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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Apple |
| Android 4.2 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2013-10-01 | 2025-03-12 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | -- |
| 19.75 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| $ 235.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 13 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | -- |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 3.3 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a general score of 70.4, which is much better than Acer Iconia A3's 55.2 general score. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s design is notably newer and noticeably thinner, but also just a bit heavier than the Acer Iconia A3. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Acer Iconia A3 comes with Android 4.2 operating system.
The Acer Iconia A3 features a lot better display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller display and much worse brightness. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Acer Iconia A3 has a much greater performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processor. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much longer battery performance than Acer Iconia A3, because it has a 174% greater battery capacity.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures way better videos and photos than Acer Iconia A3, because it has a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and a much better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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