New Android Tablet Acer Iconia A1: 7,9 Inch and only $169USD

The Acer Iconia A1 has a solid-feeling plastic body (0.44 inch, weighing 0.9 pound), and back is white. Very similar to Nexus 7, but the big difference is a 7.9-inch, 4:3 IPS display (1,024x768 pixels), the same size and resolution as the iPad Mini. This is very good for reading PDF's, since it's more like the dimensions of a sheet of paper.

The Acer Iconia A1 features a quad-core 1.2GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB or 16GB onboard storage. The Iconia A1 runs Android Jelly Bean 4.2, and has a built-in 3G option in addition to b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0. Front- and rear-facing cameras 0.3 megapixel (640x480, 30 fps) and 5 megapixels (1080p 30fps), respectively. A microSD slot supports up to 32GB of extra storage. Micro-USB, HDMI ports, Gyroscope and GPS are also included.

The Acer Iconia A1-810 with 16GB of internal Storage will be available this June for $199, and the 8GB version for $169. Based on its aggressive feature set and fuller screen, it could merit some consideration in the very crowded field of 7" tablets.

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