Screen size
Quick verdict
Iconia Talk S leads the measured specs 9-3.
Measured wins
Iconia Tab A500
3
spec wins
Ties
6
equal specs
Iconia Talk S
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Iconia Tab A500
No cellular connectivity
Iconia Talk S
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Iconia Tab A500
N/A
Iconia Talk S
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GPRS
Iconia Tab A500
No
Iconia Talk S
-
EDGE
Iconia Tab A500
No
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
equal specsMain camera
Front camera
equal specsBattery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Iconia Talk S
-
3G bands
Iconia Tab A500
-
Iconia Talk S
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Iconia Tab A500
-
Iconia Talk S
1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 3, 7, 8, 28
Speed
Iconia Tab A500
-
Iconia Talk S
HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Announced
Iconia Tab A500
2011, February. Released 2011, April
Iconia Talk S
2016, August. Released 2016, October
Status
Iconia Tab A500
Discontinued
Iconia Talk S
Discontinued
Dimensions
Iconia Tab A500
260 x 177 x 13.3 mm (10.24 x 6.97 x 0.52 in)
Iconia Talk S
191.7 x 101 x 9.4 mm (7.55 x 3.98 x 0.37 in)
Weight
Iconia Tab A500
730 g (1.61 lb)
Iconia Talk S
260 g (9.17 oz)
SIM
Iconia Tab A500
No
Iconia Talk S
Nano-SIM + Micro-SIM
Type
Iconia Tab A500
LCD, 256K colors
Iconia Talk S
IPS LCD
Size
Iconia Tab A500
10.1 inches, 295.8 cm2 (~64.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Iconia Talk S
7.0 inches, 135.1 cm2 (~69.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Iconia Tab A500
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~149 ppi density)
Iconia Talk S
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~210 ppi density)
Other
Iconia Tab A500
Acer UI
Iconia Talk S
-
OS
Iconia Tab A500
Android 3.0, upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Iconia Talk S
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
Iconia Tab A500
Nvidia Tegra 2 T20
Iconia Talk S
Mediatek MT8735
CPU
Iconia Tab A500
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Iconia Talk S
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Iconia Tab A500
ULP GeForce
Iconia Talk S
Mali-T720MP2
Card slot
Iconia Tab A500
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Iconia Talk S
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Iconia Tab A500
16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM
Iconia Talk S
16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
Single
Iconia Tab A500
5 MP, AF
Iconia Talk S
13 MP, AF
Features
Iconia Tab A500
LED flash
Iconia Talk S
HDR, panorama
Video
Iconia Tab A500
Yes
Iconia Talk S
1080p@30fps
Single
Iconia Tab A500
2 MP
Iconia Talk S
2 MP
Video
Iconia Tab A500
Iconia Talk S
720p
Loudspeaker
Iconia Tab A500
Yes, with stereo speakers
Iconia Talk S
Yes
3.5mm jack
Iconia Tab A500
Yes
Iconia Talk S
Yes
WLAN
Iconia Tab A500
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Iconia Talk S
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Iconia Tab A500
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Iconia Talk S
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Iconia Tab A500
GPS
Iconia Talk S
GPS, GLONASS
Radio
Iconia Tab A500
No
Iconia Talk S
FM radio
USB
Iconia Tab A500
microUSB 2.0, USB 2.0
Iconia Talk S
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Iconia Tab A500
-
Iconia Talk S
No
Sensors
Iconia Tab A500
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity
Iconia Talk S
Accelerometer, proximity
Browser
Iconia Tab A500
HTML, Adobe Flash
Iconia Talk S
-
Other
Iconia Tab A500
HDMI port MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player XviD/MP4/H.264 player Organizer Document viewer Predictive text input
Iconia Talk S
-
Type
Iconia Tab A500
Non-removable Li-Po 3260 mAh battery
Iconia Talk S
Li-Ion 3400 mAh, non-removable (12.92 Wh)
Stand-by
Iconia Tab A500
Up to 200 h
Iconia Talk S
-
Talk time
Iconia Tab A500
Up to 6 h
Iconia Talk S
Up to 9 h (multimedia)
Colors
Iconia Tab A500
Black
Iconia Talk S
Black
Price
Iconia Tab A500
About 200 EUR
Iconia Talk S
About 170 EUR