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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 62.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Samsung |
| Android 4.2 | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2013-10-01 | 2015-05-02 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 8.20 x 5.43 x 0.29 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 11.04 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 235.00 | $ 159.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 160 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| 3.3 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has an overall score of 62.8, which is better than the Acer Iconia A3's overall score of 55.2. These devices use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has a more recent 7.1 Nougat version and Acer Iconia A3 has Android 4.2 version, so it offers a lot of extra features and improved performance. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is a newer tablet, and it's also incredibly lighter and extremely thinner than Acer Iconia A3.
The Acer Iconia A3 has a way better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a bigger display and a slightly higher 800 x 1280 resolution. Acer Iconia A3 counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have 4 CPU cores, the Acer Iconia A3 also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 counts with a quite bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Acer Iconia A3, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 also has an external SD slot that supports up to 128 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has greater battery performance than Acer Iconia A3, because it has a 4200mAh battery size against 3540mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has a little bit better camera than Acer Iconia A3. Both of them have a camera with a 5 mega-pixels, the same video frame rate and the same 1280x720 video definition.
In addition to being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is also by far the cheapest.
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