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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Apple |
| Android 4.2 | iOS 9.x |
| 2013-10-01 | 2015-09-09 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 235.00 | $ 288.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6450 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.19 |
| 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 |
| 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, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5124mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 4 is way better than Acer Iconia A3, having a overall score of 75.6 against 55.2. IPad mini 4's design is newer, way thinner and way lighter than Acer Iconia A3. IPad mini 4 comes with iOS 9.x operating system, and Acer Iconia A3 comes with Android 4.2 operating system. The Apple iPad mini 4 counts with a much better screen than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater screen pixel density and a much better 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution.
Acer Iconia A3 features a bit better performance than iPad mini 4, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and a larger number of cores. The iPad mini 4 captures way better photos and videos than Acer Iconia A3, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the iPad mini 4 also has a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
The Apple iPad mini 4 has a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage. Apple iPad mini 4 counts with a really longer battery life than Acer Iconia A3, because it has 5124mAh of battery capacity.
Apple iPad mini 4 costs more than Acer Iconia A3, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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