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| Global Score | |
| 48.7 | 52.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Lenovo |
| Android 2.3 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 0000-00-00 | 2017-11-19 |
| 7.68 x 4.92 x 0.47 inches | 7.67 x 4.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 14.11 ounces | 8.96 ounces |
| Blue | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 130.00 | $ 80.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 7 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| -- | MediaTek MT8167D chipset |
| TI OMAP 3622 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1300 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP2 GPU |
| 7.56 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, SD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 5.06 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3550mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3450mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Lenovo Tab 7 Essential is a little bit better than Lenovo IdeaPad A1, getting a 52.1 score against 48.7. The Lenovo Tab 7 Essential is a lighter and notably thinner portable tablet than the Lenovo IdeaPad A1. These tablets include Android OS (Operating System), but the Lenovo Tab 7 Essential has 7.0 Nougat version and Lenovo IdeaPad A1 has Android 2.3 version.
Lenovo IdeaPad A1 has a bit better looking screen than Lenovo Tab 7 Essential. Both have the same display density, the same 600 x 1024 resolution and a display of the same size. The Lenovo Tab 7 Essential has just a bit better processing power than Lenovo IdeaPad A1, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with 512 MB more RAM and a greater number of faster cores.
The Lenovo Tab 7 Essential counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Lenovo IdeaPad A1. Both of them have exactly the same 16 GB internal memory capacity. Lenovo Tab 7 Essential has a bit better camera than Lenovo IdeaPad A1, although it has a camera with a way lower 2 mega pixels resolution.
Lenovo IdeaPad A1 features a bit longer battery lifetime than Lenovo Tab 7 Essential, because it has a 3550mAh battery size against 3450mAh.
Lenovo Tab 7 Essential is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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