- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Google Nexus 10
- Apple iPad 1
- Apple iPad mini
- Apple iPad 4
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
- 10.1"
- 16 GB
- WiFi 3G
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Released April, 2012
Rated 65% by by c|net (Aug, 2012)The back camera fared better, producing decent picture quality, but with washed-out colors.
- 10.1"
- 32 GB
- WiFi 3G
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Released March, 2012
Rated 70% by by c|net (Apr, 2012)The A510's 1-megapixel front-facing camera has your name written all over it, and as with most front-facing tablet cameras, it has little redeemable value beyond that function.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" compared to the Acer Iconia Tab A510
“10.1
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Rated 63% by by The Verge (May, 2012)Samsung never uses particularly high-end materials, but it builds its tablets really well, and the Tab 2 feels sturdy and solid, without any bending or creaking to speak of.
10.1”
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Rated 100% by by Flyingdeadthing (Apr, 2012)If you're looking for a new quad core tablet, the A510 is a very solid choice.
screen size
10.1"
10.1"
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by Neil-A-LaBarge (Jun, 2012)Lovely display and a very responsive screen though I have fairly large fingers so I expect it will take some time for me to get precise.
Iconia Tab A510 by S.-R. (May, 2012)Over all I am happy with the screen quality, size and features, but my guess is that they still need to do some work on the OS.
screen resolution
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by Antoine-G (Sep, 2012)It aint an Amoled or retina display but if you haven't been using those it won't make much of a difference.
memory
| 0 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 2 MP | 2 MP |
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by c|net (Aug, 2012)Compared with the Tab 10.1, the difference between images and video recorded on the front camera was quickly apparent.
Iconia Tab A510 by The Verge (May, 2012)It too has a 10.1-inch, 1280 x 800-resolution display and dual cameras, but doubles the storage capacity to 32GB, comes equipped with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), and joins the short list of tablets packing Nvidia’s quad-core Tegra 3 processor.
processor
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by The Verge (May, 2012)Like the 7.0, it has solid but unspectacular specs (a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 1280 x 800 TFT display, 16GB or 32GB of internal storage, dual cameras), plus Android 4.0, all for a very reasonable $399.99.
Iconia Tab A510 by c|net (Apr, 2012)Acer charges $450 for a 32GB, quad-core tablet, and while that would have been impressive even a couple weeks back, now, with the Transformer TF300 out here, you can get the pretty much the same features - and some nifty exclusive ones - with better screen performance and better cameras for 50 bucks less.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" vs Acer Iconia Tab A510
cpu speed
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by Gagan-Kumar (Dec, 2012)pad doesn't even come close to this baby when it comes to features and processor speed.
Iconia Tab A510 by Cliff (May, 2012)It is a good product with high speed CPU, and respectable I/O including HDMI and USB.
battery life
9 hour
15 hour
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by A.-Markus (May, 2012)The device itself looks and feels nice in your hands, even with the plastic back.-Front facing stereo speakers are a nice addition, unlike the other tablets I've seen.-Battery life seems decent so far.
Iconia Tab A510 by The Verge (May, 2012)My everyday use is a bit on the heavy side — web browsing, streaming music for a bit of background noise, a few hours of gaming — but the tablet kept on chugging for just about 10 hours.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Acer Iconia Tab A510
| Has a light sensor | Yes | vs | No |
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| Somewhat common; Automatically adjust screen brightness for environmental factors | |||
Advantages compared to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1"
| Much longer battery life | 15 hour | vs | 9 hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Around 70% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in | |||
| More cores | Quad core | vs | Dual core |
| Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Has a gyroscope | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation | |||
| Much higher resolution front camera | 2 MP | vs | 0.3 MP |
| More than 6.5x higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people | |||
| More storage capacity | 32 GB | vs | 16 GB |
| 2x more storage capacity; Holds more music, movies and photos | |||
| Has a microphone jack | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Can use an external microphone for superior audio quality | |||
| Faster processor | 1.3 GHz | vs | 1 GHz |
| More than 30% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Higher resolution rear camera | 5 MP | vs | 3 MP |
| Around 70% higher resolution rear camera; Can be used like a point-and-shoot camera | |||
Reviews Word on the street
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 | Rated by 372 users at amazon.com Rated 60% by by ss--ss (May, 2012) Rated 100% by by Product-Opinion (May, 2012) Rated 80% by by Eulany (Jan, 2013) | Rated by 83 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by Chris-C. (Aug, 2012) Rated 80% by by Gene-R.-Stoppa--Bogieman (Apr, 2012) Rated 100% by by Mike-in-Illinois (Jan, 2013) | |
type
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" 16 GB | Rated 80% by by L.-M-Young (May, 2012)I was sick and tired of not seeing any Olympic equestrian coverage except for a couple of hours in the wee hours of the morning, so downloaded the "Live Extra" Olympics app from the Android Market.
apps
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" 16 GB | Rated 20% by by Maceo-Eric-Culberson--Mythical-Tome (Jul, 2012)This device does not support a ton of video feeds, including the premium MLB.com via the At Bat app and NBC.com, including Olympics apps.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Google Nexus 10 OK operating system |
 | 2 | Apple iPad 1 7-way tie: Has a compass |
 | 4 | Apple iPad 4 Faster sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark |
 | 6 | Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF300 2-way tie: Higher resolution rear camera |
 | 7 | Sony Xperia Tablet S Lots of expandable storage |
 | 8 | Acer Iconia Tab A210 5-way tie: Most CPU cores |
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