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July 2014
(75%)
256 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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(79%)
698 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Fast and fun to use
Great Web browser with Flash support
USB port makes syncing easy
Slightly cheaper than the Xoom
Great screen and sound
USB 2.0 port
Fast
Great UI
Good connectivity
Good looks
Speedy processor
720p video playback
More rugged than most
Bright screen
Docking station
USB port
Fast and responsive
Well built
Runs Honeycomb
Fast apps and excellent screen quality
USB
HDMI
Working microSD slot
Honeycomb hasn't been too badly interfered with
Fast processor
Android 3 works well
Includes GPS and document editor
Lots of connections
Android works well
Decent media performance
A bit cheaper than rivals
The screen isn't perfect but it's still very good and highly contrasted
Highquality build and finish
Smooth Android interface with nice additions from Acer
Plenty of connections and good sound output
Good for web browsing and games
Solid design
Handy screenrotation toggle switch
Nice screen
Honeycomb OS
32GB internal memory
The editors didn't like
Good Honeycomb apps and widgets are currently hard to find
Plastic case looks fairly cheap
Heavier and larger than the Xoom
The chunkiest slate yet
There are better screens on the market
Rather bland design
Limited Honeycomb apps
Weighty
Not all will like Honeycomb
Battery life average
Shorter than average battery life
Short charger cable
Wide bezel
No video rentals
Some minor crashes
Heavy
Expensive
Extremely heavy and still quite pricey.
Acer's software additions are largely dismissible and bring little value
The screen isn't perfect but it's still very good and highly contrasted, Highquality build and finish, Smooth Android interface with nice additions from Acer, Plenty of connections and good sound output, Good for web browsing and games
Battery life is OK but could be better, Native multimedia compatibility, Camera is too red or too blue, Honeycomb needs to mature
Apart from the fact that Honeycomb is still finding its feet, the Acer Iconia A500 is a very good tablet indeed. It doesn't have the best battery life, but its design, hardware and extras compared with most of the competition make it a genuine alternative...
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Published: 2011-04-21, Author: Jonathan , review by: alphr.com
A competent Android 3 tablet, but just loses out to the Asus Eee Pad Transformer in the value stakes...
Fast and fun to use, Great Web browser with Flash support, USB port makes syncing easy, Slightly cheaper than the Xoom
Good Honeycomb apps and widgets are currently hard to find, Plastic case looks fairly cheap, Heavier and larger than the Xoom
The Acer Iconia Tab A500 tablet is a relatively heavy hunk of plastic, but its Android 3.0 Honeycomb software is a treat. The A500 will be even more fun to use when Google makes it easier to find dedicated Honeycomb apps....
The Acer Iconia A500 Android tablet offers many benefits: a sturdy and well constructed design, USB and HDMI-out ports and the attractions of Android Honeycomb 3.0. It's a little chunky and heavy, and the screen is difficult to see in sunlight, but ove...
Abstract: by Daniel Rasmus As with most shipping Android tablets, the Iconia Tab A500 come with the NVIDIA Tegra 2 CPU and HD-optimized graphics from the ultra-low power NVIDIA GeForce GPU with Flash 10.2 support (which matters only until Flash ages now that...
Abstract: What's in the BoxAcer originally launched their Iconia line of tablets with Android 3.0 (Honeycomb). That was updated to version 3.1 in July and recently updated again to version 3.2. When I received the A500 tablet for review it was running Android 3.1. ...
Abstract: Tweet Tweet Tablet computing is all the rage now. Microsoft coined it, Apple popularized it and there are many others including Microsoft itself that are vying for a piece of the large pie that Apple already owns. It isn’t the death of the PC, bu...
Abstract: With so many different Honeycomb (Android 3.X) tablets to choose from, which one is right for you? We tested five from Toshiba, Acer, Asus, Lenovo and Samsung. Ultimately, the choice comes down to two: The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Acer Iconia ...
It's not the prettiest. It's not the lightest. But the Acer Iconia a500 makes up for being a little beefy by throwing in just about every port imaginable. Problem is, that largely relegates it to niche status. That's not to say having a full-size USB p...
Published: 2011-08-28, Author: Andrew , review by: examiner.com
Abstract: We recently and with extreme bated breath got a hold of the Acer Iconia Tab A500. Having reviewed other Android devices, I was looking forward to seeing how this faired against them, as well as iOS devices and straight pc's running windows software.From u...
