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Acer Iconia A1
16 GBA1-810
Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 55.4 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Apple |
| Android 4.1 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2013-06-01 | 2013-10-22 |
| 8.22 x 5.74 x 0.44 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 14.39 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 80.00 | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.93 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4960mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.72 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 2 has a general score of 77.2, which is much better than the Acer Iconia A1's 55.4 overall score. The iPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x OS, and Acer Iconia A1 works with Android 4.1 OS. IPad mini 2 is a extremely thinner and somewhat lighter tablet device than the Acer Iconia A1, although they were only released 5 months apart.
IPad mini 2 features a quite superior hardware performance than Acer Iconia A1, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have 1 GB of RAM, the iPad mini 2 also counts with a faster graphics processing unit running at 600 MHz and a 64 bits processing unit. The iPad mini 2 features a much better looking screen than Acer Iconia A1, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the iPad mini 2 also has a lot higher display pixels density and a way better 1536 x 2048px resolution.
IPad mini 2 features a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Acer Iconia A1, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory. Apple iPad mini 2 shoots much better photos and videos than Acer Iconia A1. Both of them have a same resolution back camera, the same video resolution and the same video frame rates.
Apple iPad mini 2 has longer battery performance than Acer Iconia A1, because it has a 6471mAh battery size instead of 4960mAh.
The Apple iPad mini 2 is a lot more expensive than the Acer Iconia A1, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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