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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 56.5 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Apple |
| Android 4.1, 4.0 | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2012-01-09 | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.20 x 6.90 x 0.43 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 23.46 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Black and Gray | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 79.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1300 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Ultra low power (ULP) high-performance 12-core NVIDIA GeForce GPU GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9800mAh Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.16 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini has a score of 68.1, which is a lot better than the Acer Iconia Tab A700's 56.5 overall score. The iPad mini works with iOS 8.x OS, while Acer Iconia Tab A700 has Android 4.1 OS. IPad mini's construction is extremely lighter and incredibly thinner than the Acer Iconia Tab A700. The Acer Iconia Tab A700 counts with a bit better display than iPad mini, because it has a bigger screen, a better screen density and a way better resolution of 1200 x 1920.
IPad mini features a slightly better storage to store more apps and games than Acer Iconia Tab A700, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. Acer Iconia Tab A700 has a bit better CPU than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and faster) and more RAM.
The Apple iPad mini features a very superior camera than Acer Iconia Tab A700. Both of them have a same resolution camera in the back. The Acer Iconia Tab A700 has a really longer battery lifetime than iPad mini, because it has 9800mAh of battery capacity.
Although iPad mini is a better device, it costs a lot more than Acer Iconia Tab A700, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Acer Iconia Tab A700. If you want to save some money, you can buy the Acer Iconia Tab A700, and give up some specs and features, but you'll get the most out of your budget.
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