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Acer Iconia W4
32 GBApple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 128 GB| Global Score | |
| 57.8 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 | 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 |
| 15.17 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 280.00 | $ 280.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Bay Trail chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Intel Atom Z3740 (Quad-Core 1333 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4960mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.72 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air has an overall score of 77.7, which is way better than Acer Iconia W4's global score of 57.8. IPad Air comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Acer Iconia W4 counts with Windows 8.1 OS. IPad Air is a much thinner but heavier device than the Acer Iconia W4. IPad Air features a superior processing power than Acer Iconia W4, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor and a graphics processing unit.
IPad Air counts with a sharper screen than Acer Iconia W4, because it has a way higher 1536 x 2048 resolution, a higher quantity of pixels per screen inch and a bigger screen. IPad Air takes much clearer videos and photos than Acer Iconia W4. Both have the same video resolution, a 5 MP resolution camera and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate.
The iPad Air has a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Acer Iconia W4, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The iPad Air counts with a much better battery duration than Acer Iconia W4, because it has an 8820mAh battery capacity instead of 4960mAh.
The Apple iPad Air and the Acer Iconia W4 cost exactly the same, which makes it easy to pick between these tablets.
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