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| Global Score | |
| 56.5 | 68.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Samsung |
| Android 4.1, 4.0 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2012-01-09 | 2013-06-03 |
| 10.20 x 6.90 x 0.43 inches | 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 23.46 ounces | 11.25 ounces |
| Black and Gray | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 79.00 | $ 229.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | Super Clear LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset |
| Quad-Core 1300 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Ultra low power (ULP) high-performance 12-core NVIDIA GeForce GPU GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9800mAh Battery | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 42 hours talk time |
| 10.16 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is way better than the Acer Iconia Tab A700, having a global score of 68.7 against 56.5. These tablets have Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has 4.2.2 version and Acer Iconia Tab A700 has Android 4.1, so it gives some extra features. Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is a newer tablet, and it's also extremely lighter and incredibly thinner than Acer Iconia Tab A700.
The Acer Iconia Tab A700 counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a bigger display, a little bit better screen density and a much higher 1200 x 1920 pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a little bit better performance than Acer Iconia Tab A700, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with 512 MB more RAM memory and a graphics processor.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch captures a lot better photos and videos than Acer Iconia Tab A700. Both have a same resolution camera. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch and Acer Iconia Tab A700 count with incredibly similar memory capacity for applications and games, they have a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 64 GB and exactly the same internal storage.
Acer Iconia Tab A700 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has 9800mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is way more expensive than the Acer Iconia Tab A700, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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