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| Global Score | |
| 54.2 | 59.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Toshiba | Acer |
| Android 4.0 | Windows 8 Pro |
| 2012-04-10 | -- |
| 5.30 x 8.10 x 0.30 inches | 10.18 x 6.59 x 0.35 inches |
| 13.40 ounces | 20.46 ounces |
| Black | Gray |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 125.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 191 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Intel Atom Z2760 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | Saltwell (Dual-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce 2 GPU | PowerVR SGX 545 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.05 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.4 | 2.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Acer Iconia W511 is slightly better than the Toshiba Excite 7.7, having a score of 59.5 against 54.2. Acer Iconia W511 works with Windows 8 Pro OS, and Toshiba Excite 7.7 has Android 4.0 OS. Even being the best in our current comparison, Acer Iconia W511's design is thicker and incredibly heavier than the Toshiba Excite 7.7.
Toshiba Excite 7.7 has a little more vivid display than Acer Iconia W511, because although it has a way smaller screen and a little worse 720 x 1280 pixels resolution, it also counts with a quite higher pixel density. The Acer Iconia W511 counts with a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Toshiba Excite 7.7, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The Toshiba Excite 7.7 and the Acer Iconia W511 feature extremely similar processors, because although the Acer Iconia W511 has an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with more RAM memory. The Acer Iconia W511 features a much longer battery lifetime than Toshiba Excite 7.7. Acer Iconia W511 shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Toshiba Excite 7.7, because it has a much better resolution back facing camera.
The Acer Iconia W511 is not only the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets, making it a great choice.
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