Acer last week presented his Iconia A1-810, a tablet that from the beginning reminds the iPad mini both because of the size of your screen, as well as its format or resolution. It is inevitable, therefore, to compare the equipment with all those who are within its range. The Galaxy Note 8.0, is a clear example, being one of the fiercest rivals that are presented to the compact tablet of Apple .
This is a peculiar comparison since we are sure that the two tablets were designed with the iPad mini, but each adopted a different strategy to compete with the device of Apple . While Samsung tried to improve the specs, Acer bet on lowering the price. The result is two disparate proposals, which is always welcome.
Designer
Both devices have positive things although the truth is that neither Asus ni Samsung have achieved excellence in this section, as perhaps if you have achieved the iPad mini, featuring a tiny housing that makes it one of the most powerful designs in the history of Apple .
Competitors have not been able (or have not seen fit) to mount such a thin side frame, however, certain users will appreciate it as it is easier for them to grip the device from the sides.
The measures of the Iconia A1-810 are 14,6 cm x 20,9 cm x 10,9 mm, while the Galaxy Note 8.0 It measures 13,6cm x 21,1cm x 8mm, which is slightly longer as a result of its larger screen, but less wide and noticeably thinner. It is also much lighter with a weight of 338 grams, for the 460 grams of the tablet of Acer.
Screen
The two tablets have a similar number of inches, 8 in the case of the Footnotes and 7,9 in that of the Iconia. However, there are notable differences between one and the other.
For starters, the aspect ratio is different. The Iconia A1-810 has traced the 4: 3 (folio) format of the iPad miniWhile Notes 8.0 uses the recurring 16:10 (television). The first, therefore, will appear wider and square, while the second will appear more elongated. It is a matter of taste, but perhaps the navigation is better adapted to the format of the tablet of Acer, while games or video playback is more typical of 16:10 formats.
Regarding the resolution of both panels, the tablet Samsung wins with its panel of 1280 × 800 (189 dpi) compared to 1024 × 768 (162 dpi) of the tablet of Acer. Both are HD, and offer a formidable experience, however, they are not excellent and a Nexus 7 Full HD it may soon leave them far behind.
Unlimited
Here the Galaxy Note 8.0 the cat is led to the water clearly by having a Exynos 4412 4-core operating at 1,6 GHz. Iconia mount a Mediatek MT8125 chip, something that makes us quite curious, because it is going to be very common to find this type of processors in reasonably priced equipment. It also has four cores and runs at 1,2 GHz.
In the section of RAM memory the tablet Samsung doubles to that of Acer with 2GB versus 1GB.
Regarding the operating system, however, the A1-810 will run from start Android 4.2While Notes 8.0 It will arrive with the immediately previous version (yes, with Premium Suite and good details of its own software). Either way, we are sure that Samsung will catch up quite soon in this regard.
Storage
La Notes 8.0 It has a broader offer in this sense with two models of 16 GB and 32 GB to which you can add the extra of a Micro SD card of up to 64 GB. The Iconia A1 It only has a 16 GB model and although it also supports memory cards, its capacity is less in this regard, since it only reaches up to 32 GB.
Battery
Another detail in which the good hand of Samsung that in addition to offering a thinner and lighter tablet, the equipment has a greater load capacity 4.600 mAh, for the 3.250 mAh of his opponent. This would translate into 10-11 hours of use for the first and 8,5 for the second.
Cameras
The two devices have two cameras and while the main one is similar in both (with 5MPx), on the front the Notes 8.0 it is once again better served. To make video chats, Samsung offers us 1,3 MPx, while Acer just 0,3, which is operation at the most basic level imaginable.
Price and general valuation
It is true that the tablet Samsung greatly improves the performance of the Acer and it is a better team in all the sections that we have analyzed, however, it costs more than double. While the Iconia will surely be sold for 150 euros, Notes 8.0 will reach 400 euros. We are not going to be ambiguous: Footnotes It is a great tablet, but it is very expensive. You have to be clear about it and before launching for it.
There will be some who believe that the expense is more than amortized with the possibilities it can offer: an updated version of Android with the applications of Samsung, a very powerful processor and an optimized stylus.
Tablet Acer It is more modest, it has everything necessary to make us enjoy it without any problem and it will provide a satisfactory experience in most ways, of that we are sure. In addition, 150 euros does not seem such an excessive investment if we compare it with the price of the Footnotes or even with the iPad mini.