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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi OnlySamsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0
LTE 16 GB| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Samsung |
| Android 4.2 | Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2 |
| 2013-10-01 | 2013-04-29 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 7.40 x 4.37 x 0.39 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 235.00 | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.83 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | SIM |
| 3.3 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 408 hours standby time |
| 5.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 is a lot better than the Acer Iconia A3, with a score of 66.5 against 55.2. Both tablets in this comparison review include Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 has a more recent 4.4.2 version and Acer Iconia A3 has Android 4.2. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0's construction is way lighter and a little bit thinner than Acer Iconia A3, even though they were released only 5 months apart.
Acer Iconia A3 has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because although it has a quite inferior number of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a much larger display and a better resolution of 800 x 1280px. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 features a bit more powerful processor than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has lesser CPU cores , it also counts with a much better graphics processing unit and 512 MB more RAM.
The Acer Iconia A3 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because it has a back facing camera with a lot better 5 mega pixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 counts with slightly more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Acer Iconia A3, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 also has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 64 GB.
Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 counts with a bit longer battery duration than Acer Iconia A3, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 is also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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