- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Acer Iconia Tab A500
- 10.1"
- 16 GB
- WiFi
- Android 3.0 Honeycomb
Released April, 2011
Rated 73% by by c|net (Apr, 2011)And because Honeycomb moves the Android navigation controls off the hardware and into the touch screen, a crisp, accurate screen is more critical than ever.
Conclusion Check out the Acer Iconia Tab A500
First reviewed December, 2011
Features Key features of the Acer Iconia Tab A500
10.1”
Android 3.0 Honeycomb
Rated 100% by by J.-Beebe (Aug, 2011)The screen is clear, the graphics are sharp, and and the touch response has been great.
screen size
10.1"
7.9"
9.7"
Iconia Tab A500 by Carolyn-Work (Oct, 2011)It has a large clear screen that makes it great for watching movies or viewing the internet.
Iconia Tab A500 by DENISE (Feb, 2012)I bought this reburished and it work great had it a month the large screen it great for watching movies, TV, playing games and browsing the internet.
screen resolution
Iconia Tab A500 by The Verge (Apr, 2011)The A500's specs match the rest of the Honeycomb tablets – it's got a dual-core Tegra 2 processor, 16GB of storage, dual-cameras, and a 1280x800-resolution display – but for $150 less than the others, does it suffer from Acer's typical sacrifices in screen and manufacturing quality?
memory
| 0 GB | 1 GB  | 2 GB |
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 2 MP  | 2 MP |
Iconia Tab A500 by TrustedReviews (Mar, 2012)At least capturing HD video is easy thanks to its 5-megapixel (720p) camera.
Iconia Tab A500 by The Verge (Apr, 2011)The front-facing 2 megapixel camera is comparable to most of the others I've seen on other Honeycomb tablets.
processor
Iconia Tab A500 by joe (Jun, 2011)the hardware is off the charts you can feel its a dual core with a gig of ram.
Performance Real world tests of Acer Iconia Tab A500
cpu speed
Iconia Tab A500 by R.-Hebshie---BRANDhesive (Jan, 2012)The Nvidia Tegra2 processor is lightening fast and even though I am not a big tablet/phone gamer (I'm an Xbox guy on that front) I have been blown away by the graphics and game play on the HD games (a couple of which come free on the tablet).
sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark
Iconia Tab A500 by Robert-Greene (Sep, 2011)I had a Velocity Micro Cruz E-reader (which I've given to my oldest son)-it was a decent reader and web browser, but it was pretty slow.
battery life
6.92 hour
15 hour
10 hour
Iconia Tab A500 by M.-Senecal--the-wrathful (Jun, 2012)The advantage to the not-usb charge thing is that it has a better battery life, and charges a little faster than you'd expect.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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Capacitive -
2 MP -
5 MP -
10.1" -
Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation -
Automatically adjust screen brightness for environmental factors -
Can use an external microphone for superior audio quality -
Detects movement for interactive apps -
Great for maps and navigation apps -
Get directions and navigation, geotag photos -
2 MP -
Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash -
use multiple fingers at once for more complex interactions -
Can be operated hands free
cons
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6.92 hour -
Apr, 2011 -
need wi-fi or wired connection to be online -
1 GHz -
3 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR) -
must unlock manually
Reviews Word on the street
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 | Rated by 609 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by dp102 (Jul, 2012) Rated 100% by by SteveO (Dec, 2011) Rated 100% by by Mike_H (Sep, 2011) |
Screen
Acer Iconia Tab A500 16 GB | Rated 100% by by S.-deBeaubien--Scotty (Feb, 2012)Screen is beautiful, crisp and clear for watching, responsiveness is great.
Acer Iconia Tab A500 16 GB | Rated 40% by by A.-R.-Jonez--Why-not (Sep, 2012)The hardware is top quality, the thing will last a long time, the screen is beautiful.
Acer Iconia Tab A500 16 GB | Rated 100% by by Gary-A.-Thomas (Jan, 2012)The graphics & touchscreen is quite easy to view & navigate.
Operating System
Acer Iconia Tab A500 16 GB | Rated 100% by by Lucinda (May, 2011)He is very happy with it and has very quickly mastered the android interface and customized the device to his own preferences.
Acer Iconia Tab A500 16 GB | Rated 100% by by Brian-LaCount (Jun, 2011)but that isn't because it isn't a better product because it is, but there are people who love Apple and people who love Android.
Acer Iconia Tab A500 16 GB | Rated 100% by by Roland (Dec, 2011)I'm blown away about the flexibility and speed of this Android based Acer Iconia - Kudos to both Android and Acer.
Apps
Acer Iconia Tab A500 16 GB | Rated 20% by by Michael-S.-Hoenie (Aug, 2012)The applications run fantastically - the Honeycomb OS is great - the apps from the Play Store are wonderful.
Acer Iconia Tab A500 16 GB | Rated 80% by by terry-j-goetz (Apr, 2012)I use it more than my laptop games are great so I would say buy one worth every penny.
Acer Iconia Tab A500 16 GB | Rated 80% by by Matt (Sep, 2011)The app store in droid seems to be as large, if not larger than itunes, I have yet to find an app for this that is not available, that i had on my iphone.
Operating system
Acer Iconia Tab A500 16 GB | Rated 80% by by Tyler (Sep, 2011)Operating System: Honeycomb has a very nice user interface, and Acer leaves it pretty much untouched.
Acer Iconia Tab A500 16 GB | Rated 73% by by c|net (Apr, 2011)The whole metaphor feels more like a deck of cards on a playing table than the grid of apps we're accustomed to in iOS or an Android phone app drawer.
Acer Iconia Tab A500 16 GB | Rated 60% by by DudeSaus (Sep, 2011)This is a great piece of equipment and I'm sure as the OS updates, it will get better.
Ports
Acer Iconia Tab A500 16 GB | Rated 100% by by vsarda--vishnu (Jul, 2011)Battery power is perfect, weight is perfect (I agree it is heaviest of all tablets, but I don't feel any problem), design is perfect, hdmi works, usb works.
Acer Iconia Tab A500 16 GB | Rated 100% by by M-Family (Dec, 2011)Internet is fast, the full size USB port is a great feature, and overall the tablet is very responsive.
Acer Iconia Tab A500 16 GB | Rated 100% by by X.-Li--LeeAll web pages picture quality on my HDTV via the micro HDMI are excellent, crispy clear, very impressive!
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Google Nexus 10 Faster sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark Google Nexus 10 vs Acer Iconia Tab A500 |
 | 3 | Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF300 Higher resolution rear camera Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF300 vs Acer Iconia Tab A500 |
 | 4 | Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" 2-way tie: OK operating system Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" vs Acer Iconia Tab A500 |
 | 5 | Acer Iconia Tab A510 Longest battery life A510 vs A500 16 GB |
 | 6 | HP TouchPad 5-way tie: Largest amount of storage capacity HP TouchPad vs Acer Iconia Tab A500 |
 | 7 | Acer Iconia Tab A210 3-way tie: Most CPU cores Iconia Tab A210 vs Iconia Tab A500 |
 | 8 | Archos 101 Titanium 3-way tie: High resolution front camera Archos 101 Titanium vs Acer Iconia Tab A500 |
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