Acer Iconia Tab A3
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Asus Iconia Tab A3 is the new and shiny 10 inch tablet announced by Asus in November 2013. With a starting price of 249 EUR for the Wi-Fi version, this model fits within the budget to mid-range categories of devices. The new Tab A3 looks quite similar to Samsung’s Galaxy Tab in terms of design. It has a very premium looking front glass panel and plastic back. The screen measures 10.1 inches across diagonals, but it has a low resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. Comparing this model with the Nexus 10, the difference of the pixel densities is huge, since the Nexus 10 offers 300ppi, while the Asus Iconia Tab A3 has just 149ppi. It comes with 16 GB of 32 GB of internal storage and a micro SD slot supporting up to 32 GB. There’s a 5 MP camera with geo-tagging and a quad-core processor clocked at 1.2 GHz, supported by 1 GB of RAM. The tablet runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and its performance is flawless on the whole. Asus Iconia Tab A3 comes with 3G, GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. You can even find a micro HDMI port here, which is a bit unexpected. As far as the sound, the tablet includes Dolby Digital Plus, a sound system that promises you an excellent audio experience. |
General | |
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 2100 |
| SIM | Yes |
| Announced | 2013, September |
| Status | Available. Released 2013, November |
Body | |
| Type | Tablet |
Display | |
| Type | LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 800 x 1280 pixels, 10.1 inches (~149 ppi pixel density) |
| Multitouch | Yes |
Sound | |
| Alert types | Vibration, Polyphonic, MP3 ringtones |
| Speakerphone | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| Other | - Dolby Digital Plus sound enhancement |
Memory | |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 32 GB |
| Internal | 16/32 GB |
Data | |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Speed | HSDPA, HSUPA |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v4.0 |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
Camera | |
| Primary | 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels |
| Features | Geo-tagging |
| Video | Yes |
Features | |
| OS | Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Chipset | Mediatek MT8125 |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX 544MP |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Radio | No |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator |
| Colors | Black/Silver |
| Other | - SNS integration
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail - YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - MP4/H.264/H.263 player - Organizer - Document viewer - Photo viewer/editor - Predictive text input |
Standard Battery | |
| Type | Non-removable battery |
| Talk time | Up to 11 h (multimedia) |
