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Acer Iconia W3
64 GBApple iPad Air
128 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 57.3 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Apple |
| Windows 8 Pro | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-10-22 |
| 8.58 x 5.31 x 0.39 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.60 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 150.00 | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 186 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z2760 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Saltwell (Dual-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (400 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3650 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is a lot better than the Acer Iconia W3, with a 77.9 score against 57.3. The iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Acer Iconia W3 has Windows 8 Pro OS. The iPad Air construction is a lot thinner and just a little lighter than the Acer Iconia W3. Apple iPad Air features a sharper display than Acer Iconia W3, because it has a greater pixel count per display inch, a way higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a larger display.
IPad Air has a superior performance than Acer Iconia W3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the iPad Air also counts with a graphics co-processor and a 64-bits processing unit. IPad Air has a much better camera than Acer Iconia W3, because it has a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
Apple iPad Air has a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Acer Iconia W3, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad Air has a way better battery life than Acer Iconia W3, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity.
The Apple iPad Air costs a lot more money than the Acer Iconia W3, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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