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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Samsung |
| Android 4.2 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2013-10-01 | 2016-06-01 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 235.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3.3 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is much better than Acer Iconia A3, getting a 70.2 score against 55.2. Both of these tablets include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has newer 8.1 Oreo version while Acer Iconia A3 has Android 4.2 version, providing you some nice extra features. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s construction is notably newer, a little lighter and notably thinner than Acer Iconia A3.
Acer Iconia A3 counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), although it has a much lower 800 x 1280 pixels resolution and a lot worse pixel count per inch in the display, they both have a display with the same size. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a bit more powerful processing unit than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and faster).
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) shoots a lot better photos and videos than Acer Iconia A3, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a back facing camera with a way better 8 megapixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a much better memory for apps and games than Acer Iconia A3, and although they both have equal 16 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 200 GB.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a much longer battery performance than Acer Iconia A3, because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity.
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