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| Global Score | |
| 54.7 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | HTC |
| Android 4.2.1 | Android 3.2, 2.3.3 |
| -- | 2011-02-15 |
| 8.00 x 5.40 x 0.30 inches | 7.69 x 4.80 x 0.52 inches |
| 13.40 ounces | 14.82 ounces |
| White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 768 x 1024 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 160 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 chipset |
| Z2560 (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 1 GB (333 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 7.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 1470 hours standby time |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The HTC Flyer is just a bit better than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, having a 58.7 score against 54.7. Even being the best in this review, HTC Flyer's body is thicker and just a bit heavier than the Acer Iconia A1-830-1479. Both of these tablets come with Android operating system, but the HTC Flyer has older 3.2 version and Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 has Android 4.2.1.
The Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 counts with a little sharper screen than HTC Flyer, because although it has a little bit worse display density, it also counts with a little larger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1024 x 768px. The Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 counts with a bit superior CPU than HTC Flyer, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, and they both have 1 GB of RAM memory, the Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 also counts with a higher number of cores.
The HTC Flyer features much more memory to store more games and applications than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 32 GB, the HTC Flyer also has 32 GB internal memory capacity. HTC Flyer features a superior camera than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479. They have a 5 megapixels back-facing camera, the same video resolution and the same video frame rate.
HTC Flyer's battery life is very similar to the battery performance in Acer Iconia A1-830-1479.
The HTC Flyer costs a bit more than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, but you can get a better tablet for that extra dollars.
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