Acer Iconia A1-811

Specifications

 

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Average Score:

78%

– good
Average of

4

scores (from

7

reviews)

price: 90%, performance: 60%, features: 80%, display: – % mobility: – %, workmanship: 70%, ergonomy: – %, emissions: – %

Reviews for the Acer Iconia A1-811

80%

Acer Iconia A1 review: budget Android tablet with a microSD card slot
Source:

Archive.org version
The budget Android tablet market is a brilliant arms race. The Acer Iconia A1 is right in the mix as one of the best tablets in terms of value for money. If you’re looking for something to surf the web, use social networks and watch videos on the A1 merits consideration. The fact that it has a microSD card slot makes it a really attractive tablet for £149.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/19/2013
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 60% features: 80% workmanship: 70%

Source: Tech Advisor The budget Android tablet market is a brilliant arms race. The Acer Iconia A1 is right in the mix as one of the best tablets in terms of value for money. If you’re looking for something to surf the web, use social networks and watch videos on the A1 merits consideration. The fact that it has a microSD card slot makes it a really attractive tablet for £149.Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/19/2013: 80% price: 90% performance: 60% features: 80% workmanship: 70%

Foreign Reviews

66%

Acer Iconia Tab A1-811
Source: Heft 4/2014
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 03/01/2014
Rating: Total score: 66%

Source: Com! Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 03/01/2014: 66%

83%

Acer Iconia Tab A1-811
Source: Heft 12/2013

Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 11/01/2013
Rating: Total score: 83%

Source: Stiftung Warentest Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 11/01/2013: 83%

Tablet mit Quad-Core-CPU und GPS für 189 Euro
Source: DE→EN Archive.org version
Positive: low price; strong processor; appealing configuration details
Negative: deficient workmanship
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/18/2013

Source: Netzwelt Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/18/2013

83%

Recenzja tabletu Acer Iconia A1-811
Source: PL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/04/2013
Rating: Total score: 83%

Source: Tablety Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/04/2013: 83%

Żwawy tablet Acera z pojemnym akumulatorem
Source: PL→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Good performance; efficient flash memory; long battery life; good workmanship; micro-HDMI port.
Negative: Low brightness of the display; glass coating is easy to get dirty; heavy.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/06/2014

Source: PC Lab.pl Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/06/2014

Ексклузивно превю на Acer Iconia A1-811 – силна намеса при малките таблети
Source: BU→EN Archive.org version
Positive: IPS screen; quad cores processor; elegant case.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/29/2013

Source: Tablet.bg Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/29/2013

Comment

Model:

Acer has joined the bandwagon of budget tablets by releasing the Acer Iconia A1 product range. The Iconia A1-811 is a 3G version of the tablet. The specs are pretty decent and while the built quality is not spectacular, it looks passable. This Android 4.2.2 (JB) tablet weighs around 430 grams and features 7.9” Active Matrix screen. The plastic screen might not be as rigid as glass, but it will do. Form factor and finish makes it look like something that is quite comfortable to use even if it is not made from premium materials.

The 4960 mAh Li-ion battery powers the MediaTek 1.20Ghz Quad-core processor and 1 GB RAM. Battery life is average and can last a weekend of web browsing with a couple of movies thrown in as suggested by Acer. The device comes with a 16 GB storage space and here is the tiny but surprising part; it comes with a MicroSD slot. This allows even larger savings with the possible addition of a 32 GB memory card instead of purchasing a higher memory capacity tablet. The tablet comes with a rear 5 megapixels and front VGA camera. Acer has kept the software clean with minimal bloatware and that is a good thing. The Acer Iconia A1-811 is value for money with enough capability to make the average user contented.

PowerVR SGX545:

Integrated GPU in a number of Intel Atom Clover Trail processors.

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

: » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

7.90″:

This display size is a threshold between tablets and smartphones. Most tablets have larger screen diagonals but a lot of smartphones offer such a big screen.

Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List

0.46 kg:

This is pretty heavy for a smartphone. Usually, small tablets weigh as much.

Acer: The company was founded under the name of Multitech in Taiwan in 1976 and renamed to Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors and televisions. Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell also belong to the Group and sell their own laptops.

While Acer still had the third largest global market share in the notebook segment in 2008, it ranked 6th in 2016 with a market share of 6% after they had continuously lost market shares.

There are dozens of Acer laptop reviews per month, the ratings are average (as of 2016). Gateway, which has an own laptop line-up, has also belonged to the Acer Group since 2007.

78%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.