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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Samsung |
| Android 4.2 | Android 11 |
| 2013-10-01 | 2022-01-13 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| -- | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| $ 235.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.83 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 3.3 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A8 has a score of 62.6, which is better than Acer Iconia A3's general score of 55.2. Galaxy Tab A8 is a way newer device, and it is also way thinner and a little lighter than the Acer Iconia A3. Both tablets we compare here include Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab A8 has newer 11 version while Acer Iconia A3 has Android 4.2, counting with a couple additional features.
Acer Iconia A3 features a more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a quite smaller display, a lot lower 800 x 1280 pixels resolution and a way worse pixel quantity per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has a much better memory for apps and games than Acer Iconia A3, because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 1 TB.
The Acer Iconia A3 features a much powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster) and less RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processor. Galaxy Tab A8 has a better camera than Acer Iconia A3, because it has a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution.
The Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a really longer battery duration than Acer Iconia A3, because it has a 99 percent bigger battery capacity.
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