Phone Comparison - Acer Iconia Tab A1-810 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display

general General Info

Manufacturer Acer Samsung Apple
Announced May 2013 June 2013 October 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black White Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 208.7 x 145.7 x 11.1 mm
(8.22 x 5.74 x 0.44 in)
209.8 x 123.8 x 7.4 mm
(8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
Weight 410 g (14.46 oz) 314 g (11.08 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE- all models
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.2
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT8125 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Exynos 4212 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7
GPU - Mali-400MP PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB N/A
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8/16 GB 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 8.0 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.58% 71.21% 71.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh)
Capacity 3250 mAh 4450 mAh -
Stand by Up to 350 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (Multimedia) Up to 11 h Up to 10 h (multimedia)