We continue to review how the panorama has been among compact mid-range tablets with the arrival of the Shield Tablet K1, a tablet that will interest anyone looking for a good quality / price ratio and not only the most gamers, and, if yesterday we faced the tablet of Nvidia with the ZenPad 8.0 de Asus, today it is the turn of the model of 8 inches from another of the most popular ranges in this price range: the Iconia One. As at this point there are already in circulation several versions of the tablet of Acer and some Technical specifications differ from each other, we have to specify that the comparative It stars one of the most recent, the B1-830.
Integrated
Although they have some things in common, such as the smooth lines and the absence of a physical home button, the truth is that the Shield Tablet K1 It has a peculiar aesthetic, due to its front stereo speakers (a fundamental detail to enjoy a good audio experience when we play or watch a movie) that make it unmistakable.
Dimensions
The design of the Shield Tablet K1 It is designed, as we say, to optimize the audiovisual experience when we hold it in our hands, but it is true that this takes its toll, although not much, in the section on optimizing the screen / size ratio (22,1 x 12, 6 cm against 21,39x12,77 inch). Its thickness, however, is even somewhat less than that of Iconia (9,2 mm against 9,5 mm) and its weight is also similar (358 grams against 354 grams).
Screen
It is not only the front stereo speakers that will improve our audiovisual experience, but the tablet of Nvidia also has a higher resolution (1920 x 1200 against 1280 x 800). By having the two tablets the same size (8 inches), this logically translates into a higher pixel density as well (PPI 283 against PPI 189). It should also be borne in mind that the tablet Acer It uses a TFT panel, not an IPS LCD. The two have, in any case, the same aspect ratio: 16:10 (optimized for video playback).
Performance
Another section in which Shield Tablet K1 It also has an important advantage in performance, thanks to its processor Tegra K1 quad-core with a frequency of 2,2 GHz and 2 GB accompanying RAM memory, while the Iconia mount a processor Mediatek MT8151V eight-core and 1,7 GHz frequency and has only 1 GB RAM memory. To all this we must add that the Nvidia tablet already has the update available Android Marshmallow.
Storage capacity
This is the only section in which the tablet of Acer has an advantage, since despite the fact that the basic model is also 16 GB internal memory expandable externally via micro-SD, the model that we are going to find the most (and for an even lower price than the tablet of Nvidia) It's of 32 GB.
Cameras
The scale is tipped once more to the side of the Nvidia when we go on to examine the cameras of each one, even though as far as the main one is concerned they would be tied, with 5 MP in both cases. The Shield Tablet K1However, it has a better main camera than that of many high-end tablets and comparable to that of many smartphones, while that of the Iconia is the most basic (5 MP against 0,3 MP).
Autonomy
Although the battery capacity is only half of the equation in the autonomy of mobile devices, everything indicates that the difference in favor of the Shield Tablet K1 It should be more than enough to compensate for the higher consumption of your screen, as it is quite important, even though the two devices have a similar thickness (5200 mAh against 4420 mAh).
Price
As you can imagine, the tablet of Acer sold with a price lower than that of Nvidia: the Shield Tablet K1 slope $200, while the Iconia can be purchased for about $160 (with variations depending on the distributor). The question (which is already a personal assessment of each one) is whether or not it is worth the jump in technical specifications that we get for only 40 euros more.