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Acer Iconia A1
8 GBA1-810
| Global Score | |
| 54.6 | 67.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Samsung |
| Android 4.1 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-06-03 |
| 8.22 x 5.74 x 0.44 inches | 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 14.39 ounces | 11.25 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 210.00 | $ 215.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super Clear LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.93 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4960mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 42 hours talk time |
| 6.72 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is way better than Acer Iconia A1, with a score of 67.4 against 54.6. Both tablets we compare here have Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a more recent 4.2.2 version while Acer Iconia A1 has Android 4.1, so it provides the user some nice extra features and optimized performance. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch construction is lighter and extremely thinner than the Acer Iconia A1.
Acer Iconia A1 counts with a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, although it has a just a bit less pixels per inch of screen, a quite smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 768 x 1024px. Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a little better performance than Acer Iconia A1, because although it has 2 less CPU cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a much better graphics processing unit working at 1064 megahertz.
The Acer Iconia A1 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, and although they both have a 5 mega pixels resolution camera, the Acer Iconia A1 also has a way better (Full HD) video resolution. The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch features a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Acer Iconia A1, because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 64 GB.
The Acer Iconia A1 features just a little better battery performance than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has an 11% bigger battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch costs a bit more money than Acer Iconia A1, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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