Acer Takes on Apple With High-Res Iconia Tab A700 Android Tablet

Jam-packed 10.1-inch model has more memory, and a lower price, than Apple's third-generation iPad

 

Calling a new Android tablet a potential iPad killer is a cliche. But make no mistake: Acer's Iconia Tab A700 has its sights set on doing just that thanks to an impressive set of specs that includes a 1920 by 1200 resolution display and 32GB of storage; and a $450 price that comes in at 25 percent under the price of a same-capacity iPad.

 

The Iconia Tab A700 goes on pre-sale today, and will be shipping later this month at retail and directly via Acer in black or silver.

 

Acer was one of two Android tablet makers to introduce a high-resolution, “Full HD” 1920 by 1200 pixel display earlier this year at CES 2012. Asus, the other manufacturer to do so, followed up its CES announce with a renamed variant at Mobile World Congress; but it has remained mum on U.S. availability. In the interim, Apple introduced its third-generation iPad with a 2048 by 1536 pixel, 264 pixels per inch display, a move that effectively left Android tablets in dire need of playing catch up.

Acer Iconia Tab A510 Review

Lisa Gade reviews the Acer Iconia Tab A510 Android 4.0 tablet. The A510 is an exciting 10.1" Android tablet because it sells for just $449 and it has a quad core NVIDIA Tegra 3 CPU and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It has a 1280 x 800 display, a high capacity 9800mAh battery, dual cameras, WiFi, Bluetooth and a working GPS! It comes with USB host and ships with required adapter to use with standard USB peripherals.

Acer Iconia Tab A510 vs Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Comparison

Lisa Gade comparisons the Acer Iconia Tab A510 and the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Android 4.0 tablets running the NVIDIA Tegra 3 CPU. 

For 5 months, there's been just one quad core Tegra 3 tablet on the market, the Asus Transformer Prime. Asus is launching a second quad core tablet, the Transformer Pad TF300, which should be in stores within a few weeks. It's the slightly budget version of the Prime. Meanwhile, Acer has surprised us with an excellent 10.1" ICS Tegra 3 tablet that's available now and is priced between the two Transformers. In this comparison smackdown, we're comparing the two that are available right now: the Acer Iconia Tab A510 and the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, both running Android OS 4.0.3.