Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 57.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Acer |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Windows 8 |
| 2016-04-01 | 2012-06-04 |
| 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches | 10.18 x 6.60 x 0.35 inches |
| 9.98 ounces | 20.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| $ 150.00 | $ 105.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 216 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Intel Atom Z2760 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T720 GPU | PowerVR SGX545 (533 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.06 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) is slightly better than the Acer Iconia W510, having a overall score of 60.4 against 57.5. Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s body is incredibly newer, a little bit thinner and lighter than the Acer Iconia W510. Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) comes with Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system, while Acer Iconia W510 works with Windows 8 operating system.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a little sharper display than Acer Iconia W510, because although it has a lot smaller display and a quite lower 800 x 1280 pixels resolution, it also counts with a higher pixels amount in each screen inch. The Acer Iconia W510 has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has less CPU cores (but faster), it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a graphics co-processor.
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a bit better camera than Acer Iconia W510, although it has a back camera with a way lower 5 megapixels resolution and a lot lower video quality. Acer Iconia W510 features a superior storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 64 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with 32 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a little longer battery performance than Acer Iconia W510, because it has a 13% greater battery size.
Although Galaxy Tab A (2016) is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Acer Iconia W510, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Acer Iconia W510. If you are trying to save some money, you can get the Acer Iconia W510, letting go some specs and features, but you'll get the most with your budget.
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