High-res screen and good battery life but performance is sluggish
Dan Seifert from MobileBurn
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10 months ago
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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 make it hard to recommend against the ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity or the Apple iPad. Acer is selling... More
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 make it hard to recommend against the ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity or the Apple iPad. Acer is selling the A700 in either black or silver for $449.99, which is a little bit cheaper than the competition, but I think that the extra money spent on the other options goes a long way towards providing a better user experience.
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A premium experience without spending a fortune
Mike Jennings from PC Pro
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10 months ago
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It’s a little behind its rivals when it comes to performance and battery life, but the Iconia Tab A700 is a cracking all-round package. The display is gorgeous, there's enough power for games and apps, and it’s vastly cheaper than the only other Full HD tablet on the market, Asus’ Transformer... More
It’s a little behind its rivals when it comes to performance and battery life, but the Iconia Tab A700 is a cracking all-round package. The display is gorgeous, there's enough power for games and apps, and it’s vastly cheaper than the only other Full HD tablet on the market, Asus’ Transformer Pad Infinity 700. For those after a premium experience without spending a fortune, the Acer Iconia Tab A700 is an affordable taste of Android tablet luxury.
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Sharp looking, slow moving
Brent Rose from Gizmodo
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11 months ago
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Should You Buy It? Probably a pass. What the A700 gained in screen quality it seems to have lost in performance, keeping it right at the three star ranking. At $450, it's certainly not the worst deal out there, but the Nexus 7 is only $200—and buttery smooth by comparison.
Should You Buy It? Probably a pass. What the A700 gained in screen quality it seems to have lost in performance, keeping it right at the three star ranking. At $450, it's certainly not the worst deal out there, but the Nexus 7 is only $200—and buttery smooth by comparison.
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The A700 suffers from poor performance and an uninspired design
Anndrew Vacca from Android Central
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11 months ago
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Despite its young age and bleeding edge specs, the Iconia Tab A700 is already last generation’s news. Call it bad timing, call it lack of innovation, or call it the victim of the Nexus 7, but whatever way you cut it, the A700 is already a dated piece of technology. Even in Android terms, that was... More
Despite its young age and bleeding edge specs, the Iconia Tab A700 is already last generation’s news. Call it bad timing, call it lack of innovation, or call it the victim of the Nexus 7, but whatever way you cut it, the A700 is already a dated piece of technology. Even in Android terms, that was fast.
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It has little to differentiate it from the slew of other tablets in the marketplace
Jeffrey Van Camp from Digital Trends
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11 months ago
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Like the A510 and A200 before it, Acer has built another solid tablet, but only for those willing to sacrifice a bit on style, weight, and size. It runs Android 4.0 and has good processing power, but it’s heavier and bulkier than what we’re now seeing from most manufacturers and the interface... More
Like the A510 and A200 before it, Acer has built another solid tablet, but only for those willing to sacrifice a bit on style, weight, and size. It runs Android 4.0 and has good processing power, but it’s heavier and bulkier than what we’re now seeing from most manufacturers and the interface feels a bit slow at times. It’s a solid tablet, but doesn’t stand out from the crowd. The $450 price point is cheaper than Asus and other manufacturers, but we don’t think it’s cheap enough to really help the A700 compete against the iPad juggernaut, especially considering previous Iconia Tabs have been as cheap as $300. The Acer Iconia Tab A700 would serve you fine as a tablet, but be sure to weigh all of your options and needs.
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It has a stellar display, an ample amount of storage, and enough soft mods to make the tablet very easy and practical to use
Cameron Summerson from Android Police
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12 months ago
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Is the Acer Iconia Tab A700 a great tablet? No. Is it an awful tablet? No, not really. It's simply OK. The choppy performance leaves a lot to be desired, but that can easily be remedied, especially once Acer pushes Android 4.1 to the device - I'm sure Project Butter will fix it right up. Otherwise, it... More
Is the Acer Iconia Tab A700 a great tablet? No. Is it an awful tablet? No, not really. It's simply OK. The choppy performance leaves a lot to be desired, but that can easily be remedied, especially once Acer pushes Android 4.1 to the device - I'm sure Project Butter will fix it right up. Otherwise, it has a stellar display, an ample amount of storage, and enough soft mods to make the tablet very easy and practical to use.
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Offers bright and vivid a display at such a price point
Sovan Mandal from Good E-Reader
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12 months ago
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The A700 is available in two color options of matte black and silver at an attractive price of $450. The latter bit does make the tablet extremely desirable to say the least for here is a tablet that promises some solid performance with acceptable battery back-up times. Sure the tablet is not without... More
The A700 is available in two color options of matte black and silver at an attractive price of $450. The latter bit does make the tablet extremely desirable to say the least for here is a tablet that promises some solid performance with acceptable battery back-up times. Sure the tablet is not without its share of shortcoming — design is boring while the tablet also tended to get a bit hot at the lower left region on prolonged use — the A700 still has a lot to go for it in the 10 inch category of tablet PCs. Also, no other tablet offers so bright and vivid a display at such a price point. Its closest competitor is the Transformer Pad Infinity with better performance, better all-round display and better battery but it also costs $50 more.
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Good performance, slim and easy to carry, bright display
Brian Nadel from Computerworld
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12 months ago
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Its screen was the brightest I've seen on a tablet, and its video was smooth and well synchronized. Using the Kindle software, the A700 had enough contrast to read in sunshine.
My only real complaint is that the tablet heats up after prolonged use. At one point, I measured a peak temperature of 110... More
Its screen was the brightest I've seen on a tablet, and its video was smooth and well synchronized. Using the Kindle software, the A700 had enough contrast to read in sunshine.
My only real complaint is that the tablet heats up after prolonged use. At one point, I measured a peak temperature of 110 degrees Fahrenheit in the left back of the unit (probably where the CPU is). That being said, I never felt that it was uncomfortably warm.
At $450, the A700 is priced on a par with the current crop of 10.1-in. Android tablets. That fact, along with its fine performance, great screen and long-playing battery, makes it one of the best high-tech bargains around.
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The A700 overreaches with its high-res screen and is ultimately outclassed by tablets that offer better experiences for the money
Eric Franklin from CNET
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12 months ago
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The Acer Iconia Tab A700 isn't in the same league as the Transformer Infinity. Asus smartly used an upgraded version of the Tegra 3 to compensate for the bandwidth demands of a high-resolution screen. Acer seemed to have simply swapped in a 1,920x1,200 screen into the A510 without much thought as to... More
The Acer Iconia Tab A700 isn't in the same league as the Transformer Infinity. Asus smartly used an upgraded version of the Tegra 3 to compensate for the bandwidth demands of a high-resolution screen. Acer seemed to have simply swapped in a 1,920x1,200 screen into the A510 without much thought as to how that would affect usability. From a pure performance perspective, even the cheaper TF300 and A510 offer faster, smoother performance for less. That's not to say A700 isn't capable of meeting plenty of tablet needs. The screen looks great and Micro-HDMI and microSD are welcome inclusions; however, there are other tablet choices out there that are worth more for the money.
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