NVIDIA Tegra 3

The NVIDIA Tegra 3 (T30) is a quad-core processor for tablets and smartphones that was introduced at the end of 2011. It features four fast clocked Cortex A9 cores and a fifth companion core clocked at 500 MHz to save power (4-Plus-1 architecture). The 5th core is manufactured with low power transistors and running on a seperate power plane.

The clock speed of the four cores can reach up to 1.6 GHz (depending on the version and core load). A single core can reach 100 MHz higher clock speeds (up to 1.7 GHz currently).

There are a many different versions of the Tegra 3 SoC currently used in smartphones (AP) and tablets (T), e.g.:
T30SL / T30L 1.2 / 1.3 GHz, 416 MHz GPU, 1333 MHz DDR3: Asus Transformer Pad 300, Nexus 7, Sony Xperia Tablet S
AP30 / T30 / T30s 1.4 / 1.5 GHz CPU, 520 MHz GPU, 1066 MHz LPDDR2 / 1500 MHz DDR3-L: Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, Acer Iconia Tab A510, A700, HTC One X, Toshiba AT270, AT 300, ...
T33: 1.6 / 1.7 GHz CPU, 520 MHz GPU, 1600 MHz DDR3: Asus Transformer Pad Infinity 700
AP33: 1.4 / 1.5 GHz CPU
T33A: 1.6 / 1.7 GHz CPU, higher clocked GPU and memory

The integrated Geforce ULP is similar to the version in the Tegra 2 and offers 4 more vertex shaders and some small improvements.

A bottleneck of the SoC is the 32 Bit memory interface altough it supports up to 2 GB DDR3-1600 / DDR3L-1500 / LPDDR2-1066.

The included video decoder is able to play back 1080p HD videos with a bitrate of up to 40 Mbit/s. It supports the codecs H.264, MPEG-4, DivX, WMV and VC-1 (altough you need software like the Dice Player to use the hardware acceleration).

CPU Benchmarks

Linpack for Android:

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min: 37.16     avg: 44.9 (9.99%)     max: 51.781 MFLOPS

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Galapad 7	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			37.16
Iconia Tab A211	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			42.191
Memo Pad Smart 10 ME301T	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			41.6
Transformer Pad TF300T	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			43.85
Nexus 7	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)	416 / MHz		47.15
IdeaPad A2109	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)	416 / MHz		47.768
Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			47.5
One X	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			51.781

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -84%

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MSM7227A 1x 1GHz -19%

OMAP 4430 2x 1GHz -17%

WM8950 1x 1GHz -16%

MT6577 2x 1GHz -15%

MTK 8317T 2x 1.2GHz -12%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz -12%

MSM8225 2x 1.5GHz -10%

MT8377 2x 1.2GHz -5%

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz -1%

Tegra 3

Exynos 4210 1.2 GHz 2x 1.2GHz 2%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz 22%

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz 24%

Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz 25%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz 29%

Exynos 4210 1.4 GHz 2x 1.4GHz 37%

Atom Z2420 1x 1.2GHz 61%

A5 2x 1GHz 82%

A5x 2x 1GHz 96%

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A6x 2x 1.4GHz 752%

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Linpack for Android:

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min: 69.296     avg: 114.7 (14.92%)     max: 143.914 MFLOPS

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Nexus 7	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)	416 / MHz		69.296
Transformer Pad TF300T	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			87.48
Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			101
Memo Pad Smart 10 ME301T	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			118.4
Galapad 7	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			130.044
Iconia Tab A211	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			133.333
IdeaPad A2109	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)	416 / MHz		134.075
One X	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			143.914

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -95%

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MT8377 2x 1.2GHz -41%

ATM7029 4x 1GHz -39%

Atom Z2420 1x 1.2GHz -36%

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz -36%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz -27%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz -24%

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz -24%

MT6589 4x 1.2GHz -23%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz -20%

Tegra 3

Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz 2%

A5 2x 1GHz 11%

A5x 2x 1GHz 24%

Snapdragon MSM8260A 2x 1.5GHz 53%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 58%

Exynos 5250 Dual 2x 1.7GHz 66%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz 105%

Snapdragon APQ8064A 4x 1.5GHz 335%

A6 2x 1GHz 401%

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APQ8064T 4x 1.7GHz 539%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Total Score

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min: 609     avg: 1339 (9.9%)     max: 1599 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
One X	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			609
Iconia Tab A211	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			1250
Galapad 7	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			1402
Memo Pad Smart 10 ME301T	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			1406
Transformer Pad TF300T	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			1440
IdeaPad A2109	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)	416 / MHz		1471
Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			1535
Nexus 7	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)	416 / MHz		1599

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -91%

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RK3066 2x 1.5GHz -24%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz -24%

Z-Series Z-60 2x 1GHz -20%

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz -15%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz -10%

C-Series C-70 2x 1 - 1.3GHz -6%

Snapdragon MSM8260A 2x 1.5GHz -6%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz -5%

