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| Global Score | |
| 54.7 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.1 | Android 11 |
| -- | 2022-01-13 |
| 8.00 x 5.40 x 0.30 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 13.40 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| White | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 768 x 1024 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 160 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| Z2560 (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.05 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A8 has a global score of 62.6, which is much better than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479's 54.7 score. The Galaxy Tab A8 body is a bit thinner but noticeably heavier than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479. Both tablets we compare here use Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab A8 has older 11 version while Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 has Android 4.2.1 version.
The Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 counts with a much better performance than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores (but faster). Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 has a more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a quite worse display pixel density, a way worse 1024 x 768 resolution and a much smaller screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has a much bigger storage to install games and applications than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, because it has an external memory card slot that holds up to 1 TB and 32 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab A8 has a superior battery duration than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, because it has 7040mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A8 takes slightly better videos and photos than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, because it has a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
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