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Acer Iconia W3
64 GBMicrosoft Surface Pro 2
512 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 57.3 | 65.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Microsoft |
| Windows 8 Pro | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-09-23 |
| 8.58 x 5.31 x 0.39 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 17.60 ounces | 31.99 ounces |
| Gray | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 150.00 | $ 292.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.1 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 186 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z2760 chipset | -- |
| Saltwell (Dual-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (400 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3650 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 0.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 is better than the Acer Iconia W3, with a 65.1 score against 57.3. Microsoft Surface Pro 2 is a a lot heavier and extremely thicker tablet than the Acer Iconia W3. These tablets have Windows operating system, but the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a more recent 8.1 Pro version and Acer Iconia W3 has Windows 8 Pro, providing you a lot of extra features and performance enhancements.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a little bit better performance than Acer Iconia W3, and although they both have a Dual-Core processor, the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Acer Iconia W3 has a little sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, although it has a lot smaller display, a way worse resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels and a little inferior pixel amount in each inch of display.
The Acer Iconia W3 counts with a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 2. Microsoft Surface Pro 2 features much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Acer Iconia W3, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 448 GB more internal storage.
The Acer Iconia W3 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 is way more expensive than Acer Iconia W3, but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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