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Acer Iconia W4
64 GBApple iPad mini
Verizon and SprintA1455
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| Global Score | |
| 59.3 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 |
| 8.58 x 5.31 x 0.39 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 15.17 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Gray | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 385.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Bay Trail chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Intel Atom Z3740 (Quad-Core 1333 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4960mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.72 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini is better than the Acer Iconia W4, having a 68.1 score against 59.3. The Apple iPad mini counts with iOS 8.x operating system, and Acer Iconia W4 comes with Windows 8.1 operating system. Apple iPad mini is a much lighter and incredibly thinner tablet device than Acer Iconia W4. The Acer Iconia W4 has just a bit better performance than Apple iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a greater number of cores and 1,5 GB more RAM.
Acer Iconia W4 has a slightly better screen than Apple iPad mini, because it has a just a bit better screen density, a quite better resolution of 800 x 1280 and a quite bigger screen. Apple iPad mini's memory capacity for games and applications is just as good as the Acer Iconia W4 one, and although the Apple iPad mini has no slot for an external memory card, they both have equal 64 GB internal memory.
IPad mini takes much better pictures and videos than Acer Iconia W4. They have the same video frame rate, a back-facing camera with a 5 mega-pixels and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality. Acer Iconia W4 has a bit superior battery life than iPad mini, because it has a 12 percent larger battery size.
Even being the best tablet in this comparison, Apple iPad mini is also a lot cheaper, making it an easy decision.
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