Athlon Neo MV-40 1x 1.6GHz -1%

Tegra 3

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz 3%

Atom Z2760 2x 1.8GHz 3%

E-Series E1-1200 2x 1.4GHz 8%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 10%

A6 2x 1GHz 23%

A6x 2x 1.4GHz 32%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz 33%

E-Series E2-1800 2x 1.7GHz 33%

Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz 39%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 829%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Integer

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min: 669     avg: 1196.8 (8.34%)     max: 1419 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
One X	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			669
Iconia Tab A211	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			1117
IdeaPad A2109	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)	416 / MHz		1167
Galapad 7	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			1223
Memo Pad Smart 10 ME301T	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			1236
Transformer Pad TF300T	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			1369
Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			1374
Nexus 7	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)	416 / MHz		1419

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -91%

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MT8377 2x 1.2GHz -30%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz -30%

Snapdragon MSM8260A 2x 1.5GHz -26%

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz -23%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz -20%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz -16%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz -15%

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz -5%

Athlon Neo MV-40 1x 1.6GHz -4%

Tegra 3

C-Series C-70 2x 1 - 1.3GHz 4%

A6 2x 1GHz 5%

A6x 2x 1.4GHz 11%

E-Series E1-1200 2x 1.4GHz 20%

Snapdragon APQ8064A 4x 1.5GHz 22%

Atom Z2760 2x 1.8GHz 32%

Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz 37%

Celeron 847 2x 1.1GHz 39%

E-Series E2-1800 2x 1.7GHz 48%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 4770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 1003%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Floating Point

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min: 302     avg: 1905.4 (11.28%)     max: 2370 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
One X	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			302
Iconia Tab A211	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			1858
Transformer Pad TF300T	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			1970
Memo Pad Smart 10 ME301T	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			2086
Galapad 7	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			2089
IdeaPad A2109	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)	416 / MHz		2264
Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			2304
Nexus 7	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)	416 / MHz		2370

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -98%

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MT8377 2x 1.2GHz -24%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz -24%

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz -17%

Athlon Neo MV-40 1x 1.6GHz -17%

E-Series E1-1200 2x 1.4GHz -16%

Snapdragon MSM8260A 2x 1.5GHz -16%

Celeron 847 2x 1.1GHz -9%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz -6%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz -5%

Tegra 3

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz 1%

E-Series E2-1800 2x 1.7GHz 2%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 11%

A6 2x 1GHz 11%

A-Series A6-1450 4x 1 - 1.4GHz 17%

A6x 2x 1.4GHz 19%

Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz 49%

Snapdragon MSM8960 2x 1.5GHz 50%

Celeron 1000M 2x 1.8GHz 58%

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FX-Series (Desktop) FX-8350 8x 4 - 4.2GHz 769%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Memory

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min: 957     avg: 1148.3 (10.45%)     max: 1247 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Iconia Tab A211	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			957
Galapad 7	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			1102
Memo Pad Smart 10 ME301T	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			1111
Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			1111
IdeaPad A2109	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)	416 / MHz		1207
Transformer Pad TF300T	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			1220
Nexus 7	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)	416 / MHz		1231
One X	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			1247

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -73%

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Tegra 250 2x 1GHz -21%

MT6577 2x 1GHz -20%

OMAP 4430 2x 1GHz -20%

k3v2 Hi3620 4x 1.2GHz -18%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz -16%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz -8%

C-Series C-70 2x 1 - 1.3GHz -4%

OMAP 4460 2x 1.2GHz -2%

Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz -1%

Tegra 3

E-Series E1-1200 2x 1.4GHz 3%

Atom Z2760 2x 1.8GHz 3%

Athlon Neo MV-40 1x 1.6GHz 14%

OMAP 4470 2x 1.5GHz 15%

A-Series A6-1450 4x 1 - 1.4GHz 22%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz 28%

E-Series E2-1800 2x 1.7GHz 31%

Snapdragon MSM8260A 2x 1.5GHz 45%

Snapdragon APQ8060A 2x 1.5GHz 46%

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Core i7 4930MX 4x 3 - 3.9GHz 624%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit: Stream

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min: 178     avg: 244.4 (1.99%)     max: 298 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Iconia Tab A211	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			178
One X	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			206
Memo Pad Smart 10 ME301T	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			219
Galapad 7	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			228
Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			264
Nexus 7	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)	416 / MHz		269
IdeaPad A2109	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)	416 / MHz		293
Transformer Pad TF300T	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			298

