Acer Iconia Tab A700

Overview

The Acer Iconia Tab A700 measures 259mm x 175.2mm x 10.9in (10.2in x 6.9in x 0.43in) and weighs 1.47lbs. The A700's 1920 x 1200 pixel display easily qualifies as full HD, offering a pixel density of 224PPI. The A700 is powered by Nvidia's quad-core Tegra 3 processor paired with 1GB of RAM. In this instance, it is clocked at 1.3GHz for each core. Acer has equipped the A700 with Android 4.0.4 and a few custom tweaks. The most significant customizations include a new lock screen with app shortcuts.

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 26 expert reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

7
Average:

8
Bad:

6

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Last revision on January 21, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Highres screen
Android 4.0
Good battery life
Quad core CPU
USB host
Micro-USB port
Useful Ring interface
Relatively affordable

Reviewers Didn't Like

Sluggish performance
Cheap feel
Customizations not all that useful
Occasionally lags
Touch screen misses taps
Hot spot on back when working hard
Clunky build
Lacks apps to take advantage of screen resolution
Thicker and heavier than competition
Right side gets uncomfortably hot
Soft speakers

Expert reviews and ratings

The Acer Iconia Tab A700 is an appropriate upgrade to Acer's earlier efforts, but it doesn't really go far enough to make it a viable choice for new tablet buyers. Its sluggish performance and cheap feel...

By TechSpot on August 10, 2012

The Acer Iconia Tab A700 is a competent tablet that shows off what Android can do well, but in some key respects it feels like a test run at a top-end tablet rather than the real deal. Its screen is impressive in most respect, but the design and the poor...

By Trusted Reviews on November 14, 2012

Acer's Iconia Tab A700 packs in Nvidia's Tegra 3 and a superb Full HD screen for under...

By PC Pro on October 08, 2012

Should owners of the Iconia Tab A510 upgrade to this new version? We think not. But for anyone looking for a Full HD tablet with decent enough performances and a relatively stable OS, the Iconia Tab A700 could be a good option. The screen is certainly...

By DigitalVersus on October 05, 2012

A good full HD screen and an excellent pair of speakers make the A700 a media tablet par excellence. There is also more of an improvement over the A510 in other areas than Acer’s spec list suggests, which, combined with a reasonable ticket price,...

By theregister.co.uk on September 18, 2012

The Acer’s Iconia Tab A700 has a sharp Full HD 10.1-inch display, which is great for watching films, It is a bit heavy, a bit chunky and does have some slowing down issues at times, but it’s still a good choice if you want to play films or games on...

By 3G UK on August 17, 2012

Acer’s Iconia Tab A700 packs in Nvidia’s Tegra 3 and a superb Full HD screen for under £400 – at this price, it’s the Android tablet to beatRating: 4Average: 4 (1 vote) Apple’s iPad blazed a trail with its high resolution Retina display, and now its...

By Channel Pro on August 13, 2012

Sponsored links, if any, appear in green. The Acer Iconia Tab A700 is an update to the A500 tablet from last year and the A510 from earlier this year. Featuring Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and a quad-core processor, the A700's claim to fame is...

By MobileBurn on August 09, 2012

The A700 feels like an ambitious device that maybe was released a little too early. With some more time spent finalizing engineering issues, perhaps some of those hardware problems we spoke of could have been adequately addressed. The heat problem,...

By Pocketnow on August 02, 2012

Feast your eyes on its HD display rather than its bland design and the A700's a rather good tab ...

By Stuff on August 01, 2012

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