Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Acer Iconia Tab B1-A71 vs HP Slate 7

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Acer HP
Announced February 2012 January 2013 February 2013
Status Available - April 2012 Available - January 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black/Silver, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
197.4 x 128.5 x 11.3 mm
(7.77 x 5.06 x 0.44 in)
197.1 x 116.1 x 10.7 mm
(7.76 x 4.57 x 0.42 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 320 g (11.29 oz) 372 g (13.12 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A N/A
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N/A
4G Network - - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Mediatek MT8317 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Cortex-A9
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX531u -
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8/16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen FFS+ LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 54.07% 59.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels VGA, 640x480 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection - -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No No
Edge Yes No No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps - N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes -
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8/16 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 2710 mAh -
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
- Up to 5 h (media)