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -73%

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MSM7225A 1x 1GHz -51%

MSM7227A 1x 1GHz -42%

ATM7029 4x 1GHz -35%

Hummingbird S5PC110 / Exynos 3110 1x 1GHz -29%

Tegra 250 2x 1GHz -27%

MSM8225 2x 1.5GHz -23%

OMAP 4430 2x 1GHz -22%

NovaThor U8500 2x 1GHz -11%

BCM28155 2x 1.2GHz -2%

Tegra 3

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz 10%

MTK 8317T 2x 1.2GHz 12%

MSM8255 1x 1.5GHz 20%

MT6575 1x 1GHz 29%

A5 2x 1GHz 30%

A4 1x 1GHz 35%

A5x 2x 1GHz 36%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz 54%

MT8377 2x 1.2GHz 54%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 3613%

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AnTuTu Benchmark v3: CPU

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min: 5141     avg: 5967 (52.14%)     max: 6756 points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Iconia Tab A211	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			5141
Galapad 7	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			5779
Memo Pad Smart 10 ME301T	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			5788
Nexus 7	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)	416 / MHz		6371
Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201	1024 MB	GeForce ULP (Tegra 3)			6756

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 1x 0.6GHz -96%

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MT6577 2x 1GHz -57%

Tegra 250 2x 1GHz -57%

MT8377 2x 1.2GHz -50%

MTK 8317T 2x 1.2GHz -46%

Snapdragon MSM8930 2x 1.2GHz -45%

RK3066 2x 1.5GHz -36%

AML8726-MX 2x 1.5GHz -18%

Exynos 5250 Dual 2x 1.7GHz -14%

MT6589 4x 1.2GHz 0%

Tegra 3

Exynos 4412 Quad 4x 1.4GHz 21%

Snapdragon APQ8064A 4x 1.5GHz 21%

APQ8064T 4x 1.7GHz 88%

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APQ8064T 4x 1.7GHz 88%

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Reviews for the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor

Acer Iconia Tab A110 (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 7.0")
» Acer Iconia Tab A110 - External Review

Acer Iconia Tab A211 (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 10.1")
» Review Acer Iconia Tab A211 Tablet - Review
» Acer Iconia Tab A211 - External Review

Acer Iconia Tab A510 (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 10.1")
» Review Acer Iconia Tab A510 Tablet/MID - Review
» Acer Iconia Tab A510 - External Review

Acer Iconia Tab A700 (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 10.1")
» Review Acer Iconia Tab A700 Tablet - Review
» Acer Iconia Tab A700 - External Review

Asus Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 10.1")
» Review Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T Tablet/MID - Review
» Asus Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T - External Review

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201 (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 10.1")
» Review Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201 Tablet/MID - Review
» Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201 - External Review

Asus Memo Pad Smart 10 ME301T (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 10.1")
» Review Asus Memo Pad Smart 10 ME301T Tablet - Review
» Asus Memo Pad Smart 10 ME301T - External Review

Asus Transformer Pad TF300T (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 10.1")
» Review Asus Transformer Pad TF300T Tablet/MID - Review
» Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF300 - External Review

Asus Vivo Tab RT TF600 (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 10.1")
» Review Asus Vivo Tab RT TF600 Tablet - Review
» Asus Vivo Tab RT TF600 - External Review

Asus VivoTab RT TF600T (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 10.1")
» Asus VivoTab RT TF600T - External Review

Fujitsu Stylistic M532 (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 10.1")
» Review Fujitsu Stylistic M532 Tablet - Review
» Fujitsu Stylistic M532 - External Review

Fujitsu Stylistic M702 (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 10.1")
» Review Fujitsu Stylistic M702 Tablet - Review
» Fujitsu Stylistic M702 - External Review

Google Nexus 7 (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 7.0")
» Review Google Nexus 7 Tablet 8GB - Review
» Google Nexus 7 - External Review

HTC One X (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 4.7")
» Review HTC One S vs. HTC One X (Tegra 3) Smartphone - Review

HTC One X+ (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 4.7")
» Review HTC One X+ Smartphone - Review

Lenovo IdeaPad A2109 (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 9.0")
» Review Lenovo IdeaTab A2109A Tablet - Review
» Lenovo IdeaPad A2109 - External Review

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11 (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 11.6")
» Review Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11 Ultrabook - Review
» Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11 - External Review

Microsoft Surface RT (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 10.6")
» Review Microsoft Surface RT Tablet - Review
» Microsoft Surface RT - External Review

Sony Xperia Tablet S (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 9.4")
» Review Sony Xperia Tablet S - Review
» Sony Xperia S - External Review

Toshiba AT270-101 (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 7.7")
» Review Toshiba AT270-101 Tablet - Review

Toshiba AT300-101 (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 10.1")
» Toshiba AT300-101 - External Review

Toshiba AT300SE-101 (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 10.1")
» Review Toshiba AT300SE-101 Tablet - Review

Toshiba Excite 10 (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 10.1")
» Toshiba Excite 10 - External Review

Toshiba Excite 10 SE (NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3), 10.1")
» Toshiba Excite 10 SE - External Review

Toshiba Excite 13 ( unknown, 13.3")
» Toshiba Excite 13 - External Review

Toshiba Excite 7.7 ( unknown, 7.7")
» Toshiba Excite 7.7 - External Review

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