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Graphing Calculators
How does CASIO compare to Texas Instruments?
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| Features | CASIO | TI | CASIO | TI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature Category | Subcategory | fx-CG50 PRIZM | TI-84 Plus CE | fx-9750GIII | TI-84 Plus |
| Hardware | Dot Matrix Display | 384 x 216 | 320 x 240 | 128 x 64 | 96 x 64 |
| LCD (Color) | High color | High color | Monochrome | Monochrome | |
| LCD (Size) - Diagonal | 3.17" | 2.8" | 2.63" | 2.51" | |
| Status Bar | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | |
| Backlight | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | |
| CAS | - | - | - | - | |
| Memory (Bytes) | 61KB | 154KB | 61KB | 24KB | |
| Storage Memory (Flash Mem.) | 16MB | 3MB | 3MB | 480KB | |
| Main Power Supply | AAA x 4 | Rechargeable Battery | AAA x 4 | Rechargeable Battery | |
| Rechargeable Battery Available | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | |
| Approximate Battery Life (Hours) | 140 hours | N/A | 230 hours | N/A | |
| System Input | Stylus | - | - | - | - |
| Keypad | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Display | MENU | Function Menu, Icon | Pull Down | Function Menu, Icon | Pull Down |
| Natural Textbook Display Input & Output |
✓ | - | ✓ | - | |
| Natural Textbook Display Input/Mixed Display Output |
- | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Natural Textbook Display Polynomial/Simultaneous Results |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | |
| Irrational Number Natural Display | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | |
| Mantissa + Exponent Digits | 10+2 | 10+2 | 10+2 | 10+2 | |
| Standard Calculation | Differential Coefficient of Second Order | ✓ | - | ✓ | - |
| Simplify Fractions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| GCD/LCM | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Int÷ | ✓ | int | ✓ | int | |
| Rmdr | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mod (Remainder) | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | |
| MOD_exponential | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | |
| Random Integer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Complex Numbers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Graph | x=f(y) Graph | ✓ | - | ✓ | - |
| Inequality Graph | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 3D Graph | ✓ | - | - | - | |
| Composite Function Graph | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| MODIFY | ✓ | - | - | - | |
| Copy Modified Expression | ✓ | - | - | - | |
| Sliders | - | - | - | - | |
| Dynamic Graph | ✓ | ✓ (Transform App) | ✓ | ✓ (Transform App) | |
| Differential Equation Graph | - | - | - | - | |
| Conics | Graph Type - Rectangular | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Graph Type - Polar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Graph Type - Parametric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Table | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Color | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | |
| Recursion | 3 formulas | 3 formulas | 3 formulas | 3 formulas | |
| Cob-WEB | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Color | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | |
| Matrix | 999*999 | 99*99 | 999*999 | 99*99 | |
| Number of Available Matrices | 26 | 10 | 26 | 10 | |
| Complex Number Availability | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | |
| Vector | ✓ | ✓ (Science tools) | ✓ | ✓ (Science tools) | |
| Statistics | Lists | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Frequency (Decimal Value) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| STAT Tests | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Confidence Interval | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
| Distribution | 24 | 16 | 24 | 16 | |
| HyperGeometric Distribution | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | |
| Probability Simulation | Add-in | Preloaded | Add-in | Preloaded | |
| Financial (TVM) | ✓ | Preloaded | ✓ | Preloaded | |
| Function | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Depreciation | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | |
| Bond Calculation | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | |
| Equation | Equation Solver | ✓ | Preloaded | ✓ | Preloaded |
| Solver for Multi-Solution | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | |
| Simultaneous Equation Solver | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| n-th (Maximum) | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | |
| Complex Number Availability | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | |
| Exact Solution Message (i.e. No Solution, Undefined) |
✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
| Polynomial Equation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Poly Degree (Maximum) | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | |
| Spreadsheet | ✓ | Preloaded | ✓ | Preloaded | |
| Regressions | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
| Graph - Pie Chart | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Graph - Bar Chart | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| E-Activity | ✓ | - | ✓ | StudyCard | |
| Program | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Logic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Base-N | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Geometry | Preloaded | Preloaded | Preloaded | Preloaded | |
| Science | ✓ | Preloaded | ✓ | Preloaded | |
| Periodic Table | Preloaded | Preloaded | Add-in | Add-in | |
| Scientific Constants | Preloaded | Preloaded | Add-in | Preloaded | |
| Metric Conversion | Preloaded | Preloaded | Preloaded | Preloaded | |
| Picture Plot | Using Images as Background | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
| Using Animation as Background | ✓ | - | - | - | |
| Sensor Connection | CLAB | EasyLink, EasyTemp CBR2 | CLAB | EasyLink, EasyTemp CBR2 | |
| Communication | USB | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mass Storage Device | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | |
