Acer Iconia Tab A500 - A New Look

Acer launched its much awaited Android tablet, the Acer Iconia Tab A500 in India. This tablet runs on the Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) Operating System. But we have a good news for those, who were eagerly waiting for the Android 3.1 update on the Acer’s amazing Iconia A500 tablet. Acer Germany team recently posted on their Facebook page, that the much awaited Android 3.1 update will be available in Germany from July 5.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 features a 10.1 inch touchscreen display with 1280 X 800 resolution, 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra dual core processor, Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) Operating System, Acer User Interface, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, 5 megapixel rear camera with flash, 2 megapixel front-facing camera, HDMI port, USB port, DLNA certified, Dolby Mobile, 3.5mm Audio Jack, Full HD Playback, 16 GB internal memory, 32 GB expandable memory, and a Li-polymer battery with up to 8 hrs back up.

According to the Acer Germany’s Facebook page, the update will be available Over-The-Air (OTA) and the users will be automatically notified on their device as soon as the update is available for their device. Acer have not yet announced the release date of the Android 3.1 update in other countries, but you can expect the update before the end of July.

Full Technical Specifications Of Acer Iconia Tab A500

Network
2G Network	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G Network	UMTS/HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz LTE 700MHz (Verizon CDMA)
Dimensions
L x B x H	260 x 177 x 13.3 mm
Weight	730 grams
Form Factor	Touch-Tablet
Display
Type	LCD Capacitive Touch Screen
Size	10.1 inches
Colors & Resolution	16Million Colors & 1024 x 1280 pixels
Input/ User Interface	Multi-Touch Acer User Interface 4.5 Light Sensor, Gyro Sensor Accelerometer Sensor for UI Auto-Rotate Proximity Sensor for Auto Turn On or Off
System Properties
Operating System	Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb
CPU	NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core 1GHz processor NVIDIA GeForce GPU 1GB RAM
Storage Capacity
Internal Memory	16GB micro-SD card inserted
Expandable Memory	micro-SD card slot for expansion up to 32GB
Browser & Messaging	HTML With Flash support, HTML5, XHTML, MMS, SMS, IM, Email
Camera
Still	- 5 Megapixels - 2592 x 1944 pixels pixels - LED Flash, Auto Focus
Secondary	- 2 Megapixels - 1600 × 1200 Pixels
Video Recording	- Yes
Connectivity
DATA	GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth & USB	v2.1 with A2DP Stereo & v2.0 Micro USB
Headset	3.5mm stereo headset jack
Radio	–
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS	A-GPS
3G	Yes
HSDPA	Up to 7.2 Mbps
HSUPA	Up to 5.76 Mbps
Video & Audio
Video Formats	MP3, WMA, AMR, OGG, AAC, AAC+, WAV
Audio Formats	MPEG4, H.263, H.264, Xvid
Battery
Type	Li-Po 3260mAh Standard Battery
Music Playback Time	–
Video Playback Time	–
Other Features	HDMI port, 1080p HD video playback capability Android Market Dolby Mobile Surround Sound Additional Microphone for Noise cancellation Google Maps, G-Talk, G-Mail Games Zone, eReading, Multimedia and SNS SocialJogger app, ‘clear.fi’ app Facebook, YouTube, Twitter integration Adobe Flash 10.1
Colors Availability	Silver