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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Apple |
| Android 4.2 | iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x |
| 2013-10-01 | 2015-07-15 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 235.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Apple A8 APL1011 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 8.37 | 7.92 |
| 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 |
| 5.83 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 3.3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1043mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Apple iPod touch 6th generation has a global score of 65.6, which is much better than the Acer Iconia A3's general score of 55.2. Apple iPod touch 6th generation is a newer tablet, and it is also extremely lighter and much thinner than Acer Iconia A3. Apple iPod touch 6th generation has iOS 12.x OS, while Acer Iconia A3 counts with Android 4.2 OS.
The Acer Iconia A3 has a little faster CPU than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, and although they both have a 1 GB RAM, the Acer Iconia A3 also has a higher number of cores and an additional graphics processing unit. The Apple iPod touch 6th generation counts with a bit more vivid display than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has a little worse resolution of 640 x 1136 and a much smaller display, it also counts with a brighter screen and a way higher pixel density.
IPod touch 6th generation takes much better videos and photos than Acer Iconia A3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the iPod touch 6th generation also has a back camera with much more mega-pixels. IPod touch 6th generation counts with a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Acer Iconia A3 counts with a superior battery lifetime than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a 3540mAh battery size instead of 1043mAh.
The iPod touch 6th generation is a lot more expensive than the Acer Iconia A3, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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