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| Global Score | |
| 59.3 | 57.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.1 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2012-06-27 | 2015-11-06 |
| 7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 inches | 8.58 x 5.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 11.99 ounces | 12.35 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 110.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 0.55 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4325mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4420mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time | -- |
| 6.24 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Compass |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 7 has a global score of 59.3, which is slightly better than Acer Predator 8's 57.7 global score. Google Nexus 7 is a noticeably older and thicker tablet device than the Acer Predator 8, but Google managed to build it just a bit lighter anyway. Both tablets we compare here use Android OS (Operating System), but Google Nexus 7 has the older 5.1 version and Acer Predator 8 has Android 5.1 Lollipop version.
Google Nexus 7 features a little more vivid screen than Acer Predator 8, although it has a way worse resolution of 800 x 1280, a just a bit lower screen density and a quite smaller display. Acer Predator 8 counts with a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Google Nexus 7, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Acer Predator 8 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 128 GB.
The Acer Predator 8 and Google Nexus 7 feature incredibly similar CPUs, because although the Acer Predator 8 has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, and they both have a Quad-Core CPU, it also counts with more RAM. The Acer Predator 8 captures way better videos and photos than Google Nexus 7. The Acer Predator 8 has a bit better battery duration than Google Nexus 7, because it has a 4420mAh battery size.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Google Nexus 7 is also a bargain compared to the other devices, which makes it very easy to pick between these devices.
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