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Acer Iconia W700
128 GB Intel Core i5Samsung Ativ Tab
64 GBP8510
| Global Score | |
| 59.6 | 66.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Samsung |
| Windows 8 Pro | Windows RT |
| 2012-10-04 | 2012-08-29 |
| 11.60 x 7.50 x 0.50 inches | 10.46 x 6.62 x 0.35 inches |
| 36.80 ounces | 20.11 ounces |
| $ 1015.00 | $ 650.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11.6 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 190 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel HM77 Express chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A chipset |
| Intel Core i5 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 8200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Ativ Tab is better than the Acer Iconia W700, having a global score of 66.7 against 59.6. These devices include Windows OS (operating system), but the Samsung Ativ Tab has a newer RT version while Acer Iconia W700 has Windows 8 Pro. The Samsung Ativ Tab design is much thinner and notably lighter than Acer Iconia W700, even though they were released with only 1 months difference.
The Acer Iconia W700 has a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Ativ Tab, because it has a just a bit more pixels per screen inch, a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution and a bit bigger display. The Acer Iconia W700 has just a bit better performance than Samsung Ativ Tab, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Acer Iconia W700 also has a better 650 MHz graphics co-processor and a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Ativ Tab captures much better pictures and videos than Acer Iconia W700. Both have the same video frame rates, a back facing camera with a 5 mega-pixels resolution and the same (HD) video quality. Acer Iconia W700 has slightly more storage for games and applications than Samsung Ativ Tab, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Ativ Tab counts with a way better battery performance than Acer Iconia W700.
Samsung Ativ Tab not only is the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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