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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Asus |
| Android 4.2 | -- |
| 2013-10-01 | 2015-07-10 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.26 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 235.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 22 nm (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 3.3 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Ni - MH Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 is much better than the Acer Iconia A3, getting a 62.2 score against 55.2. The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 is a newer portable tablet, and it's also way thinner and lighter than Acer Iconia A3. Asus ZenPad S 8.0 features a little more vivid display than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a lot more pixels per display inch.
Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has much more storage capacity for apps and games than Acer Iconia A3, because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that supports up to 128 GB. The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, and they both have a Quad-Core CPU, the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 also counts with more RAM.
Acer Iconia A3 features a much better battery performance than Asus ZenPad S 8.0. Asus ZenPad S 8.0 shoots better photographs and videos than Acer Iconia A3, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 also has a lot more mega-pixels back camera.
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