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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Dell |
| Android 4.2 | Android 4.4 |
| 2013-10-01 | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 8.50 x 4.90 x 0.24 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 10.76 ounces |
| $ 235.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 149 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Quad-Core 2330 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 8.44 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.83 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 3.3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Dell Venue 8 7840 has a score of 61, which is better than the Acer Iconia A3's 55.2 general score. Dell Venue 8 7840 is a extremely lighter and noticeably thinner tablet than Acer Iconia A3. These tablets come with Android OS (Operating System), but Dell Venue 8 7840 has newer 4.4 version and Acer Iconia A3 has Android 4.2, offering a lot of extra features and performance enhancements.
Dell Venue 8 7840 has a better screen than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater display pixels density and a lot better 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution. The Dell Venue 8 7840 has a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Acer Iconia A3, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Dell Venue 8 7840 also has an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Dell Venue 8 7840 counts with a way better hardware performance than Acer Iconia A3, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Dell Venue 8 7840 also has more RAM, a better 600 MHz graphics processor and a 64-bit processing unit. Dell Venue 8 7840 has a little bit better camera than Acer Iconia A3, because it has a back facing camera with a much better resolution.
Acer Iconia A3 has a superior battery lifetime than Dell Venue 8 7840.
The Dell Venue 8 7840 costs a bit more than the Acer Iconia A3, but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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