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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 64.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Samsung |
| Android 4.2 | Windows 8 |
| 2013-10-01 | 2012-08-29 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 11.97 x 7.46 x 0.47 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 31.32 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| $ 235.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 11.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 190 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.48 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.83 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| 3.3 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
Samsung ATIV Tab 7 is much better than the Acer Iconia A3, with a 64.9 score against 55.2. Even though the Samsung ATIV Tab 7 is better than Acer Iconia A3, it must be told that it's also older, thicker and extremely heavier. The Samsung ATIV Tab 7 counts with Windows 8 OS, and Acer Iconia A3 has Android 4.2 OS.
Acer Iconia A3 has a sharper screen than Samsung ATIV Tab 7, although it has a little lower pixel quantity in each inch of screen, a little bit smaller screen and a lot worse resolution of 800 x 1280px. Acer Iconia A3 has a really superior performance than Samsung ATIV Tab 7, because although it has a weaker 400 megahertz graphics co-processor and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores.
Samsung ATIV Tab 7 shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Acer Iconia A3. They have the same resolution back camera. The Samsung ATIV Tab 7 features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
Acer Iconia A3 counts with a superior battery life than Samsung ATIV Tab 7.
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