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Acer Iconia W4
64 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 59.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Acer |
| Android 4.0 | Windows 8.1 |
| 2012-09-06 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 8.58 x 5.31 x 0.39 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| Black | Gray |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 385.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 254 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Intel Atom Bay Trail chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Intel Atom Z3740 (Quad-Core 1333 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 5.8 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4960mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
Acer Iconia W4 is a bit better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, getting a 59.3 score against 55.7. The Acer Iconia W4 is a way lighter but thicker tablet than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. The Acer Iconia W4 has Windows 8.1 OS, while Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE works with Android 4.0 OS.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has a little bit better screen than Acer Iconia W4, because it has a higher screen pixels density, a bit bigger screen and a lot better resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels. Acer Iconia W4 and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE feature very similar memory capacity for applications and games, both of them have exactly the same internal storage.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with a little faster CPU than Acer Iconia W4, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a GPU. Acer Iconia W4 features a much longer battery life than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. Acer Iconia W4 takes greater photographs and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, Acer Iconia W4 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this tablet a no doubt choice.
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