At the Acer Iconia event, we also managed to get some hands-on time with the new Honeycomb-based tablets. The Iconia A100 is the smaller sibling of the two that goes for the consumers who want a small 7-inch display, like Samsung’s original Galaxy Tab.
However, major difference between this and Samsung’s offering is that it runs Android 3.0 out of the box, which is an optimized version of the tablets. Now most Android 3.0 tablets lack the presence of a physical Home button (including Acer’s A500) but A100 integrates it, which in my opinion could’ve worked without one.
A100 might not be as good looking as the A500 but its hardware is something to boast about. The Tegra 2 dual-core CPU and 512MB of RAM handles the Honeycomb version well. There’s a mini-HDMI-out to view videos on an HDTV, Wi-Fi, camera with LED flash, Bluetooth, 3.5mm headphone jack and more.
A500 looks more of a polished Android tablet with a larger 10.1-inch display. It uses Nvidia’s dual-core Tegra 2 CPU but ups the ante with 1GB RAM and full HD video playback via HDMI-out. Just like other tablets, Acer has also thrown in clear.fi to bring a tinge of Acer customization. Rest of the features include 2MP front-facing / 5MP rear-facing camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G support and expandable memory via microSD card slot.
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