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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Huawei |
| Android 4.2 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2013-10-01 | 2018-09-28 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 235.00 | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is way better than the Acer Iconia A3, with a global score of 73.3 against 55.2. These devices include Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and Acer Iconia A3 has Android 4.2. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite's design is extremely newer, lighter and a lot thinner than Acer Iconia A3.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a better performance than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 more cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. Acer Iconia A3 features a bit more vivid display than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, although it has a much lower resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels and a way lower pixels density, they both have a display of the same size.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite shoots greater pictures and videos than Acer Iconia A3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has a back facing camera with lot more megapixels. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Acer Iconia A3, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB and more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a much better battery duration than Acer Iconia A3, because it has a 7500mAh battery capacity.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is more expensive than the Acer Iconia A3, but it's still a great choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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