Acer Iconia A1-830

performance, screen, price, usability, durability

reliability, portability, touch screen

94% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Solid aluminum build. Affordable. iPad-like 4:3 screen ratio.

Low-resolution display. Mediocre performance. Weak battery life.

Camera and Conclusions The 5-megapixel rear-facing camera is, like most aspects of the A1, on the low end in terms of performance. Good lighting generally yields usable photos for uploading online, but even slightly challenging lighting scenarios can...

Stylish design, Light and slim, Metal back, Micro-SD slot, Decent cameras, Bright screen, Relatively high application performance, Good battery runtimes, That Acer consistently works on its tablet and has improved it considerably

No unique design, Touchscreen could be sleeker, Older Android version, Imperfect viewing angles, Screen's low resolution, Short warranty period, The screen could have a higher resolution by now

Acer has really come out swinging with this device. Not unlike what Motorola did with the Moto G, here Acer creates a tablet that looks great and works great at its price point. At $180 USD, this device is ready to take on the rest of the market at...

You might not immediately think of Acer when looking at tablet options, but if you are on a really tight budget and want to give a 7.9-inch Android tablet a go, it would be worth glancing in the direction of the Acer Iconia A1-830. Its biggest problems...

The Nexus 7 is getting a bit long in the tooth and the 7 inch screen is just too small for many. The Acer A1-830 ups the ante with a larger screen, expandable memory, Intel processor and a $179.99 price. The tablet is not perfect; the speakers are...

Premium, high quality design ; Easy-to-hold 4:3 ratio ; Nearly stock version of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean ; Affordable $180 price tag ;

Disappointing display ; Abysmal camera, both in terms of interface and results

Acer did a fine job following up its A1-810 tablet, even if it didn’t give it much of a spec boost. With an exponentially nicer build quality, a unique 4:3 screen ratio and a nearly-untouched Jelly Bean experience, the 830 is a fine device. At just...

Sub-$250 price ; Aluminum rear casing ; 2MP front cam with face detection

Low resolution screen

Acer has made a decent tablet with the A1-830. It looks like an Apple iPad Mini — which is a good looking tablet — and it will easily perform most tasks without any trouble. Furthermore, the $249 price is attractive.

People expecting the Acer Iconia A1-830 to be a cheap iPad mini will likely be disappointed. It looks like an iPad mini, but the Android OS means it's nothing like an Apple tablet. It's also not particularly remarkable in terms of the specs it offers,...

Clean design ; 7.9-inch at a great price ; microSD

Low screen resolution ; Cited battery life not great ; Only Bluetooth 3.0