Acer Iconia Tab A500 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Acer Iconia Tab A500

Acer Iconia Tab A500

February, 2011


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Acer Iconia Tab A500 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1


Acer Iconia Tab A500

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Price
EUR: €200EUR: €310
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PCCandybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
260 x 177 x 13.3 mm (10.24 x 6.97 x 0.52 in)256.7 x 175.3 x 8.6 mm (10.11 x 6.90 x 0.34 in)
Weight
730 g (1.61 lb)560 g (1.23 lb)
Colors
BlackBlack
Display
Type
LCD, 256K colors

Acer UI
PLS LCD
Size
10.1 inches, 295.8 cm2 (~64.3% screen-to-body ratio)10.1 inches, 295.8 cm2 (~65.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~149 ppi density)800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~149 ppi density)
Multitouch
YesYes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
Network
Technology
No cellular connectivityNo cellular connectivity
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtonesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
16GB ROM, 1GB RAM

32GB ROM, 1GB RAM
16GB ROM, 1GB RAM

32GB ROM, 1GB RAM

64GB ROM, 1GB RAM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)No
Connectivity
GPRS
NoNo
EDGE
NoNo
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP, EDR3.0, A2DP
USB
microUSB 2.0, USB 2.02.0
GPS
YesYes
Camera
Main Camera
5 MP, AF3.15 MP, AF
Camera Features
LED flashLED flash
Video
Yes720p
Selfie Camera
2 MP2 MP
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+MP3/WAV/eAAC+/OGG
Video Format Support
XviD/MP4/H.264MP4/DivX/Xvid/H.264
Radio
NoNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
Android OS, v3.0 (Honeycomb)Android OS, v3.0 (Honeycomb)
Upgradable
Upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)Upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
UI
TouchWiz UX UI
Java
Yes, via Java MIDP emulatorYes, via Java MIDP emulator
Browser
HTML, Adobe FlashHTML, Adobe Flash
Messaging
Email, Push Email, IMEmail, Push Email, IM
Hardware
Chipset
Nvidia Tegra 2 T20Nvidia Tegra 2 T20
CPU
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
ULP GeForceULP GeForce
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximityAccelerometer, gyro, compass
SIM
NoNo
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakersYes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mm3.5 mm
TV Out
Yes
Battery
Battery Type
Non-removable Li-Po 3260 mAh batteryNon-removable Li-Po 7000 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 200 h
Talk Time
Up to 6 hUp to 9 h (multimedia)
Music Play
Up to 72 h
Additional Features
Features
HDMI port

Document viewer

Predictive text input
Misc
SAR US
0.97 W/kg (body)

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