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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi OnlyApple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Apple |
| Android 4.2 | iOS 8.x |
| 2013-10-01 | 2014-10-16 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 235.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1536 x 2048 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 A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.82 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 5.83 | 8.47 |
| 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 | 7340mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 is way better than Acer Iconia A3, having a global score of 79.3 against 55.2. Apple iPad Air 2 is a newer tablet, and it is also incredibly lighter and noticeably thinner than Acer Iconia A3. Apple iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, and Acer Iconia A3 comes with Android 4.2 operating system.
Apple iPad Air 2 features a little bit better looking display than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot greater pixel quantity per display inch and a way higher resolution of 2048 x 1536. IPad Air 2 features just a little better hardware performance than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor and lesser cores , it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and 1 GB more RAM memory.
IPad Air 2 features a lot better camera than Acer Iconia A3, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the iPad Air 2 also has a much more megapixels camera in the back. IPad Air 2 has a much better memory to install applications and games than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage.
The iPad Air 2 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Acer Iconia A3, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity.
The Apple iPad Air 2 costs more money than the Acer Iconia A3, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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