Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100 vs Lenovo A859 vs Acer Iconia A1-830

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lenovo Acer
Announced February 2013 January 2014 January 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - January 2014 Coming Soon - Q1 2014
Colors Black, White/Silver White White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 210.8 x 135.9 x 7.95 mm
(8.3 x 5.35 x 0.31 in)
142 x 72.4 x 9.14 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.36 in)
8.15 mm thickness
(0.32 in thickness)
Weight 345 g (12.17 oz) 163.3 g (5.75.0.11 oz) 380 g (13.4 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 No
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
No
4G Network LTE (Reigon Dependent)
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
- -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560
GPU Mali-400MP Mali-400MP2 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage) 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type SC-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 5 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.56% 66.91% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes No
Edge Class 12 Yes No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support TBD
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4600 mAh 2250 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h - -