Testseek.com have collected 256 expert reviews of the Acer Iconia Tab A500 and the average rating is 75%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Acer Iconia Tab A500.
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.
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The editors liked
Affordable cost
Great battery life
Same platform performance as the competition
Display looks good in normal light
Wide screen format and resolution great for watching 720p HD movies
NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual-core Processor gives good performance
Micro-SD card slot for expanding storage
Has ports for adding USB accessories like a keybo
It actually is quite durable
The build quality is nice
It is receiving plenty of updates
It has a good price tag
Readily Available
Better Than Expected Speakers
Full Sized USB Host Port
Decent styling
Fast processor...
1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core Mobile Processor
NVIDIA GeForce graphics
Micro HDMI
Full-size USB 2.0 port
Attractive
Solid materials
Plenty of ports
Relatively low price
Att
Fast and wellpolished device
Great Display
Flash support available
Fullsized USB
Good-looking
Brushed-metal design
Excellent audio quality
Easy media sharing and streaming
Full-size USB port
Inexpensive. Zippy Tegra 2 processor. Highres screen. Solid connectivity options with USB
HDMI ports. Good mediaspecific
Inexpensive. Zippy Tegra 2 processor. High-res screen. Solid connectivity options with USB
HDMI ports. Good media-specific
Software customizations are helpful
USB host port and microSD card slot
Surprisingly good LCD screen and speakersSpeedy Tegra 2 chipFull-size USB port for expanded connectivity
Crisp
Bright display
Commendable Dolby sound quality
Costs less than $500
The Acer Iconia Tab offers Android Honeycomb (upgradable to Android 4.0) on a 10.1-inch screen along with GPS
Front and rear cameras
Adobe Flash compatibility
Full-size USB host port
HDMI output
And a reasonable price
450 price is best in class
Great Dolby sound
Nice feel for a 10.1-inch tablet
Best port selection we've seen on a tablet
Speedy performance
Great-sounding speakers
Robust Windows sync app
Quiet operation
Bright high contrast display
Good case quality
HDMI
Docking station
Relatively good battery life
The editors didn't like
A bit of a cheap feeling
Extremely muddy looking 720p videos
Many crashes with the web browser
Too few Honeycomb tablet apps
Battery life shorter than the iPad
Honeycomb OS is buggy and unstable
Housing for SD card feels flimsy
Power charger bulky and not USB based
Can't use USB port for charging yet
Display not bright enough in direct light
Sometimes the plastic bezel is a bit too plastic feeling
Conclusions & Final Thoughts
For me it is a toss-up between this and an ASUS on which to get. They are both nice (I have yet to review an Asus
My opinion could change). They both have a good pric
Heavier Than Many Other 10inch Tablets
Below Average Battery Life
Extra Software Included That Is Redundant
Heavy
Honeycomb not to all tastes
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Adobe Flash isn't preinstalled (Update
It is pushed to tablets via an update available as of 7/8/2011)
Limited to 720p output via HDMI until an update is released (Update is available as of 7/8/2011)
Can't play 1080p video
Mass and dimensions
Below average photograph quality
Heavier than other 10-inch tablets
Poor camera placement
Comparatively large and heavy. No 3G or 4G options. Frontfacing camera isn't optimally angled. Honeycomb isn't yet a mature app platform.
Comparatively large and heavy. No 3G or 4G options. Front-facing camera isn't optimally angled. Honeycomb isn't yet a mature app platform.
Fine touchscreen grid is bothersome on display
Heavier and bulkier than other other tablets
Sub-par battery lifePoor cameras and minor build issuesVery little native software available
Less battery life than other tablets
Mediocre camera quality
Slightly thicker than other Honeycomb tablets
The Iconia Tab is thick
And one of the heaviest consumer tablets we've seen. Some locally stored HD video files wouldn't play properly
Abstract: At first glance, Acer’s Iconia tablet appears to be a wee bit chunky, and very solid. A closer look uncovers that while it is thicker and heavier than most tablets, it has good reason to be – the Iconia is a feature-packed tablet in our round-up, and ...
Abstract: The Android attack to the tablet market is clearly set to ignite this year, after months of seeing some cheap non-brand Android-based devices running old versions of the mobile OS.One of the first Android 3.0 Honeycomb devices to be available in New Ze...
Abstract: The Acer Iconia is an exciting tablet PC as it brings a very high-spec'd slate with the latest build of the Android operating system, at an affordable price. The processor is powerful, you get high-spec cameras and a high-resolution responsive touchscreen...
Abstract: Product Round-up With Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich upon us, it's a good time to take stock of the impact - or lack of it - of Android 3 Honeycomb and Nvidia's Tegra 2, the chipset and release of Google’s mobile OS that were hoped would knock the iPad o...
Abstract: Acer are renowned for their budget range of computers and notebooks and there has been many a smartphone we have reviewed in the past that has been inundated by memory zapping applications that slow the device down. However you can't argue that they do pr...
Abstract: The other Tablets I have looked at recently have had v2.2 of the Android system; this offering from Acer has v3.1. So what can this unit offer that the others cannot, so what does this have that the other units do not have in them?...
Abstract: Acer's Iconia Tab A500 is considered an underdog in the Android tablet fight. We go over why it still a worthy contender and explain how to get USB support without rooting. Also, we get to take Honeycomb 3.1 for a test drive on this mobile device. Ther...
Published: 2011-07-14, Author: Jonathan , review by: whatmobile.net
Abstract: What Mobile puts Acer’s 10-inch tablet to the test, to see if Honeycomb 3.1 has made Android a more serious player in the tablet market.When we tested the Motorola XOOM, the first Android 3.0 tablet to enter the market, we thought the Honeycomb operating ...
