 Short name | Acer A500 | Asus Eee Pad Transformer | HTC Flyer | LG Optimus Pad | Motorola Xoom | Galaxy Tab 8.9 | Galaxy Tab 10.1 | Toshiba Thrive | Viewsonic gTablet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Screen | |||||||||
| Screen resolution | 1280x800 | 1280x800 | 1024x600 | 1280x768 | 1280x800 | 1280x800 | 1280x800 | 1280x800 | 1024x600 |
| Screen size | 10.1 in | 10.1 in | 7 in | 8.9 in | 10.1 in | 8.9 in | 10.1 in | 10.1 in | 10.1 in |
| Screen type | TFT | IPS | TFT | TFT | PLS | TFT | |||
| Touch screen | Capacitive | Capacitive | Capacitive | Capacitive | Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive | |||
| Camera | |||||||||
| Rear camera | Yes 5MP | Yes 5MP | Yes 5MP | Yes 5MP x2 3D | Yes 5MP | Yes 3MP | Yes 3MP | Yes 5MP | No |
| Front camera | Yes 2MP | Yes 1.2MP | Yes 1.3MP | Yes 2MP | Yes 2MP | Yes 2MP | Yes 2MP | Yes 2MP | Yes 1.3MP |
| Flash | Yes LED | Yes LED | No | Yes led | Yes x2 leds | Yes | Yes LED Flash | No | No |
| Video recording | Yes 720p | Yes 1080p HD video recording capability @ 30fps | Yes 720p | Yes 1080p | Yes 720p | Yes 1080p | Yes 1080p | Yes 1080p | Yes 1080p |
| Connectivity | |||||||||
| 3G | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 4G LTE | No | No | Yes free upgrade required | No | Yes 4G LTE | No | |||
| Wi-Fi | Yes 802.11b/g/n | Yes 802.11b/g/n | Yes 802.11b/g/n | Yes 802.11b/g/n | Yes 802.11b/g/n | Yes 802.11b/g/n | Yes 802.11b/g/n | Yes 802.11b/g/n | Yes 802.11b/g/n |
| Bluetooth® | Yes 2.1 | Yes 2.1 EDR | Yes 3 | Yes | Yes 2.1 EDR | Yes 3 + EDR | Yes 2.1 + EDR | Yes | Yes 2.1 |
| HDMI port | Yes Micro (type D) | Yes mini (type C) | Yes mini HDMI (one port host mini usb and mini HDMI) | Yes | Yes mini (HDMI 1.4) | No | No MHL | Yes | No with dock |
| USB Host | Yes 1x mini USB 1x Full size USB | Yes only with dock (2x full size USB + Full size SD card reader); no dock option comes with a ASUS 40 pin to USB cable | Yes mini USB ( see above about the 2 in one port) | Yes 1 x mini USB | Yes mini USB | Yes | Yes with $20 30-pin to USB adapter | Yes 1 x full size USB 1x mini USB | Yes mini USB |
| Technical details | |||||||||
| Processor | NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core 1GHz | Tegra 2 dual core 1GHz | 1.5GHz | Tegra 2 dual core 1GHz | NVIDIA Tegra 2, 1GHz dual-core | 1.5 GHz dual-core | NVIDIA Tegra 2, 1GHz dual-core | Tegra 2 dual core 1GHz | Tegra 2 dual core 1GHz |
| RAM | 1,024 MB | 512 MB / 1024 MB | 1,024 MB | 1,024 MB | 1,024 MB | 1 GB | 1.024 MB | 512 MB | |
| Built-in memory | 32 GB | 16 GB / 32 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB | 16 GB - 32 GB | 16 GB - 32 GB - 64 GB | 16 GB | |
| External memory | Yes microSD, microSDHC | Yes microSD, microSDHC | Yes microSD, microSDHC | No | Yes microSD, microSDHC | Yes microSDHC | No | Yes SD | Yes microSD |
| Hardware keyboard | Yes Bluetooth keyboard | Yes removable keyboard dock (with battery) | No | No | Yes Bluetooth keyboard | No | No | No | No |
| Sensors | |||||||||
| Barometer | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Gyroscope | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| eCompass | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| GPS | Yes | Yes GPS, A-GPS | Yes GPS, A-GPS | Yes GPS, A-GPS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
| Dimensions | |||||||||
| Height | 260 mm | 271 mm | 195.4 mm | 243 mm | 249.1 mm | 230.9 mm | 256.7 mm | 272 mm | 10.5 in |
| Width | 177 mm | 176 mm | 122 mm | 149 mm | 167.8 mm | 157.8 mm | 175.3 mm | 175 mm | 6.8 in |
| Depth | 13.3 mm | 12.9 mm | 13.2 mm | 13 mm | 12.9 mm | 8.6 mm | 8.6 mm | 15 mm | 0.54 in |
| Weight | 730 g | 680 g | 420 g | 630 g | 730 g | 470 g | 565 g | 771 g | 1.55 lb |
| Battery | |||||||||
| Battery capacity | 3,260 mAh | 8 h + 8 h with keyboard dock | 4,000 mAh | 6,400 mAh | 6,860 mAh | 6,100 mAh | 6,800 mAh | 3,650 mAh | |
| Replaceable battery | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| Additional | |||||||||
| Name | Acer Iconia Tab A500-10S32u | Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 | HTC Flyer | LG Optimus Pad | Motorola Xoom | Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 | Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 | Toshiba Thrive | Viewsonic gTablet |
| Manufacturer | Acer | Asus | HTC | LG | Motorola | Samsung | Samsung | Toshiba | Viewsonic |
| Release date | Apr. 15th 2011 | Apr. 26th 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | Feb. 14th 2011 US | Oct. 2nd 2011 | Jun. 8th 2011 | 2011 Spring | |
| Website | acer.com/... | asus.com/... | htc.com/... | motorola.com/... | samsungmobile.com | samsungmobile.com | thetoshibatablet.com | viewsonic.com/... | |
| Operating System | Android 3.0 Honeycomb | Android 3.0 Honeycomb | Android / HTC Sense | Android 3.0 Honeycomb | Android 3.0 Honeycomb | Android 3.0 Honeycomb | Android 3.1 Honeycomb | Android 3.0 Honeycomb | Android 2.2 Froyo |
| Price | $ 449.99 | $ 399 (Dock: $150) | $ 899.99 | $ 799.99 (retail) | $ 799 | $ 469 USD - $569 | $ 499.99 - $599.99 (retail) | $ 450 - $600 |