Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 52.9 | 54.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Samsung |
| Android 3.2, 3.0 | Android 2.3.5, 2.2 |
| 2011-03-22 | 2011-03-16 |
| 10.24 x 6.97 x 0.52 inches | 4.87 x 2.53 x 0.39 inches |
| 25.75 ounces | 4.97 ounces |
| $ 215.00 | $ 215.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | Super Clear LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX 540 GPU |
| 7.65 | 7.38 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 3.20 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 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 | 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 2.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 is a bit better than the Acer ICONIA TAB A501, having a general score of 54.2 against 52.9. Both of these tablets come with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 has the older 2.3.5 version and Acer ICONIA TAB A501 has Android 3.2 version. Even when the Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 and the Acer ICONIA TAB A501 were only released with a couple months difference, the Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 is noticeably thinner and a lot lighter.
The Acer ICONIA TAB A501 features just a bit better processing power than Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, because it has a higher number of cores and more RAM. Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 features a little bit better display than Acer ICONIA TAB A501, because although it has a much lower 800 x 480px resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater pixels amount per screen inch.
The Acer ICONIA TAB A501 counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, because it has a way more mega pixels back facing camera. Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 and Acer ICONIA TAB A501 both have extremely similar memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 32 GB and equal internal memory capacity.
The Acer ICONIA TAB A501 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, because it has a 172% bigger battery size.
The Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 and the Acer ICONIA TAB A501 cost the same.
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