Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 55.4 | 58.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Samsung |
| Android 4.0 | Android 4.0, 3.2 |
| 2012-03-22 | 2011-08-28 |
| 6.90 x 10.20 x 0.43 inches | 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches |
| 24.64 ounces | 16.05 ounces |
| Black and Gray | -- |
| $ 75.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | -- |
| Quad-Core 1300 MHz processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| NVIDIA GeForce GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.19 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.12 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.16 | 7.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE is a bit better than Acer Iconia Tab A510, with a 58.8 score against 55.4. The Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE is a much lighter and way thinner tablet than the Acer Iconia Tab A510, even though both of them were released with only a couple months difference. Both tablets we compare here use the same Android 4.0 OS (operating system).
The Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE has a little bit better display than Acer Iconia Tab A510, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE also counts with a quite greater pixels amount in each inch in the screen. Acer Iconia Tab A510 features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has 2 more cpu cores.
The Acer Iconia Tab A510 has a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 32 GB and 32 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE captures a bit better pictures and videos than Acer Iconia Tab A510, although it has a worse (HD) video definition and a way less mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
Acer Iconia Tab A510 has a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has 9800mAh of battery capacity.
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