Acer Iconia Tab 8 vs Asus Fonepad 7

  • Acer Iconia Tab 8 was first released on 07/01/2014. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 8 inches with a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    This series of tablets from Acer is powered by a non-removable battery of 4600mAh. So, if you are too busy or often have to move outdoors but forget to charge the device, it's no longer a problem.

    Powering the Acer Iconia Tab 8 is the Intel Atom Z3745 chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 2GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the Iconia Tab 8 on the rear packs a camera of 5-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 2-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 16GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable via microSD. This is a single SIM tablet and weighing 360.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Acer Iconia Tab 8 include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
  • Asus Fonepad 7 was first released on 05/01/2014. It is available in White, Black, Red, Blue. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 7 inches with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    Powering the Asus Fonepad 7 is the Intel Atom Z2520 chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 1GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the Fonepad 7 on the rear packs a camera of 2-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 0.3-megapixel setup for selfies.

    The Fonepad 7 runs ZenUI based on Android 4.3. This combination will bring you more interesting experiences on your tablet. It has 4GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable up to 64GB. This is a dual SIM tablet, measuring 192.00 x 110.00 x 10.70 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 290.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Asus Fonepad 7 include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
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Ratings & Review

Design / Comfort

Camera

Battery Life

Value For Money

-

Great battery life

ZenUI is still fun to use

Extremely affordable

-

Terrible camera

Below average display

Software optimisation issues

Model
Iconia Tab 8
Fonepad 7
Price
$96
$198
Release date
July 2014
May 2014
Dimensions (mm)
-
192.00 x 110.00 x 10.70
Weight (g)
360.00
290.00
Battery capacity (mAh)
4600
-
Colours
-
White, Black, Red, Blue
Screen size (inches)
8
7
Touchscreen
No
No
Resolution
1920x1200 pixels
1024x600 pixels
Processor
quad-core
1.2GHz dual-core
RAM
Internal storage
Expandable storage
Expandable storage type
microSD
-
Expandable storage up to (GB)
-
64
Rear camera
5-megapixel
2-megapixel
Front camera
2-megapixel
0.3-megapixel
Operating system
Skin
-
ZenUI
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported
802.11 a/b/g/n
802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version
4.00
4.00
USB OTG
No
No
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Gyroscope
No
No