Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 52.9 | 57.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Samsung |
| Android 3.2, 3.0 | Android 4.1 |
| 2011-03-22 | 2013-08-27 |
| 10.24 x 6.97 x 0.52 inches | 4.37 x 7.40 x 0.39 inches |
| 25.75 ounces | 10.65 ounces |
| -- | Orange and Yellow |
| $ 215.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1200 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.65 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 6.05 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3260mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| 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
GALAXY Tab 3 Kids is a bit better than the Acer ICONIA TAB A501, having a global score of 57.5 against 52.9. Both of these tablets come with Android operating system, but the GALAXY Tab 3 Kids has newer 4.1 version and Acer ICONIA TAB A501 has Android 3.2 version, giving you some extra features and improved performance. GALAXY Tab 3 Kids is a way newer tablet device, and it is also notably lighter and notably thinner than Acer ICONIA TAB A501.
The GALAXY Tab 3 Kids has a little better hardware performance than Acer ICONIA TAB A501. Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount. Samsung GALAXY Tab 3 Kids counts with a slightly better screen than Acer ICONIA TAB A501, because although it has a much lower resolution of 600 x 1024px and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher amount of pixels in each screen inch.
Acer ICONIA TAB A501 features a little bit better camera than Samsung GALAXY Tab 3 Kids, because it has a lot better resolution back facing camera. Acer ICONIA TAB A501 counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games than GALAXY Tab 3 Kids, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 32 GB, the Acer ICONIA TAB A501 also has 16 GB internal memory.
GALAXY Tab 3 Kids counts with superior battery life than Acer ICONIA TAB A501, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung GALAXY Tab 3 Kids is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
