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| Global Score | |
| 54.7 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.1 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| -- | 2016-04-01 |
| 8.00 x 5.40 x 0.30 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 13.40 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 768 x 1024 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 160 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| Z2560 (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) is much better than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, getting a 60.4 score against 54.7. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) body is thicker but extremely lighter than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479. These tablets include Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a more recent 5.1 Lollipop version while Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 has Android 4.2.1 version, giving you lots of additional features and some performance improvements.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) and Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 have extremely similar processors, although the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) also has more RAM memory and a greater number of cores. Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1024 x 768 and a much lower pixels density, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen.
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) features a little bit better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 200 GB. Galaxy Tab A (2016) features a battery duration that is very similar to the battery lifetime in Acer Iconia A1-830-1479.
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with a superior camera than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479. Both have a back facing camera with a 5 mega pixels resolution, the same video frame rate and the same video quality.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy Tab A (2016) is also a lot cheaper, which makes it an easy decision.
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