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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi OnlyApple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Apple |
| Android 4.2 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2013-10-01 | 2013-10-22 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 235.00 | $ 273.00 |
| 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 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| 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 |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 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, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is a lot better than the Acer Iconia A3, having a general score of 77.9 against 55.2. IPad Air comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Acer Iconia A3 counts with Android 4.2 OS. IPad Air is a notably thinner and somewhat lighter tablet device than Acer Iconia A3, even though both were only released 1 months apart.
The iPad Air has a bit sharper display than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater pixels count per inch in the screen and a much higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels. Apple iPad Air features a quite superior processing power than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPad Air also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and a faster graphics processing unit working at 600 MHz.
The iPad Air has a lot bigger storage for apps and games than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. IPad Air features a really longer battery performance than Acer Iconia A3, because it has a 149% greater battery capacity. IPad Air shoots a lot better photographs and videos than Acer Iconia A3. They have the same video resolution, a camera with a 5 megapixels resolution and the same video frame rates.
The iPad Air is more expensive than the Acer Iconia A3, but it's still a great choice, because you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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