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July 2014
(75%)
256 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(79%)
698 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
750100256
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
Affordable cost, Great battery life, Same platform performance as the competition
A bit of a cheap feeling, Extremely muddy looking 720p videos, Many crashes with the web browser
Surely not something that you’d consider to be part of the elites in the tablet market, the single biggest and most important aspect about the Acer ICONIA TAB A500 is its affordable price tag. Rather than coming to market with a 3G connected model fi...
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The Acer Iconia Tab A500 has a lot going for it, most notably the relatively low price to feature ratio. Acer has made an attractive tablet that doesn't look the least bit cheap, and the features are largely on par with tier 1 brands like Motorola, Sa...
Inexpensive. Zippy Tegra 2 processor. Highres screen. Solid connectivity options with USB, HDMI ports. Good mediaspecific,
Comparatively large and heavy. No 3G or 4G options. Frontfacing camera isn't optimally angled. Honeycomb isn't yet a mature app platform.
Just like with other Honeycomb tablets, you get two cameras with the Iconia, but each comes with a slight caveat. Take the front-facing camera, for instance: it's a 2-megapixel camera designed to be used for video chatting, but it's aligned not-so-slig...
Inexpensive. Zippy Tegra 2 processor. High-res screen. Solid connectivity options with USB, HDMI ports. Good media-specific
Comparatively large and heavy. No 3G or 4G options. Front-facing camera isn't optimally angled. Honeycomb isn't yet a mature app platform.
Acer's Honeycomb tablet, the Iconia Tab A500, has similar strengths and weaknesses to its direct competitors, but its $450 price is easier to swallow than some others. ...
Abstract: Last month, the Motorola Xoom was the only officially sanctioned Android 3.0 tablet available in the United States. Now there are four -- the T-Mobile G-Slate arrived last week, the Acer Iconia Tab A500 this week, and the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer is o...
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Published: 2011-04-26, Author: Sean , review by: engadget.com
Surprisingly good LCD screen and speakersSpeedy Tegra 2 chipFull-size USB port for expanded connectivity
Sub-par battery lifePoor cameras and minor build issuesVery little native software available
All in all, the Acer Iconia Tab A500 is a solid piece of hardware, if you have to have an Android tablet right now, but we don't know if we could recommend it in good conscience over some of the competitors on offer. Honestly, we're still slightly iffy ab...
Software customizations are helpful, USB host port and microSD card slot
Fine touchscreen grid is bothersome on display, Heavier and bulkier than other other tablets
Acer Iconia Tab is a great, reasonably priced choice if you want to access your content via USB sources, but the current limitations of Android 3.0 and what you can do with that content via USB, coupled with this tablet’s display quirks, still make it...
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Published: 2011-04-20, Author: Ross , review by: techworld.com
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 ov...
