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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Microsoft |
| Android 4.2 | Windows 10 |
| 2013-10-01 | 2018-08-02 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 235.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 149 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 10.1 |
| 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 |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 3.3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Go is way better than Acer Iconia A3, with a score of 66.5 against 55.2. Microsoft Surface Go's body is noticeably newer, just a little bit lighter and somewhat thinner than the Acer Iconia A3. The Microsoft Surface Go works with Windows 10 operating system, while Acer Iconia A3 has Android 4.2 operating system.
The Microsoft Surface Go features a bit better hardware performance than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory. Acer Iconia A3 features a sharper display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a much lower number of pixels in each inch in the screen and a much lower 800 x 1280 resolution, it also counts with a little larger display.
Microsoft Surface Go features a better camera than Acer Iconia A3, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Microsoft Surface Go also has a lot better 8 megapixels resolution camera in the back. Microsoft Surface Go features a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Acer Iconia A3 features a way better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Go.
The Microsoft Surface Go costs a lot more than the Acer Iconia A3, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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