Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi vs Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Acer Iconia Tab A1-810

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Acer
Announced March 2011 October 2012 May 2013
Status Available - March 2011 Available - November 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White Black/Slate, White/Silver Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in)
208.7 x 145.7 x 11.1 mm
(8.22 x 5.74 x 0.44 in)
Weight 601 g (21.2 oz) 308 g (10.86 oz) 410 g (14.46 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A N/A
3G Network N/A N/A
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 6 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT8125
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR SGX543MP2 -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 7.9 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 71.76% 63.58%
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 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features No Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No No
Edge No No No
3G No No No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No Yes
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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-Po Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6930 mAh (25 Wh) 16.3 Wh 3250 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h - Up to 350 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (Multimedia)