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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi OnlyLenovo ThinkPad 10
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Lenovo |
| Android 4.2 | Windows Phone 8.1 |
| 2013-10-01 | 2014-05-13 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 10.45 x 6.97 x 0.35 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 21.52 ounces |
| $ 235.00 | -- |
| 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 | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Intel Atom Z3795 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (1067 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics Gen7 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 3.3 | 5.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
The Lenovo ThinkPad 10 is better than the Acer Iconia A3, getting a 62.5 score against 55.2. Lenovo ThinkPad 10's body is just a little heavier but thinner than Acer Iconia A3, and both of them were released with only 7 months difference. The Lenovo ThinkPad 10 works with Windows Phone 8.1 OS, and Acer Iconia A3 has Android 4.2 OS.
The Acer Iconia A3 counts with a little bit better looking screen than Lenovo ThinkPad 10, although it has a lot lower display density and a lot worse resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels, they both have a screen with the same size. The Lenovo ThinkPad 10 counts with a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Lenovo ThinkPad 10 counts with just a bit better performance than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, and they both have 4 cores, the Lenovo ThinkPad 10 also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. The Lenovo ThinkPad 10 counts with a little bit better camera than Acer Iconia A3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Lenovo ThinkPad 10 also has a much more MP camera.
The Acer Iconia A3 features a much longer battery lifetime than Lenovo ThinkPad 10.
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