Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Wi-Fi vs Acer Iconia Tab A501

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Wi-Fi

Announced On:March, 2011

Acer Iconia Tab A501

Announced On:February, 2011

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Wi-Fi vs Acer Iconia Tab A501

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Wi-Fi	Acer Iconia Tab A501

Price
EUR: €418	EUR: €490
USD: $514	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: ₹33,585	INR: N/A
PKR: Rs.130,599	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
230.9 x 157.8 x 8.6 mm	260 x 177 x 13.3 mm (10.24 x 6.97 x 0.52 in)
Weight
470 grams	777 g (1.71 lb)
Colors
Black	Black

Type
Display
PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	LCD, 256K colors Acer UI
Size
8.9 inches	10.1 inches, 295.8 cm² (~64.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels	800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~149 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes	Yes

Technology
Network
	GSM / HSPA
2G Bands
	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
	HSDPA 900 / 2100

Alert Types
Notifications
	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM	16GB ROM, 1GB RAM 32GB ROM, 1GB RAM 64GB ROM, 1GB RAM
Card Slot
microSD, up to 32GB	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields

GPRS
Connectivity
	Yes
EDGE
	Yes
Speed
	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP	2.1, A2DP, EDR
USB
Yes, v2.0	microUSB 2.0, USB 2.0
GPS
Yes	Yes, with A-GPS

Main Camera
Camera
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash	5 MP, AF
Camera Features
	LED flash
Video
Yes, 720p	Yes
Selfie Camera
Yes, 2 MP	2 MP

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/OGG	MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+
Video Format Support
MP4/DivX/Xvid/H.264/H.263	XviD/MP4/H.264
Radio
	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v3.0 (Honeycomb)	Android OS, v3.0 (Honeycomb)
Upgradable
	upgradable to v3.2 (Honeycomb)
Java
Yes, via Java MIDP emulator	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Browser
HTML	HTML, Adobe Flash
Messaging
Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS	Email, Push Email, IM
Games
Yes

Chipset
Hardware
	Nvidia Tegra 2 T20
CPU
Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, ULP GeForce GPU, Tegra 2 chipset	Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
	ULP GeForce
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
SIM
	Mini-SIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm
TV Out
Yes

Battery Type
Battery
Standard battery, Li-Po 6000 mAh	Non-removable Li-Po 3260 mAh battery (24.1 Wh)
Standby
	Up to 400 h
Talk Time
	Up to 8 h

Main Features
Additional Features
TouchWiz UX UI Touch-sensitive controls
Features
SNS integration Digital compass Image/video editor Quickoffice HD editor/viewer Google SearchMapsGmail, YouTubeCalendarGoogle TalkPicasa integration Adobe Flash 10.2 support Voice memo Predictive text input (Swype)	HDMI port Document viewer Predictive text input

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