Screen size
Quick verdict
Iconia Talk S leads the measured specs 9-3.
Measured wins
Iconia Tab A501
3
spec wins
Ties
6
equal specs
Iconia Talk S
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Iconia Tab A501
GSM / HSPA
Iconia Talk S
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Iconia Tab A501
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Iconia Talk S
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
Iconia Tab A501
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Iconia Talk S
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Speed
Iconia Tab A501
HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
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
HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
4G bands
Iconia Tab A501
-
Iconia Talk S
1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 3, 7, 8, 28
Announced
Iconia Tab A501
2011, February. Released 2011, April
Iconia Talk S
2016, August. Released 2016, October
Status
Iconia Tab A501
Discontinued
Iconia Talk S
Discontinued
Dimensions
Iconia Tab A501
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 A501
777 g (1.71 lb)
Iconia Talk S
260 g (9.17 oz)
SIM
Iconia Tab A501
Mini-SIM
Iconia Talk S
Nano-SIM + Micro-SIM
Type
Iconia Tab A501
LCD, 256K colors
Iconia Talk S
IPS LCD
Size
Iconia Tab A501
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 A501
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 A501
Acer UI
Iconia Talk S
-
OS
Iconia Tab A501
Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), upgradable to 3.2 (Honeycomb)
Iconia Talk S
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
Iconia Tab A501
Nvidia Tegra 2 T20
Iconia Talk S
Mediatek MT8735
CPU
Iconia Tab A501
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Iconia Talk S
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Iconia Tab A501
ULP GeForce
Iconia Talk S
Mali-T720MP2
Card slot
Iconia Tab A501
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Iconia Talk S
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Iconia Tab A501
16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
Iconia Talk S
16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
Single
Iconia Tab A501
5 MP, AF
Iconia Talk S
13 MP, AF
Features
Iconia Tab A501
LED flash
Iconia Talk S
HDR, panorama
Video
Iconia Tab A501
Yes
Iconia Talk S
1080p@30fps
Single
Iconia Tab A501
2 MP
Iconia Talk S
2 MP
Video
Iconia Tab A501
Iconia Talk S
720p
Loudspeaker
Iconia Tab A501
Yes, with stereo speakers
Iconia Talk S
Yes
3.5mm jack
Iconia Tab A501
Yes
Iconia Talk S
Yes
WLAN
Iconia Tab A501
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 A501
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Iconia Talk S
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Iconia Tab A501
GPS, A-GPS
Iconia Talk S
GPS, GLONASS
Radio
Iconia Tab A501
No
Iconia Talk S
FM radio
USB
Iconia Tab A501
microUSB 2.0, USB 2.0
Iconia Talk S
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Iconia Tab A501
-
Iconia Talk S
No
Sensors
Iconia Tab A501
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Iconia Talk S
Accelerometer, proximity
Browser
Iconia Tab A501
HTML, Adobe Flash
Iconia Talk S
-
Other
Iconia Tab A501
HDMI port MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player XviD/MP4/H.264 player Organizer Document viewer Predictive text input
Iconia Talk S
-
Type
Iconia Tab A501
Non-removable Li-Po 3260 mAh battery (24.1 Wh)
Iconia Talk S
Li-Ion 3400 mAh, non-removable (12.92 Wh)
Stand-by
Iconia Tab A501
Up to 400 h
Iconia Talk S
-
Talk time
Iconia Tab A501
Up to 8 h
Iconia Talk S
Up to 9 h (multimedia)
Colors
Iconia Tab A501
Black
Iconia Talk S
Black
Price
Iconia Tab A501
About 490 EUR
Iconia Talk S
About 170 EUR