| 3pin | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Add-in | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Direction Connection - CASIO Projectors | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | |
| OTHER | Catalog Command List | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Catalog Help | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | |
| Catalog Category Display | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | |
| Undo | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | |
| Clipboard | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | |
| Color Brackets | ✓ | - | - | - | |
| Testing Mode | Exam Mode™ | Test Guard™ | Exam Mode™ | Test Guard™ |
Advanced Scientific Calculators
| Features | CASIO | CASIO | TI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature Category | Subcategory | fx-115ES Plus 2nd Edition | fx-991EX | TI-36X Pro |
| Specifications | Power Supply | Solar + (G13/LR44)x1 | Solar + (G13/LR44)x1 | Solar + Battery |
| Display (Lines or Dots) | 16 x 4 lines (96 x 31 dots) |
32 x 6 lines (96 x 31 dots) |
16 x 4 lines (192 x 63 dots) |
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| Auto Power OFF | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Display/Expression | Natural Textbook Display | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Input | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Output (Fraction) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Output (pi, root) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| UNDO | - | ✓ | - | |
| Transformations | Sexagesimal-decimal transformation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Engineering Notation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Recurring decimal | ✓ | ✓ | - | |
| Basic Functions | Trigonometric, Inverse Trig. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hyperbolic, Inverse Hyperbolic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exponential, Logarithmic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Power and Radical Root | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fraction | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mixed Fraction | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Pi | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Rounding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Angle Unit / Conversion (deg., rad., grad.) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| GCD/LCM | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
| Remainder (R÷) | ✓ | - | - | |
| Base specified Logarithmic (Log aB) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Prime Factorization | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Ratio Calculation | - | ✓ | - | |
| Differentiation, Integration Calculation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Combination, Permutation (nCr, nPr) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Random Numbers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Random Integers (RanInt) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Integer/Nearest Lower Integer (Int, Intg) | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
| Utilities | Variables | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Variable List | - | ✓ | - | |
| Answer Memory (Ans) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Previous Answer Memory (Pre Ans) | ✓ | ✓ | - | |
| Engineering Symbol Calculation | - | ✓ | - | |
| Solve Function | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| CALC Function (Stored Formula Calculation) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Scientific Constants | 40 | 47 | 20 | |
| Metric Conversion | 40 | 40 | 40 | |
| Special Features | Statistics | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Standard Deviation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Regressions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Variance | - | ✓ | - | |
| Stat Values List | - | ✓ | - | |
| Tables | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Types of Tables | f(x) f(x), g(x) |
f(x) f(x), g(x) |
f(x) | |
| Complex Number Calculation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Base-n Calculations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Matrix Calculations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Vector Calculations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Simultaneous Equation Solver | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Polynomial Equation Solver | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Storing Solver Results as Variables | - | ✓ | - | |
| Inequality Calculation | ✓ | ✓ | - | |
| Sum Calculation (SIGMA) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Product Calculation (Product of f(x)) | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
| Verify Function | ✓ | - | - | |
| Distribution Calculations | - | ✓ | - | |
| Spreadsheet | - | ✓ | - | |
| Authenticity Check | ID + QR Code | QR Code | - |
Multi-line Scientific Calculators
| Features | CASIO | TI | TI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature Category | Subcategory | fx-300ES Plus 2nd Edition | TI-30XS MV | TI-34 MV |
| Specifications | Power Supply | Solar + (G13/LR44)x1 | Solar + Battery | Solar + Battery |
| Display (Lines or Dots) | 16 x 4 lines (96 x 31 dots) |
16 x 4 with Dots | 16 x 4 with Dots | |
| Auto Power OFF | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Display/Expression | Natural Textbook Display | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Input | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Output (Fraction) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Output (pi, root) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| UNDO | - | - | - | |
| Transformations | Sexagesimal-decimal transformation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Engineering Notation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Recurring decimal | ✓ | - | - | |
