Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 47.5 | 51.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HP | Acer |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 4.0.3, 3.2, 3.0 |
| -- | 2011-02-14 |
| 7.89 x 5.37 x 0.31 inches | 7.68 x 4.61 x 0.52 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 16.58 ounces |
| -- | Black and Blue |
| $ 505.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 7 inches |
| 768 x 1024 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 164 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Allwinner Quad-Core A31s chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVRâ„¢ SGX544MP2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.83 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 5.17 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1530mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 3.36 |
| Other Features | |
| -- | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Acer Iconia Tab A100 is a little bit better than HP 8, with a 51.3 score against 47.5. These devices come with Android OS, but the Acer Iconia Tab A100 has the older 4.0.3 version while HP 8 has Android 4.2.2. Acer Iconia Tab A100 is a incredibly thicker and way heavier portable tablet than HP 8. HP 8 features a bit faster processor than Acer Iconia Tab A100, and although they both have a 1 GB RAM memory, the HP 8 also has a larger number of cores.
HP 8 counts with a little more vivid display than Acer Iconia Tab A100, because although it has a just a bit lower number of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1024 x 768px and a little bit larger display. The Acer Iconia Tab A100's storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as HP 8's one, both of them have equal internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that holds up to 32 GB.
Acer Iconia Tab A100 takes much better videos and photos than HP 8, because it has a camera with a lot better 5 mega-pixels resolution. The HP 8 counts with a very superior battery life than Acer Iconia Tab A100, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Acer Iconia Tab A100 is also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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