Acer Iconia Tab A501 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Wi-Fi

Acer Iconia Tab A501 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Wi-Fi


Acer Iconia Tab A501

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Wi-Fi

Price
EUR: €490EUR: €418
USD: N/AUSD: $514
GBP: N/AGBP: N/A
INR: N/AINR: ₹33,585
PKR: N/APKR: Rs.74,999
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)230.9 x 157.8 x 8.6 mm
Weight
777 g (1.71 lb)470 grams
Colors
BlackBlack
Display
Type
LCD, 256K colors

Acer UI
PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
10.1 inches, 295.8 cm2 (~64.3% screen-to-body ratio)8.9 inches
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~149 ppi density)800 x 1280 pixels
Multitouch
YesYes
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
16GB ROM, 1GB RAM

32GB ROM, 1GB RAM

64GB ROM, 1GB RAM
16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)microSD, up to 32GB
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields
Connectivity
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP, EDRYes, v3.0 with A2DP
USB
microUSB 2.0, USB 2.0Yes, v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPSYes
Camera
Main Camera
5 MP, AF3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Camera Features
LED flash
Video
YesYes, 720p
Selfie Camera
2 MPYes, 2 MP
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+MP3/WAV/eAAC+/OGG
Video Format Support
XviD/MP4/H.264MP4/DivX/Xvid/H.264/H.263
Radio
No
Software
Operating System (OS)
Android OS, v3.0 (Honeycomb)Android OS, v3.0 (Honeycomb)
Upgradable
upgradable to v3.2 (Honeycomb)
Java
Yes, via Java MIDP emulatorYes, via Java MIDP emulator
Browser
HTML, Adobe FlashHTML
Messaging
Email, Push Email, IMEmail, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Games
Yes
Hardware
Chipset
Nvidia Tegra 2 T20
CPU
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, ULP GeForce GPU, Tegra 2 chipset
GPU
ULP GeForce
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compassAccelerometer, gyro
SIM
Mini-SIM
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 battery (24.1 Wh)Standard battery, Li-Po 6000 mAh
Standby
Up to 400 h
Talk Time
Up to 8 h
Additional Features
Main Features
TouchWiz UX UI

Touch-sensitive controls
Features
HDMI port

Document viewer

Predictive text input
SNS integration

Digital compass

Image/video editor

Quickoffice HD editor/viewer

Google SearchMapsGmail,

YouTubeCalendarGoogle TalkPicasa integration

Adobe Flash 10.2 support

Voice memo

Predictive text input (Swype)

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