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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Samsung |
| Android 4.2 | Android 13, 12 |
| 2013-10-01 | 2022-02-25 |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 17.74 ounces |
| -- | Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 235.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LTPS |
| 149 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 3.3 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S8 has an overall score of 76.7, which is much better than the Acer Iconia A3's 55.2 overall score. Galaxy Tab S8's body is way newer, thinner and lighter than the Acer Iconia A3. Both tablets in this comparison review include Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab S8 has a newer 13 version while Acer Iconia A3 has Android 4.2 version, so it provides the user some extra features and performance enhancements.
Acer Iconia A3 counts with a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, although it has a way worse 800 x 1280px resolution, a way lower screen pixels density and a quite smaller display. The Acer Iconia A3 has a really superior processing power than Galaxy Tab S8, because although it has 7 GB lesser RAM memory and 4 lesser cpu cores (although faster), it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
Galaxy Tab S8 features a much better storage capacity for apps and games than Acer Iconia A3, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 counts with a much longer battery performance than Acer Iconia A3, because it has an 8000mAh battery capacity instead of 3540mAh.
Galaxy Tab S8 counts with a very superior camera than Acer Iconia A3, because it has a much higher (4K) video definition and a much more mega-pixels back camera.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 costs a lot more than the Acer Iconia A3, but it's still a great deal, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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