iPad mini vs Iconia A1-810: comparison

El iPad mini has become in a very short time the new star tablet of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),Which is to say that it has become one of the star tablets in the industry, and it didn't take long for the competition to draw the relevant conclusions from this success and launch their own devices to rival it. One of the last to arrive was the Iconia A1-801, work of Acer.

Although in the case of some teams, that of the Galaxy Note 8.0, for example, manufacturers have sought to surpass the iPad mini in terms of Technical specifications, in the case of the new Acer Iconia A1-801 it seems that attention has been clearly focused on offering characteristics as similar as possible for a price Much lower.

Although there is still more than a month to go before it goes on sale, we already present a comparative so that you can judge for yourselves whether or not you are interested in waiting for the launch of this new compact tablet.

Integrated

El design is one of the highlights of the iPad mini and it really is quite difficult for his opponents to match him in attractiveness. The design that we have been able to see until the moment of the Iconia A1-810 It is quite elegant and the white color contributes to resemble the compact tablet of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),, but it must be recognized that the aesthetics of this one is probably superior.

More objectively, in any case, what is uncontroversial is that the narrow lateral edges of the iPad mini achieve that, despite having the same inches, the tablet of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), is smaller, being significantly less wide (134,7 mm compared to 145,7 mm) and less long (200 mm against 208,7 mm). It also comes out the winner in two quite important aspects, such as thickness (7,2 mm against 10,5 mm) and weight (308 gr against 460 gr).

Screen

In the section screenHowever, equality is quite important. Both tablets are the same size (7.9 inches) and with the same aspect ratio (4: 3), in addition to having the same resolution: 1024 × 768. This is probably the weakest point of both devices since, despite having a pixel density more than enough for a good user experience, the offer of compact tablets today with a resolution of at least 1280 x 800 is very high.

Performance

Although the Technical specifications processor Iconia A1-810 are relatively discreet, the truth is that in some aspects they are sufficient to improve the iPad mini, at least in figures: while the tablets of Acer has a quad core processor Cortex-A9 a 1,2 GHz de Mediatek, the tablet Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), mount a chip A5 with two cores and frequency of 1 GHz. The new one is also superior Iconia in terms of RAM, with a 1 GB, Whereas the iPad mini has only 512 MB.

Of course, you have to take into account the differences in performance that are given by him operating system, plane in which many users consider iOS clearly superior. However, the Iconia A1-810 will Android 4.2, a version that (with respect to Ice Cream Sandwich) has made significant progress in terms of fluency and responsiveness.

Storage capacity

Regarding the storage capacity, it would be necessary to distribute points between both tablets: while the iPad mini is available with up to 32 GB hard drive, Iconia A1-810 it seems that it will come out with just 16 GB memory, that is, half; on the other hand, the tablet Acer yes it will have a slot for micro-SD cards, one of the great shortcomings of the mobile devices of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),.

Battery

The battery is one of the strongest points of the mobile devices of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), and, although we will have to wait for real battery tests, it seems difficult that the Iconia A1-810, like most tablets Android, can surpass the iPad mini. For now, in figures, the Cupertino tablet is clearly superior to that of Acer: 4490 mAh against 3250 mAh.

Cameras

Both Iconia A1-810 such as iPad mini have rear cameras, something relatively rare among compact tablets, and in both cases they are cameras of 5 MP. However, the front camera of the tablet Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), is much better, with 1,2 MP, in front of 0,3 MP of the of Acer.

Connectivity

Although there is still no definitive data in this regard, it seems that the Iconia A1-810 will only have connection Wi-Fi, although it will have Bluetooth 4.0 y GPS. Bill iPad miniinstead, it is available in all versions of online storage capacity 3G plus Wi-Fi. We will have to wait for new news from Acer to confirm whether or not there will finally be a model of the new Iconia that has a mobile connection.

Price

This is really the point where the tablet Acer can compete with him iPad mini. As we have seen, the Iconia A1-810 is presented with some characteristics that, as a whole, are not too far removed from those of the compact tablet of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), and yet its price is much more affordable: while the iPad mini with 16 GB storage and connectivity only Wifi slope $329The new Iconia would cost only $199. Certainly the iPad mini can be achieved with 32 GB memory but the price goes up to $429 or until $459 if we add connection 3G.