Acer Iconia A1-713 16GB Tablet Price List in India

Acer, the Taiwanese multinational firm is a well-recognised name for laptops and personal computers. It has also entered the tablet market and has pinned its hope on Iconia A1-713. The company is trying every possible strategy to expand its reach in this segment. Acer has come up with many budget friendly devices in the smartphone and tablet sector. The tablet market has turned out to be a profitable segment for many companies so far. This multinational company should focus more on coming up with feature laden devices. The taste of tablet users keeps changing with the passage of time. Acer tablets are yet to win the trust of users ranging from high to low income levels.

Features and Specifications

The Acer Iconia A1-713 is a value for money device which comes with a 7inch WSVGA touch screen and 1280 x 600 pixel resolutions. This screen is suitable to watch videos, movies and similar range of files with ease. A portable tablet, the A1-713 make these files appear larger than life for an immersive experience. Playing high definition and intensive graphics games would be a simpler exercise on this tablet. The screen has multi-touch function enabling the user to multitask without any lag here and there. No issues are likely to surface out of pixelations or even graphic problems. Thus, the users can enjoy the best of both the worlds, smartphones and laptops in a single tablet.

Design and Quality

This tablet has the conventional looks of a typical 7 inch screen device. The entire body is made up of high quality plastic which makes it strong. Rear panel of the tablet comes with a metallic finish which might be slippery. Weighing 305 g, it is a lightweight device which still gives a solid feel which holding into hand. The fontal part has a useful display with multiple on screen touch buttons. There is a front looking camera over the panel and things like earpiece, sensors and notification LED are placed nearby. Users will find the power button and volume rocker at the right side. The noise cancellation microphone pinhole is also on right while the left portion is bare. Top portion has the 3.5mm audio jack space while bottom features microUSB port. On the back side, there is a rear camera and removable panel. Underneath are the microSD and SIM card slots. 

OS and Tech

The A1-713 is powered by Mediatek MT8382 quad core processor at 1.3 GHz and integrated Mali-400MP GPU. Users are getting 1GB RAM suitable for multitasking and running various applications. This voice calling device is compatible with a mini-SIM card. It connects to networks with varying frequency bands such as 850, 900, 1900 and 2100MHz including 3G. The tablet is running on Android 4.2 but a KitKat update is possible. There is Quick mode app and 17 third party applications out of which only a handful are useful.  

Camera and Multimedia

The presence of a rear 2 MP camera and front facing camera may seem to be merely ad-ons. Primary camera doesn’t come with autofocus feature and the images captured are off coloured along with smudged details. Video shooting at as low as 480p resolution is also possible with this device. The tablet supports a wide range of media files including audio and video formats. Entertaining apps can be also opened up and closed swiftly with no issues. However, some issues may surface while playing 3D graphically intensive games. Similarly, 1080p videos may stutter on the screen and loudspeaker can be really loud at times. 

Battery and Memory

The Acer Iconia A1-713 has a one cell lithium polymer battery which provides a back up of 3400mAh. It can play 7 hours of musical videos without any hassle and gives up to 6 hrs of talktime. Thus, there is no need to always carry the charger at outdoors while taking the device. The 16GB of internal storage can be further strengthened to 32 GB with a microSD card. This makes enough room for games, applications, media files, anti-virus software etc.

Pros and Cons

PROS

·         Voice calling feature

·         Quad core processor

·         Decent connectivity options

·         Strong battery performance

·          Strong built

CONS

·         Average display

·         Terrible camera

Verdict

The A1-713 tablet by Acer in the iconia series provides an average user experience being in the range of Rs. 7,000. Apart from voice calling feature, only unexciting screen and ordinary performance is guaranteed. The camera has been a letdown factor on this device. Some of devices which may give a touch competition are Asus Fonepad 7 Dual SIM, HP Slate 7 and DigiFlip Pro.