Phone Comparison - Acer Iconia Tab B1-A71 vs Apple iPad Air

Acer Iconia Tab B1-A71
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Apple iPad Air
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general General Info

Manufacturer Acer Apple
Announced January 2013 October 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 197.4 x 128.5 x 11.3 mm
(7.77 x 5.06 x 0.44 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight 320 g (11.29 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE- all models
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.2
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Mediatek MT8317 [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX531u [Similar] PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.07% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera VGA, 640x480 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G - 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
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 2710 mAh -
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia)