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hi I'm xiomara Blanco and today we'll be reviewing the acer iconia a1 tablet this is an Android tablet with an iPad Mini complex they both have 7.9 inch four by three aspect ratio IPS displays with 1024 x 768 resolutions but where the ipad mini excels the a1 falls short the iconia a1 is nowhere near the sleek and thin design of the ipad mini it's noticeably thicker than the mini and for me it doesn't fit comfortably in one hand the tablet smooth back has a soft matte finish but makes the device slippery if not grip securely it weighs one pound and despite its thickness and girth it feels a bit Hollow one area where the tablet outshines the iPad Mini is in connections the tablet features micro USB and micro HDMI ports and a microSD expansion slot it also has a headphone jack microphone and shut down pinhole the a1 has two cameras one terrible 0.3 megapixel front-facing atrocity and a more impressive 5 megapixel rear camera that performed surprisingly well in low light environments and captures vivid color for a tablet camera it ships with an almost pure version of the latest Android jellybean 4.2 point to touch and swipe is fast and responsive and gaming performance was good the gyroscope isn't the best and the iPad minis easily outperformed it the screen looks just as good as the mini when watching HD video although the two big black bars that frame the video due to the 4 by 3 aspect ratio in addition to the a1's thick bezels make the video look smaller and less enjoyable to watch on the screen at 199 for 16 gigabytes the acer iconia a1 is a budget android tablet with the useful micro HDMI port and microSD expansion slot but there are better small tablets available for the same price for more information you can check out my full review on cnet com I'm xiomara Blanco and this was in the acer iconia a1 you