Acer Iconia Tab A700
Key specs
Critic consensus
“There are now two Android tablets on the market with 1920 x 1200-pixel displays, the $449 Acer Iconia Tab A700 and the ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity. The former costs $50 less than the latter, and offers about half an hour more of battery life. However, we prefer the slimmer, faster and cooler-running Infinity. Plus, ASUS' slate has a Super IPS+ screen that's far brighter. By merit of its screen resolution alone, the Iconia Tab A700 is currently one of the more robust Android tablets on the market, but it's not the best option.”
“The Iconia Tab A700's display isn't in the same class as the iPad, but it's certainly among the best Android tablet screens yet to hit the market. Paired with otherwise solid performance and a decent-if-boring design, there's a lot to like about Acer's latest tablet. At $449, you're nearly in iPad territory, and unless you're completely committed to Android it's hard to recommend the A700 over a new iPad or even an iPad 2, which offer equally good performance, far superior app ecosystems, and in the new iPad's case an even better display.”
“Though that HD panel is pretty sweet, it's not the best out there. For $50 more, ASUS' 10-inch Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 offers a display with the same resolution -- plus wider viewing angles and better outdoor visibility thanks to IPS technology. That tablet also boasts a thinner, lighter design and longer battery life. And performance-wise, you'll suffer fewer glitches on the TF700 than on Acer's slate, which stuttered, hung and even crashed more than a few times during our testing period. In short, while the A700 has a high-res panel and a clean ICS build in its favor, it's not quite the best 10-inch Android tablet out there.”
“Despite its young age and bleeding edge specs, the Iconia Tab A700 is already last generation’s news. Call it bad timing, call it lack of innovation, or call it the victim of the Nexus 7, but whatever way you cut it, the A700 is already a dated piece of technology. Even in Android terms, that was fast.”
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In Depth
The Acer Iconia Tab A700 is, in a lot of ways, kind of like a big brother to the old Acer Iconia Tab A510. If you put both of these devices side by side, you’d probably find it extremely difficult to spot the differences between the two—because there are hardly any. In fact, the A700 carries over much of the same hardware found in the Acer Iconia Tab A510. Like the A510 before it, it boasts dual cameras, built-in Dolby Mobile audio tech, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, optional 3G, andGPS. The biggest differences between the two lie in the maximum amount of user available storage space, native screen resolution, and the type of supported SIM card for the 3G models.
A quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor and 1GB of RAM makes quick work of the pre-loaded Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich software. On the A510, this translated to speedy menu navigation and excellent graphics performance for most 3D games. The sad truth for the A700, however, is that its higher screen resolution has resulted in overall slowness and a decrease in the level of overall performance.
The 10.1-inch touchscreen display on this tablet boasts a native resolution of 1920×1200. According to most reviewers, that may be what is primarily causing a lag in the device’s performance especially when compared with its predecessor. There’s nothing wrong with the display itself; it shows richer colors and better quality graphics. But it seems that even the mighty Tegra 3, with its 12-core graphics chip, is not quite built to handle a 16:10 Full HD resolution 10.1-inch screen.
With all of that said, Acer’s Tab A700 still performs quite well in terms of sound quality, battery life, and display quality as mentioned above. But even with its Dolby audio enhancements, consistent 10+ hour battery life, and high quality high-resolution screen, it’s getting increasingly harder to recommend as a tablet especially since devices like the Google Nexus 7 are starting to hit the market. Not to mention the fact Acer’s very own A510, which offers much better overall performance at a lower price point, can still be purchased. Still, if all you require in your Android tablet is a nice high-resolution screen and plenty of battery life, then this tablet might be right up your alley.
Need to Know: Acer Iconia Tab A700
1. Built-in 10.1-inch 1920×1200 LCD screen offers rich colors and superb graphics quality. (The Good)
2. Battery life lasts longer than ever at more than 10 hours of heavy use per charge. (The Good)
3. 16:10 Full HD native resolution causes device performance to lag during certain tasks like navigating menus and playing games. (The Bad)
4. Doesn’t offer many changes over Acer Iconia Tab A510 which came before it in the same product line. (The Bad)
What people actually want to know
When was the Acer Iconia Tab A700 released?
The Acer Iconia Tab A700 was released on June 22, 2012.
How long does the battery last on the Acer Iconia Tab A700?
The Acer Iconia Tab A700 has a 9,800 mAh battery.
Does the Acer Iconia Tab A700 have a headphone jack?
Yes, the Acer Iconia Tab A700 has a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Where can I download the Acer Iconia Tab A700 manual?
You can view and download the Acer Iconia Tab A700 manual on our dedicated manual page.
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