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Apple iPad Air
32 GBAcer Iconia A1
8 GBA1-810
| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 54.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Acer |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.1 |
| 2013-10-22 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 8.22 x 5.74 x 0.44 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 14.39 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 214.00 | $ 210.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | MediaTek MT8125 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 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 | 6.93 |
| 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-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The iPad Air has a general score of 74.1, which is much better than Acer Iconia A1's global score of 54.6. IPad Air is a noticeably thinner but heavier tablet than Acer Iconia A1. The iPad Air has iOS 8.x operating system, and Acer Iconia A1 comes with Android 4.1 operating system. IPad Air counts with a more powerful processing unit than Acer Iconia A1, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have 1 GB of RAM, the iPad Air also counts with a much better GPU running at 600 MHz and a 64-bit processor.
IPad Air features a sharper screen than Acer Iconia A1, because it has a larger screen, a lot higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a much higher pixel number per inch in the screen. IPad Air counts with a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than Acer Iconia A1, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 32 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad Air features a superior battery duration than Acer Iconia A1, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity against 4960mAh. The Apple iPad Air counts with a superior camera than Acer Iconia A1. They have a same resolution back camera, the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
IPad Air is a bit more expensive than Acer Iconia A1, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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