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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Apple |
| Android 4.2 | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2013-10-01 | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 235.00 | $ 220.00 |
| 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 | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 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 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3.3 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch has a general score of 65.4, which is better than the Acer Iconia A3's 55.2 score. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch construction is incredibly newer, a lot thinner and somewhat lighter than the Acer Iconia A3. Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with iOS 13.x operating system, while Acer Iconia A3 counts with Android 4.2 operating system.
IPad 9.7-inch has a bit faster processing unit than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit and lesser cpu cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory. The Acer Iconia A3 counts with just a bit better looking display than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has much less pixels per inch in the screen and a way worse 800 x 1280px resolution, it also counts with a little bit larger display.
The iPad 9.7-inch counts with a greater camera than Acer Iconia A3, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the iPad 9.7-inch also has a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution. Acer Iconia A3 counts with a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 32 GB.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch has a very superior battery performance than Acer Iconia A3, because it has a 149% larger battery capacity.
IPad 9.7-inch is not only the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also the cheapest, making it a very good choice.
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