| Basic Functions | Trigonometric, Inverse Trig. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hyperbolic, Inverse Hyperbolic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exponential, Logarithmic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Power and Radical Root | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fraction | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mixed Fraction | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Pi | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Rounding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Angle Unit / Conversion (deg., rad., grad.) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| GCD/LCM | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
| Remainder (R÷) | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
| Base specified Logarithmic (Log aB) | ✓ | - | - | |
| Prime Factorization | ✓ | - | - | |
| Ratio Calculation | - | - | - | |
| Differentiation, Integration Calculation | - | - | - | |
| Combination, Permutation (nCr, nPr) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Random Numbers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Random Integers (RanInt) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Integer/Nearest Lower Integer (Int, Intg) | ✓ | - | - | |
| Utilities | Variables | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Variable List | - | - | - | |
| Answer Memory (Ans) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Previous Answer Memory (Pre Ans) | ✓ | - | - | |
| Engineering Symbol Calculation | - | - | - | |
| Solve Function | - | - | - | |
| CALC Function (Stored Formula Calculation) | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Scientific Constants | - | - | - | |
| Metric Conversion | - | - | - | |
| Special Features | Statistics | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Standard Deviation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Regressions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Variance | - | - | - | |
| Stat Values List | - | - | - | |
| Tables | ✓ | ✓ | - | |
| Types of Tables | f(x) f(x), g(x) |
f(x) |
- | |
| Complex Number Calculation | - | - | - | |
| Base-n Calculations | - | - | - | |
| Matrix Calculations | - | - | - | |
| Vector Calculations | - | - | - | |
| Simultaneous Equation Solver | - | - | - | |
| Polynomial Equation Solver | - | - | - | |
| Storing Solver Results as Variables | - | - | - | |
| Inequality Calculation | - | - | - | |
| Sum Calculation (SIGMA) | - | - | - | |
| Product Calculation (Product of f(x)) | - | - | - | |
| Verify Function | - | - | - | |
| Distribution Calculations | - | - | - | |
| Spreadsheet | - | - | - | |
| Authenticity Check | ID + QR Code | - | - |
Single and Dual Line Scientific Calculators
| Features | CASIO | TI | CASIO | TI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature Category | Subcategory | fx-260 SOLAR II | TI-30Xa | fx-300MS Plus 2nd Edition | TI-30XIIS |
| Specifications | Power Supply | Solar Only | Solar + Battery | Solar + (G13/LR44) x1 | Solar + Battery |
| Display (Lines or Dots) | 1 Line (10+2) | 1 Line (10+2) | 2 Lines (11/10+2) | 2 Lines | |
| Auto Power OFF | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Display/Expression | Natural Textbook Display | - | - | - | - |
| Input | - | - | - | - | |
| Output (Fraction) | - | - | - | - | |
| Output (pi, root) | - | - | - | - | |
| UNDO | - | - | - | - | |
| Transformations | Sexagesimal-decimal transformation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Engineering Notation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Recurring decimal | - | - | - | - | |
| Basic Functions | Trigonometric, Inverse Trig. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hyperbolic, Inverse Hyperbolic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exponential, Logarithmic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Power and Radical Root | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fraction | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mixed Fraction | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Pi | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Rounding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Angle Unit / Conversion (deg., rad., grad.) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| GCD/LCM | - | - | - | - | |
| Remainder (R÷) | - | - | - | - | |
| Base specified Logarithmic (Log aB) | - | - | - | - | |
| Prime Factorization | - | - | - | - | |
| Ratio Calculation | - | - | - | - | |
| Differentiation, Integration Calculation | - | - | - | - | |
| Combination, Permutation (nCr, nPr) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Random Numbers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Random Integers (RanInt) | - | - | - | ✓ | |
| Integer/Nearest Lower Integer (Int, Intg) | - | - | - | - | |
| Utilities | Variables | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Variable List | - | - | - | - | |
| Answer Memory (Ans) | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Previous Answer Memory (Pre Ans) | - | - | - | - | |
| Engineering Symbol Calculation | - | - | - | - | |
| Solve Function | - | - | - | - | |
| CALC Function (Stored Formula Calculation) | - | - | - | - | |
| Scientific Constants | - | - | - | - | |
| Metric Conversion | - | - | - | - | |
| Special Features | Statistics | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Standard Deviation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Regressions | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Variance | - | - | - | - | |
| Stat Values List | - | - | - | - | |
| Tables | - | - | - | - | |
| Types of Tables | - | - |
- | - | |
| Complex Number Calculation | - | - | - | - | |
| Base-n Calculations | - | - | - | - | |
| Matrix Calculations | - | - | - | - | |
| Vector Calculations | - | - | - | - | |
| Simultaneous Equation Solver | - | - | - | - | |
| Polynomial Equation Solver | - | - | - | - | |
| Storing Solver Results as Variables | - | - | - | - | |
| Inequality Calculation | - | - | - | - | |
| Sum Calculation (SIGMA) | - | - | - | - | |
| Product Calculation (Product of f(x)) | - | - | - | - | |
| Verify Function | - | - | - | - | |
| Distribution Calculations | - | - | - | - | |
| Spreadsheet | - | - | - | - | |
| Authenticity Check | - | - | - | - |