Acer ICONIA TAB A500
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- Posted: 16 Feb 2011
- Market Status: Released
- Release date: 26 Apr 2011
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Acer ICONIA TAB A500 is a 10.1" Android running tablet. It has dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 5MP rear camera, 2MP front camera, HDMI port, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
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Acer ICONIA TAB A500 specifications
Pros
- Dual core processor
- Fast processor (1000 MHz)
- Lots of RAM (1024 MB RAM)
- HDMI connector for TV-out (Micro HDMI (Type D))
Cons
- Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (149 ppi)
Design
- Device type:
- Tablet
- OS:
- Android (4.0.3, 3.2, 3.1, 3.0)
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
- 10.24 x 6.97 x 0.52 (260 x 177 x 13.3 mm )
- Weight:
- 25.75 oz (730 g)
the average is 17.3 oz (494 g)
- 25.75 oz (730 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 10.10 inches
- Resolution:
- 1280 x 800 pixels
- Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 149 ppi
- Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- LCD
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144
- Touchscreen:
- Capacitive, Multi-touch
- Features:
- Light sensor, Scratch-resistant glass
Battery
- Capacity:
- 3260 mAh
Hardware
- Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Dual core, 1000 MHz, Cortex A9
- System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 1024 MB RAM
- Built-in storage:
- 16000 MB
- Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
- microSD, microSDHC
- Maximum card size:
Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memory expansion slot that can be added
- 64 GB
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
- 5 megapixels
- Flash:
- LED
- Features:
- Auto focus
- Camcorder:
- 1280x720 (720p HD) (29 fps)
- Features:
- Video calling
- Front-facing camera:
- 2 megapixels
Multimedia
- Speakers:
- Stereo speakers
- YouTube player:
- Yes
Internet browsing
- Browser:
- Yes
- Supports:
- HTML, HTML5, XHTML, Flash
- Built-in online services support:
- Facebook, YouTube (upload), Picasa, Twitter
Technology
- Positioning:
Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. There are three main types: GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization. GLONASS - GLONASS is a global positioning system, developed by the Russian Federation. It’s very similar to GPS, but isn’t so popular in cell phones.
- GPS
- Navigation:
- Yes
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, Calculator
- Messaging:
- Predictive text input
- E-mail:
- Yes
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
- 2.1, EDR
- Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- Yes
- USB:
- USB 2.0
- Connector:
- microUSB
- Features:
Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
- Mass storage device, USB Host
- HDMI:
- Micro HDMI (Type D)
- Computer sync, OTA sync
Other features
- Additional microphone:
- for Noise cancellation
- Sensors:
- Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
- Voice recording
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