Acer Iconia Tab A210 Review

Acer Iconia Tab A210 review

Under the hood lurks an Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor, accompanied by 1GB of RAM, while built-in storage adds up to 16GB. It is also possible to hook up to another hard drive using the full-size USB port, which features along with a standard microSD slot.

Style and handling 

A solid body makes this tablet feel sturdy, and it resists scratches and scuffs as well.

Battery power

The battery will last overnight with moderate use.

Performance summary for 

Both HD media and multitasking ran smoothly, although you won’t get the best from media on the screen, which only supports 256 colours and is mid-resolution.

Pros :
Quad-core processor is futureproofed; good price; full-size USB port; user-friendly Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS.

Cons :
Dull screen; pedestrian design; better-specced, cheaper tablets available.

Verdict:

The Acer Iconia Tab A210 is a well-priced, quad-core tablet device but there are already cheaper tablets with better specs on the market.

Samsung Galaxy S IV specs

The Samsung Galaxy S III is an outstanding handset, still showing great sales, and is a fully capable device by just about any measure. By Samsung’s device life-cycle though, it will be long in the tooth by the new year. 

Enter the Samsung Galaxy S IV (or S4). Rumors about such a device have been in the ether, and today we learned that it will likely have a 4.99-inch Super AMOLED display. A Korean site is reporting that in addition to the fully HD 1920x1080 screen, we can expect to see it on display at CES 2013. 

Other sources are confirming that the new S4 will have a 13 megapixel camera, a quad-core 2GHz Exynos 5450 processor with an 8-core GPU, and 64GB of storage. Can you say power? The memory chip is said to be thinner, thus contributing to a reduction in the thickness of the overall phone as well.

If expectations are met and we get to see this new device at CES 2013 (or hopefully sooner if it leaks), then we can expect to see a release of the new Galaxy S4 to the masses sometime in the second quarter, about one year after the Galaxy S III made its debut. 

Google Nexus 10 review

Testing out the strength of its Wi-Fi connection, it’s able to retain a solid connection with a wireless router that’s located approximately 30 feet away in another room. Furthermore, we didn’t see its signal strength greatly fluctuating in the same locations.

Surmising it can be related to optimizations with Android 4.2 or the new dual-core Exynos chipset it’s using, but the Nexus 10 delivers one great battery life in our testing. So much so that we’re able to get nearly 2 whole days of normal usage with its fully charged 9,000 mAh battery, which is amazing considering it’s sporting that super high resolution display and whatnot. However, it’s worth pointing out that the rear of the tablet gets a bit toasty after prolonged usage.

It lacks the razor sharp design of Asus’ top line Android tablets or the extended wealth of functionality available with the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, but hot damn, there’s no arguing that the Google Nexus 10triumphs over them with its hard to believe price point of $399! Considering that it’s featuring the highest resolution display to grace a tablet thus far, it’s absolutely hard to fathom how it’s priced the way it is. Instead, the Google Nexus 10 is seriously bringing the heat this upcoming holiday season.

PROS

• Incredible high resolution display
• Very good $400 price point
• Stellar battery life

CONS

• No 4G/3G verison
• Some software bugs with Android 4.2
• Choppy performance every now and then