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Acer Iconia A3
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Sony |
| Android 4.2 | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-10-01 | -- |
| 10.24 x 6.89 x 0.40 inches | 10.00 x 6.57 x 0.24 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 13.86 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Stainless Steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 235.00 | $ 1570.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 299 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.10 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| 3.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet has a score of 74.7, which is much better than the Acer Iconia A3's 55.2 overall score. The Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet is a notably lighter and extremely thinner device than Acer Iconia A3. Both devices in this comparison review work with Android OS, but the Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet has a more recent 5.0 version and Acer Iconia A3 has Android 4.2 version.
Xperia Z4 Tablet has a more vivid display than Acer Iconia A3, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Xperia Z4 Tablet also has a lot higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 and much more pixels per inch of display. The Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet features a better processing unit than Acer Iconia A3, because it has a better graphics processing unit, a higher number of faster cores, a 64-bits processor and a higher amount of RAM.
The Xperia Z4 Tablet features a better camera than Acer Iconia A3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Xperia Z4 Tablet also has a back camera with a way higher 8.1 mega-pixels resolution. Xperia Z4 Tablet features a much greater storage capacity for applications and games than Acer Iconia A3, because it has 16 GB more internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 128 GB.
The Xperia Z4 Tablet features a much longer battery lifetime than Acer Iconia A3, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
Although Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Acer Iconia A3, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Acer Iconia A3. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the Acer Iconia A3, letting go some features and specs.
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