Acer Iconia A1-830 Tablet Price List in India

Features and Specifications

The weight of Acer Iconia A1-830 is 380g which doesn’t support SIM. Screen size is 7.9-inch of type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen which is backlit and also provides 16M colors. The resolution of the screen is 768x1024p and also bring multi-touch offer. OS in here is Android v4.2 Jelly Beans while processor is 1.6GHz Dual core. RAM in it is 1GB while the built-in storage is 16GB which is expandable up to 32GB using the microSD card. Primary camera is 5MP without an LED flash light and the autofocus feature as well as Geo tagging while the front camera is 2MP without flash light and is used for the video calls and the selfies. Battery in it is 400omAh Li-ion which is also non-removable while numerous connectivity options are here like microUSB, Wi-Fi, GPs, and Bluetooth.

Design and Quality

This tablet is highly solid and robust giving a premium look and doesn’t look at all a cheap device. The whole of the front of this device is glass while the back side is made up of metal but the plastic is only used for the control keys as well towards the upper side of the device. This is a heavy device and makes one feel tired while holding it in one hand. But as this has been considered as the slimmest tablet having rounded edges and gives a great feel while in hand. The dimensions of the tablet are almost similar to that of Apple iPad mini. The front of the device contains the three navigation keys and the front facing camera as well as the Acer logo. The back of the device contains the rear camera along with an Acer logo. Stereo speaker can be found towards at the back towards bottom. The top of the device contains the microUSB and an audio jack.

OS and Tech

This device is equipped with Android v4.2 jelly Bean which is a very outdated OS now. But the good thing about this device is that the chipset as well as the screen resolution is optimized as per the requirements of the OS. So there is good amount of multitasking.

Camera and Multimedia

Camera has always been a cause of dissatisfaction in the tablets and the same goes true for this tablet as well. The cameras in this device are below average. Even the low end smartphone have better quality camera than the cameras in this device. Under poor lighting conditions, the performance gets worst and images as well as the videos become noisy and grainy. The front camera on the other hand is decent and produces good results for the selfies and the video calls.

Battery and Memory

This tablet is very much economical in the consumption of power so the battery life offered for this device is almost similar to what has been offered to its previous version A1-810 though the capacity has been dropped to 4000mAh from 4960mAh. So this much battery provides about 8hrs under moderate use so the tablet needs to be recharged about two times in a week. Apple iPad Mini has the same capacity of battery. RAM is limited but the internal storage and the expansion to it is large enough.

Pros and Cons

For Pros:

·         Slim design

·         Good performance under normal use

·         good quality metallic back

·         expandable memory

For Cons:

·         older OS

·         performance lags if numerous apps are opened at a time

·         resolution of screen is lower

Verdict

This is a budget tablet which is a stylish device in this price. It has attractive design. But keeping in view the performance so this device may not work well for at the expectations of the users. Comparing this with other devices like Amazon Kindle Fire HDX and Google Nexus 7 but at little higher price. So people who can spend more money can purchase these devices rather than Acer Iconia A1-830.