OK, Acer got our attention with this one: a 1080p screen and quad-core chip behind the scenes. If this is the future of Android tablets, well, giddy up!
The Iconia feels lighter than the Transformer Prime, and its rubberized body gives it a more durable feel too—like you can set it on a rough table and not worry about it. There’s minimal lag to the ICS interface, and Acer’s select-wheel addition to Android isn’t overly intrusive either. We loaded up a bunch of games and tested again, and the 1GB of RAM kept everything running smoothly.
Then there’s the screen. It looks great (we saw Transformers and a few games looking gorgeous), but not sooo much more than what you’ll on the Transformer Prime or the iPad 2—especially considering that most of the content you’re streaming onto a tablet these days isn’t going to be 1080p.
