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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi OnlyMotorola Xoom 2 Media Edition
Wi-Fi 32 GBMZ607
| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Motorola |
| Android 4.2 | Android 3.2 |
| 2013-10-01 | 2011-11-03 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 8.50 x 5.47 x 0.35 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 13.62 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 235.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.2 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 184 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | TI OMAP 4430 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 3.3 | 3.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition is a little bit better than Acer Iconia A3, getting a 60.4 score against 55.2. Both of these tablets use Android operating system, but the Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition has the older 3.2 version while Acer Iconia A3 has Android 4.2 version. The Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition is an older tablet than the Acer Iconia A3, but Motorola managed to build it noticeably lighter and thinner anyway.
The Acer Iconia A3 has a little faster CPU than Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Acer Iconia A3 also has a much better graphics processing unit working at 400 megahertz and a higher number of cores. Acer Iconia A3 has a bit sharper screen than Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition, because although it has a bit inferior pixels quantity per display inch, and they both have an equal 800 x 1280 resolution, the Acer Iconia A3 also counts with a bigger display.
Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition has a slightly bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 32 GB internal storage capacity. Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition has just a little better battery duration than Acer Iconia A3, because it has a 3900mAh battery capacity.
The Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition captures much clearer photographs and videos than Acer Iconia A3. Both have the same video frame rates, the same resolution back camera and the same video quality.
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