Acer introduces Iconia tablets and smartphone in India

May 5, 2011 By Kunal Gangar Leave a Comment

Acer became the first company to bring Honeycomb-based tablets in India. At a launch in Mumbai, Acer unveiled its complete range of Iconia devices, including three tablets, one dual-screen notebook and a smartphone.

Starting with the Acer Iconia Tab A500, the 10.1-inch A500 runs on Honeycomb (Android 3.0) OS and features Nvidia’s dual-core Tegra 2GHz processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 16GB onboard memory, 2MP front-facing camera with 5MP back-facing, 1080p video playback via HDMI-out, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, clear.fi support, and microSD card slot. The tablet will also come in a 3G variant but is said to launch in 6-8 weeks from now. The Wi-Fi version will sell for Rs.27,990.

Next up is the 7-inch Iconia A100. A100 may not be as aesthetically pleasing as the A500 but it packs some decent innards and runs Android 3.0. Internally, you would find Nvidia’s dual-core Tegra 2 processor, 512MB RAM, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, clear.fi, HDMI, 8GB internal memory and more. Acer didn’t specify the price of this tablet but expects it to launch in June.

Moving onto its Windows-based tablets, Acer unraveled W500 and its dual-screen Iconia laptop. The Windows 7 running W500 tries to give the best of two worlds – tablets and notebooks, which can be used like a normal tablet or dock it onto USB keyboard to transform it like a notebook. On the specs front, W500 features a 10.1-inch 1280×800 display, AMD processor, 2GB RAM, clear.fi, webcam, Ethernet, USB 2.0 port and more. It will retail for Rs.32,499.

The dual-screen Iconia tablet, on the other hand, is one of its kind. Both the 14-inch displays on the notebook are touch-enabled, with the screen at the bottom adding more functionality like touching all the fingers activates the keyboard, five fingers bringing up the Acer ring, gesture support and more. Rounding up the specs are Intel Core i5 processors, up to 4GB RAM, integrated Intel graphics, HDMI-out, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, 3G, webcam, Ethernet port, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports. It is priced at Rs.69,999.

Finally, the Iconia Smart S300 smartphone which runs on Android 2.3. Nifty, tall device that features a 4.8-inch display with 1024×480 pixels giving it an aspect ratio of 21:9, 1GHz processor, 8MP camera with LED flash, 720p HD video recording, 2MP front-facing, Wi-Fi, Dolby Mobile support, DLNA, HDMI etc. There’s no word on the price but Acer expects it to launch in June.