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Acer Iconia A1
16 GBA1-810
| Global Score | |
| 55.4 | 61.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Samsung |
| Android 4.1 | Android 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2013-06-01 | 2012-08-15 |
| 8.22 x 5.74 x 0.44 inches | 7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 inches |
| 14.39 ounces | 12.20 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| $ 80.00 | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 3.20 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.93 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4960mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 192 hours standby time |
| 6.72 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE is much better than the Acer Iconia A1, with a 61.7 score against 55.4. Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE's body is a bit thinner and lighter than Acer Iconia A1, even though it was released about 10 months before. These tablets include the same Android 4.1 OS (operating system). The Acer Iconia A1 features a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, because although it has a bit worse number of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 768 x 1024 and a little bit larger screen.
Acer Iconia A1 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, because although it has a slower 384 megahertz GPU, and they both have 1 GB of RAM memory, the Acer Iconia A1 also counts with a higher number of cores. The Acer Iconia A1 features a bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, because although it has an external memory card slot that supports up to 32 GB against 64 GB, it also counts with 16 GB internal storage capacity.
The Acer Iconia A1 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, because it has a way better 1920x1080 video quality and a camera with a lot better 5 mega pixels resolution. Acer Iconia A1 features improved battery life than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, because it has 4960mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE is way more expensive than Acer Iconia A1, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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