Acer Iconia Tab A501 specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Acer Iconia Tab A501
  • Released 2011, April 777g, 13.3mm thickness Android 3.0, up to 3.2 16GB/32GB/64GB storage, microSDHC
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 ULP GeForce Mini-SIM About 548.8 USD
  • 10.1" 800x1280 pixels
  • 5MP Video recorder
  • 1GB RAM Nvidia Tegra 2 T20
  • 3260mAh Li-Po

Acer Iconia Tab A501 overview

Acer Iconia Tab A501 is a tablet that runs on Android. It was released on 2011, April. Acer Iconia Tab A501 has 10.1 inch, LCD, 256K colors, a resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels screen. Acer Iconia Tab A501 uses Nvidia Tegra 2 T20 chipset, Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, ULP GeForce GPU. Acer Iconia Tab A501 supports 2G, 3G networks with Mini-SIM. Acer Iconia Tab A501 has 5MP Single main camera, 2MP Single selfie camera. Acer Iconia Tab A501 uses Non-removable Li-Po 3260 mAh battery (24.1 Wh). The price of Acer Iconia Tab A501 is about 548.8 USD.

Score the key features of Acer Iconia Tab A501 compared to the other tablets on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 28 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 28 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 28 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 33 / 100 points
  • Price: 58 / 100 points

Acer Iconia Tab A501 full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2011, February. Released 2011, April
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 260 x 177 x 13.3 mm (10.24 x 6.97 x 0.52 in)
Weight 777 g (1.71 lb)
SIM Mini-SIM

DISPLAY

Type LCD, 256K colors
Size 10.1 inches, 295.8 cm2 (~64.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~149 ppi density)
  Acer UI

PLATFORM

OS Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), upgradable to 3.2 (Honeycomb)
Chipset Nvidia Tegra 2 T20
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU ULP GeForce

MEMORY

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA

Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video Yes

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 2 MP

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0, USB 2.0

FEATURES

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
  HDMI port MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player XviD/MP4/H.264 player Organizer Document viewer Predictive text input

BATTERY

Type Non-removable Li-Po 3260 mAh battery (24.1 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 400 h
Talk time Up to 8 h

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Black
Price About 548.8 USD

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