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Acer Iconia W700
128 GB Intel Core i5Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1)
LTE 8GB VerizonI915
| Global Score | |
| 59.6 | 61.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Samsung |
| Windows 8 Pro | Android 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2012-10-04 | 2012-02-26 |
| 11.60 x 7.50 x 0.50 inches | 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches |
| 36.80 ounces | 20.74 ounces |
| $ 1015.00 | $ 420.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11.6 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 190 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel HM77 Express chipset | -- |
| Intel Core i5 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.82 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS and CDMA |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 624 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) has a score of 61.4, which is a little bit better than the Acer Iconia W700's overall score of 59.6. Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) has Android 4.1 operating system, while Acer Iconia W700 counts with Windows 8 Pro operating system. Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1)'s design is notably lighter and way thinner than the Acer Iconia W700, even when they were released with only 7 months difference.
Acer Iconia W700 counts with a slightly better looking display than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has a higher quantity of pixels per inch in the screen, a quite larger screen and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 1920. Acer Iconia W700 has a much better storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Acer Iconia W700 has a better performing processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Acer Iconia W700 also has a larger amount of RAM and an extra graphics co-processor. The Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) has a much longer battery life than Acer Iconia W700.
Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) takes much clearer photographs and videos than Acer Iconia W700, although it has a back camera with a much worse resolution and a way lower 1280x720 (HD) video definition.
Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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