Compare tablets
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| Global Score | |
| 52.9 | 53.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Amazon |
| Android 3.2, 3.0 | Android 5.0 |
| 2011-03-22 | 2015-09-17 |
| 10.24 x 6.97 x 0.52 inches | 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches |
| 25.75 ounces | 10.97 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Orange and Pink |
| $ 215.00 | $ 205.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | MediaTek chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Single-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.65 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3260mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HD 8 is a little bit better than the Acer ICONIA TAB A501, with a 53.3 score against 52.9. Amazon Fire HD 8's body is notably newer, lighter and noticeably thinner than Acer ICONIA TAB A501. These devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Amazon Fire HD 8 has a more recent 5.0 version while Acer ICONIA TAB A501 has Android 3.2 version, providing a couple additional features.
Amazon Fire HD 8 features a little more vivid screen than Acer ICONIA TAB A501, because although it has a much smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1280 x 800, the Amazon Fire HD 8 also counts with a better amount of pixels per inch of display. The Amazon Fire HD 8 has a better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Acer ICONIA TAB A501, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Amazon Fire HD 8 also has a SD card slot that allows up to 128 GB.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Acer ICONIA TAB A501, although it has 1 less cpu cores , they both have a 1 GB RAM memory. The Acer ICONIA TAB A501 counts with a way better battery life than Amazon Fire HD 8. Acer ICONIA TAB A501 takes better photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8. They have a same resolution camera in the back.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the Acer ICONIA TAB A501.
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