Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 52.9 | 57.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Acer |
| Android 3.2, 3.0 | Windows 8 |
| 2011-03-22 | 2012-06-04 |
| 10.24 x 6.97 x 0.52 inches | 10.18 x 6.60 x 0.35 inches |
| 25.75 ounces | 20.46 ounces |
| $ 215.00 | $ 105.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Intel Atom Z2760 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX545 (533 MHz) GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3260mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Acer Iconia W510 is a bit better than the Acer ICONIA TAB A501, having a score of 57.5 against 52.9. The Acer Iconia W510 works with Windows 8 OS, while Acer ICONIA TAB A501 has Android 3.2 OS. The Acer Iconia W510 is a newer tablet device, and it's also noticeably lighter and extremely thinner than Acer ICONIA TAB A501.
The Acer Iconia W510 counts with a better performing CPU than Acer ICONIA TAB A501, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Acer Iconia W510 also has a higher amount of RAM memory and an extra graphics processor. The Acer ICONIA TAB A501 has a little sharper display than Acer Iconia W510, although it has a bit lower screen density and a little bit lower resolution of 800 x 1280, they both have a screen with the same size.
The Acer Iconia W510 has a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Acer ICONIA TAB A501, because it has a SD extension slot that allows up to 64 GB and 32 GB internal memory. The Acer Iconia W510 shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Acer ICONIA TAB A501, because it has a lot more mega pixels back facing camera.
Acer Iconia W510 features a little better battery performance than Acer ICONIA TAB A501, because it has 3540mAh of battery capacity instead of 3260mAh.
Acer Iconia W510 not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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