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Apple iPad Air
128 GBAcer Iconia W4
64 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 59.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Acer |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Windows 8.1 |
| 2013-10-22 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 8.58 x 5.31 x 0.39 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gray |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 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 |
| 8.2 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Intel Atom Bay Trail chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Intel Atom Z3740 (Quad-Core 1333 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4960mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
The iPad Air has a score of 77.9, which is much better than Acer Iconia W4's overall score of 59.3. The iPad Air design is heavier but thinner than Acer Iconia W4. The iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Acer Iconia W4 works with Windows 8.1 OS. The Apple iPad Air features a brighter screen than Acer Iconia W4, because it has more pixels per inch in the screen, a much higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a larger display.
The iPad Air features a better CPU than Acer Iconia W4, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM and 2 lesser CPU cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64 bits CPU and an additional graphics co-processor. IPad Air features a much greater memory for games and applications than Acer Iconia W4, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
IPad Air features a superior camera than Acer Iconia W4. Both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, a 5 megapixels camera and the same 1920x1080 video definition. IPad Air has a really longer battery lifetime than Acer Iconia W4, because it has an 8820mAh battery capacity against 4960mAh.
IPad Air not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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