Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Acer’s Iconia A100 Tablets, two
very fine Android tablets at a third to half the price of other tablets. Consider the comparisons below.
Amazon Kindle Fire with
a customized user friendly version of Android OS a first rate tablet for
half the price. What’s not to love about
the Amazon Kindle. Two distinct features not included are the bluetooth and
camera features.
Amazon’s Kindle Fire 7” color Android tablet Suggested
Retail: $199.
Amazon’s first color tablet
7k + apps available
At the start-up of the Kindle Fire, tips on how to navigate
the interface, tap on categories for different content. Categories: Newsstand, Books, Music, Video,
Docs, Apps, Web. Your favorites bar at the bottom of screen. (No camera or bluetooth features.)
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Acer Iconia Tab A100 Tablet is also a very fine highly
recommended Tablet. It works well with
Android apps and has great multimedia features.
Iconia Tab A100 Tablet is very reasonably priced. MSRP $329.
The short battery life is a drawback.
Detailed Features
Android
3.2 Honeycomb The Acer Iconia Tab A100 is equipped with Android 3.2 Honeycomb, the latest Android operating system with a super-smart screen scaling compatibility mode. You can access thousands of apps from the Android Market, and enjoy them in perfect resolution on the tablet’s 7" screen. Plan out your day Just a quick glance at Acer Day Planner, it’s all you need to check what’s next in your agenda, your mails, the latest news and what’s the weather like. Now you can review that presentation that just arrived by email. With Documents to go® viewing and editing Office documents it’s a breeze. With everything under control, you can just relax with a book or a magazine. On the Acer Iconia Tab A100 Tablet you can download and carry all the books and magazines you want and flip pages like on real ones! Entertainment champion Gaming, social networks or multimedia? The Acer Iconia Tab A100 Tablet is up for anything. The combination of NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 dual-core CPU, multi-touch screen, Micro HDMI port, ultra-sensitive gyro meter control and a simply stunning Dolby Mobile sound guarantees an entertainment experience like no other! Stay in Touch The ultra-compact Acer Iconia Tab A100, combining long battery life and instant access to the web, provides an amazing on-the-go experience that lasts all day. So you’ll have all the time you need for on-the-spot video conferences or chats with your friends or business partners with the 2MP front camera. What’s more you can take photos and record 720p videos with the 5MP auto-focus camera, and share your best shots and videos instantly with your friends online through your social networks. |
Side by side comparison
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Amazon Kindle Fire
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Acer Iconia A100
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Display
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7" multi-touch 1024X600 display
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7" multi-touch 1024X600 display
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Size (in inches)
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7.5" x 4.7" x 0.45"
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9.2" x 5.8" x 2.8"
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Weight
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On-device Storage
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8GB internal
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8GB internal
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Up to 8 hrs.
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almost 4 hrs.
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WiFi/Bluetooth
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Yes 802.11b/g/n/No
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Yes 802.11b/g/n/Yes
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Micro USB
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Micro USB
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Audio
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Audio jack and speakers
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top-mnted stereo speakers
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Webcam
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No
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Yes
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Memory Card Reader
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No
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Yes
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HDMI
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No
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Yes, micro
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Camera
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No
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5MP Back, 2MP Front
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OS
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Android
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Android 3.2 Honeycomb
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Both the Amazon and Acer tablets are very fine contenders in
the tablet market. There are sure to be
Black Friday Specials. Check back here
for updates.
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