• Dimensions: 260 x 177 x 13.3 mm
  • Weight: 730g
  • 10.1-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen
  • 256K colors / 800 x 1280 pixels
  • 1GB DDR2 RAM
  • 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor (Dual-Core)
  • ULP GeForce GPU
  • Tegra 2 T20 chipset
  • 16/32 GB internal storage
  • 5-megapixel (R) camera
  • 2-megapixel (F) camera
  • 3.5mm headphone jack
  • Micro-SD card slot (up to 32GB)
  • Acer UI
  • Bluetooth v2.1 w/ EDR, A2DP
  • WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspotting
  • Android 3.2 (Honeycomb)
  • HDMI port

Recent Acer Iconia a500 Specs Stories

Zinio for Honeycomb
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Zinio releases Tegra 2 optimized version of its Honeycomb eZine reader
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 24, 2011
Zinio for Android just got a huge performance boost if you're using a Tegra 2 powered Honeycomb tablet.  The app harnesses the GPU and uses full OpenGL ES acceleration for page turning animations...
Acer Iconia Tab A500
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Acer Iconia Tab A500 getting Android 3.1 on July 5 in Germany
by Chris Parsons
Jun 23, 2011
Acer Iconia Tab A500 owners are now getting an idea of when to expect Android 3.1. According to Acers German Facebook page the update will roll out in Germany on July 5. Sadly, no other regions dates ...
Acer Iconia A500
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Acer Iconia A500 Tab gets ClockworkMod port and first custom ROM
by Chris Parsons
Jun 17, 2011
When it comes to software and hardware, I've always been under the firm belief that if it can be built -- it can also be torn down and that's exactly what has happened to the Acer Iconia A500 tablet.O...
Zinio
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Zinio arrives for Android Honeycomb tablets
by Sean Brunett
May 31, 2011
Zinio, the popular magazine reading application that gained enormous popularity on iOS, is now available on Android. With the app, which is only available for tablets running Honeycomb, users can brow...
Acer Iconia Tab A500 system update v1.141.07
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Acer Iconia Tab A500 system update v1.141.07 rolling out to some users
by Chris Parsons
May 26, 2011
Although it's not the Android 3.1 update that is set to arrive in June, Acer Iconia Tab A500 owners are now reporting that a system update weighing in around 38MB is now starting to appear. As reporte...
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