an image.

4. Resize and move the image on the panel, and then tap the green checkmark.

5. Add Pow! Text and position it around the image.

6. Add a speech balloon and position it around the image.

7. Tap the menu icon (three vertical dots), and then tap the icon with an arrow pointing at a pig. Save the storyboard with the name Comic Test and tap OK.

8. Verify full functionality and that all formatting is preserved after closing and reopening the comic presentation.

Scenario 1 Results

Test ASUS® Transformer Pad TF103C (Times are average for 3 passes)

Samsung® Galaxy Tab® 4 (Times are average for 3 passes)

Load HTML5 science simulation webpage 0:06 0:12

Run Color Vision HTML5 simulation 0:27 0:33

Export presentation from Explain Everything™ 1:04 2:33

Create Google™ Slides presentation 3:40 5:16

Import Google Drive™ images within Google Slides app

PASS FAIL

Import Google Drive images within Comic Strip It! app

PASS FAIL

Open or save files in Comic Strip It! app PASS FAIL

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Scenario 2: Elementary School Language Arts Class

Run video conferencing with MightyMeeting app

1. Tap to open MightyMeeting app.

2. Tap the people icon, turn on Video Conferencing, and tap Start a Meeting.

3. From another device, join the meeting.

4. Verify that both participants are visible on both devices.

Upload photos and videos to Google Drive™

1. Using the built-in camera, take five photos and one 20-second video.

2. Tap to open Gallery app.

3. Navigate to the folder with the photos and video you just captured.

4. Tap and hold each image to select all six files.

5. Tap the Share icon, and then tap Drive.

6. Specify shared Google Drive account. Tap folder, navigate to the shared folder, and then tap Select Folder.

7. Start timer and tap Save. Drag down the notifications bar from the top of the screen to see the progress of the upload.

8. Stop timer after upload is complete and record elapsed time.

Open and edit four Google Drive files in Autodesk® Pixlr® (ASUS® Transformer Pad TF103C)

1. Start timer, and then tap to open Pixlr from the desktop.

2. Tap Photos.

3. Navigate to the Google Drive account and tap to open an image from the shared folder.

4. Perform the following Adjustment on the file: Crop to Square Format.

5. Tap Save > Current to save the file back to Google Drive.

6. Repeat steps 2–5 for the other three images.


Open and edit four Google Drive files in Pixlr (Samsung® Galaxy Tab® 4, which is unable to access Google Drive within Pixlr)

1. Start timer, and then tap to open Google Drive from the desktop.

2. Navigate to the shared folder.

3. Tap and hold the first file for editing, and then tap Download.

4. Repeat for the other three files.

5. Open Pixlr.

6. Tap Photos.

7. Open the first photo from the local download folder.

8. Perform the following Adjustment on the file: Crop to Square Format.

9. Save back to Google Drive:

a. Tap Save, Share, and then tap the menu icon (three vertical dots). Select Drive and save the image to the shared folder on Google Drive.

b. Tap Close.

10. Repeat steps 6–9 for the other three images.

11. Stop the timer and record the time.

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Scenario 2: Elementary School Language Arts Class (Continued)

Create a Movenote presentation with shared images from Google Drive (ASUS Transformer Pad TF103C)

1. Start timer and tap to open Movenote app from the desktop.

2. If this is the first use of the app, Sign in with Google.

3. Tap Add Slides.

4. Tap Attach Files. Tap Drive, navigate to the shared folder, and then tap to select and attach an image.

5. Tap More Slides > Attach a File.

6. Tap to select and attach another image.

7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 two more times to create a total of four slides with one image per slide.


Create a Movenote presentation with shared images from Google Drive (Samsung Galaxy Tab 4, which is unable to access Google Drive within Movenote)

1. Start timer, and then tap to open Google Drive from the desktop.

2. Navigate to the shared folder.

3. Tap and hold the first file for editing, and then tap Download.

4. Repeat for the other three files.

5. Tap to open Movenote from the desktop.

6. If this is the first use of the app, Sign in with Google.

7. Tap Add Slides.

8. Tap Attach Files. Tap Gallery and navigate to the download folder. Tap to select and attach an image.

9. Tap More Slides > Attach a File.

10. Tap to select and attach another image.

11. Repeat steps 9 and 10 two more times to create a total of four slides with one image per slide.


Save and export a Movenote presentation

1. Open the Movenote file created in the previous task.

2. Tap the red record icon, record a 10-second video of yourself describing the first slide, and then stop the recording.

3. Repeat step 2 for the other 3 slides.

4. Tap the Menu icon and then tap Preview.

5. Tap Save.

6. Type a name for the presentation. Start the timer, and then tap Rename.

7. When presentation finishes saving, stop the timer and record the time.

Scenario 2 Results

Test ASUS® Transformer Pad TF103C (Times are average for 3 passes)

Samsung® Galaxy Tab® 4 (Times are average for 3 passes)

Run video conferencing with MightyMeeting app 100% PASS (10 out of 10 tries) 80% FAIL (8 out of 10 tries)

Upload five photos and one 20-second video to Google Drive™

2:52 4:43

Open Google Drive images directly within Autodesk® Pixlr®

PASS FAIL

Import four Google Drive images into Pixlr, crop each image, and then export back to Google Drive

1:04

(Can access Google Drive files directly within app)

2:45

Add Google Drive files within Movenote app PASS FAIL

Import four screenshots from Google Drive into Movenote app

0:24

(Can access Google Drive files directly within app)

1:10

Save three drafts of a Movenote presentation 2:09 2:45

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The analysis in this document was done by Prowess Consulting and commissioned by Intel.

Results have been simulated and are provided for informational purposes only. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration

may affect actual performance.

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