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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Samsung |
| Android 4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2013-10-01 | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| -- | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| $ 235.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 149 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 3.3 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a general score of 75.2, which is a lot better than Acer Iconia A3's 55.2 general score. These tablets come with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Acer Iconia A3 has Android 4.2 version, giving some nice extra features. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 construction is way newer, a lot thinner and much lighter than the Acer Iconia A3.
The Acer Iconia A3 features a bit better display than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a much worse pixels density and a much lower 800 x 1280 resolution, it also counts with a little larger screen. Galaxy Tab S3 has just a bit better processing power than Acer Iconia A3, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, and they both have 4 processing cores, the Galaxy Tab S3 also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a much better camera than Acer Iconia A3, because it has a way higher resolution back facing camera and a way higher video quality. The Galaxy Tab S3 has a much greater storage to install applications and games than Acer Iconia A3, because it has 32 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Galaxy Tab S3 has a much longer battery life than Acer Iconia A3, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3540mAh.
Galaxy Tab S3 is a bit more expensive than Acer Iconia A3, but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
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