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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 61.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Huawei |
| Android 4.2 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2013-10-01 | 2014-02-23 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 11.61 ounces |
| -- | Gray, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 235.00 | $ 155.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Mali-450MP4 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 3.3 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M1 is much better than the Acer Iconia A3, with a global score of 61.5 against 55.2. These tablets have Android operating system, but the Huawei MediaPad M1 has 4.2.2 version while Acer Iconia A3 has Android 4.2, so it counts with a lot of extra features. Huawei MediaPad M1's construction is much thinner and noticeably lighter than Acer Iconia A3, although they were only released with a couple months difference.
The Acer Iconia A3 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Huawei MediaPad M1, because although it has a little worse pixel number per inch in the screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 800 x 1280, the Acer Iconia A3 also counts with a bigger display. Huawei MediaPad M1 and Acer Iconia A3 count with incredibly similar processing units, and although the Huawei MediaPad M1 has doesn't have a graphics processor, they both have 1 GB of RAM memory and a Quad-Core processing unit.
The Huawei MediaPad M1 has just a bit better camera than Acer Iconia A3. They have the same resolution camera in the back, the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video definition. The Acer Iconia A3 counts with a much greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei MediaPad M1, and although they both have an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 32 GB, the Acer Iconia A3 also has more internal memory.
Huawei MediaPad M1 features a very superior battery life than Acer Iconia A3, because it has a 36% bigger battery size.
The Huawei MediaPad M1 not only is the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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