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| Global Score | |
| 48.7 | 52.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Lenovo |
| Android 2.3 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 0000-00-00 | 2016-02-21 |
| 7.68 x 4.92 x 0.47 inches | -- |
| 14.11 ounces | 9.17 ounces |
| Blue | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 130.00 | $ 129.00 |
| 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 | 6.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | MediaTek chipset |
| TI OMAP 3622 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.56 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, SD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 5.06 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3550mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Lenovo TAB3 7 has a general score of 52.4, which is slightly better than the Lenovo IdeaPad A1's overall score of 48.7. Both tablets in this review come with Android OS (operating system), but Lenovo TAB3 7 has a more recent 6.0 Marshmallow version and Lenovo IdeaPad A1 has Android 2.3 version, offering a couple nice extra features and performance improvements. Lenovo TAB3 7's design is much thinner and lighter than the Lenovo IdeaPad A1.
The Lenovo IdeaPad A1 has a little more vivid display than Lenovo TAB3 7. Both have an equal 600 x 1024 pixels resolution, a screen of the same size and the same display pixel density. Lenovo TAB3 7 features a little faster processing unit than Lenovo IdeaPad A1, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with more RAM and more 1000 megahertz CPU cores.
Lenovo TAB3 7 counts with a better camera than Lenovo IdeaPad A1, because it has a lot more mega-pixels back camera. Lenovo TAB3 7's memory capacity to install games and applications is very similar to the Lenovo IdeaPad A1 one, and although the Lenovo TAB3 7 has no SD memory card expansion slot, they both have equal internal storage capacity.
Lenovo IdeaPad A1 has just a little better battery duration than Lenovo TAB3 7, because it has a 3% more battery capacity.
Lenovo TAB3 7 is not only the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheaper than the other tablet.
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