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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi OnlyApple iPad 4
Verizon and SprintA1460
| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Apple |
| Android 4.2 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2013-10-01 | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 235.00 | $ 740.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Apple A6X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 3.3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 4 has a global score of 70.8, which is a lot better than the Acer Iconia A3's 55.2 general score. The Apple iPad 4 is a heavier but a little thinner tablet device than Acer Iconia A3. Apple iPad 4 comes with iOS 7.x OS, and Acer Iconia A3 has Android 4.2 OS. Apple iPad 4 counts with just a little better processing power than Acer Iconia A3, although it has 2 lesser CPU cores , they both have a 400 megahertz graphics co-processor and a 1 GB RAM memory.
IPad 4 has a little sharper screen than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a lot greater pixels amount per inch of screen. Apple iPad 4 takes much better pictures and videos than Acer Iconia A3. They have the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a same resolution camera.
IPad 4 features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Acer Iconia A3 features a much better battery duration than iPad 4.
IPad 4 is way more expensive than the Acer Iconia A3, but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
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