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Acer Iconia Tab A100
16 GB Wi-FiAsus Fonepad 8
16 GBFE380CG
| Global Score | |
| 51.3 | 55.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Asus |
| Android 4.0.3, 3.2, 3.0 | Android 4.4 |
| 2011-02-14 | 0000-00-00 |
| 7.68 x 4.61 x 0.52 inches | 8.43 x 4.72 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.58 ounces | 11.57 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 150.00 | $ 119.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | Intel Atom Z3560 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | Quad-Core 1800 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | IMG PowerVR Series 6 - G6430 GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 6.05 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA and GSM |
| SIM | SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1530mAh Li-Ion Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 3.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus Fonepad 8 is a little bit better than the Acer Iconia Tab A100, with a 55.6 score against 51.3. Both tablets in our current comparison have Android OS (operating system), but Asus Fonepad 8 has a more recent 4.4 version and Acer Iconia Tab A100 has Android 4.0.3. Asus Fonepad 8's construction is a lot thinner and noticeably lighter than Acer Iconia Tab A100.
Asus Fonepad 8 features a bit better screen than Acer Iconia Tab A100, because it has a higher 1280 x 800 pixels resolution, a bit better pixels density and a bit bigger display. Asus Fonepad 8 has a slightly bigger memory to install games and applications than Acer Iconia Tab A100, and although they both have the same 16 GB internal memory capacity, the Asus Fonepad 8 also has an external SD slot that admits up to 64 GB.
Asus Fonepad 8 has a greater hardware performance than Acer Iconia Tab A100, because it has a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Asus Fonepad 8's camera is very similar to Acer Iconia Tab A100's camera, both of them have a 5 mega pixels resolution back facing camera. Acer Iconia Tab A100 has a really longer battery duration than Asus Fonepad 8.
The Asus Fonepad 8 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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