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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&TAcer Iconia W4
64 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 59.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Acer |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | Windows 8.1 |
| 2012-03-07 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 8.58 x 5.31 x 0.39 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray |
| $ 300.00 | $ 385.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Intel Atom Bay Trail chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Intel Atom Z3740 (Quad-Core 1333 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD GPU |
| 7.83 | 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 | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 35.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.81 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.9 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4960mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
IPad 3 is way better than the Acer Iconia W4, getting a score of 71.1 against 59.3. IPad 3 comes with iOS 6.1 operating system, while Acer Iconia W4 comes with Windows 8.1 operating system. IPad 3 is a much heavier but a bit thinner tablet than the Acer Iconia W4. The Acer Iconia W4 has a bit superior processing unit than iPad 3, because it has more cores and 1 GB more RAM.
Apple iPad 3 counts with a little bit better screen than Acer Iconia W4, because it has a higher pixels number per display inch, a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a larger display. The iPad 3 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Acer Iconia W4. Both of them have the same video definition, a 5 mega pixels camera and the same 30 fps video frame rate.
The Acer Iconia W4's storage for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as iPad 3's one, both have the same internal memory capacity. The iPad 3 has a way better battery performance than Acer Iconia W4, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity against 4960mAh.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, iPad 3 is also by far the cheapest.
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