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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Samsung |
| Android 4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2013-10-01 | 2020-09-28 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| -- | Plastic |
| $ 235.00 | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| 3.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a lot better than Acer Iconia A3, with a 79 score against 55.2. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 construction is much newer, a little thinner and notably lighter than the Acer Iconia A3. Both of these tablets have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a newer 10 version while Acer Iconia A3 has Android 4.2 version, counting with a lot of extra features.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a quite superior processing power than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a larger number of cores. Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a screen that's very similar to the screen in Acer Iconia A3, because although the Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a lot greater pixels count per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a very superior camera than Acer Iconia A3, because it has a much higher 13 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and a much higher 3840x2160 video definition. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a much greater memory capacity for applications and games than Acer Iconia A3, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a much longer battery lifetime than Acer Iconia A3, because it has a 5050mAh battery size.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 is way more expensive than the Acer Iconia A3, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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