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Apple iPad
16 GB Wi-Fi| Global Score | |
| 44.7 | 46.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Lenovo |
| iOS 5.1, 5, 4.x | Android 4.1 |
| 2010-01-27 | 2013-02-24 |
| 9.56 x 7.47 x 0.50 inches | 7.83 x 4.76 x 0.42 inches |
| 23.99 ounces | 11.99 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 176.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 132 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A4 chipset | MediaTek MT8317T chipset |
| Single-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX531 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.56 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 0.30 MP |
| 0 | 0.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 3500mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 has an overall score of 46.7, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPad's general score of 44.7. The Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 body is a lot newer, thinner and much lighter than the Apple iPad. Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 counts with Android 4.1 operating system, while Apple iPad has iOS 5.1 operating system.
Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 features just a bit better performance than Apple iPad, because it has a higher number of cores, an additional graphics co-processor and a greater amount of RAM memory. Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 features a bit better looking display than Apple iPad, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 600 x 1024 and a really smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display.
The Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 has a much better camera than iPad. Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 has a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad, and although they both have exactly the same 16 GB internal memory capacity, the Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 32 GB.
Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 features a very superior battery lifetime than iPad.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 is also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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