Acer Iconia A501 3G sells for Php28,900

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief September 6, 2011 · 1 min read

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The first batch of Acer Iconia Honeycomb tablet that came out several months ago were just WiFi-only models. This week, the 3G variant arrived in stores with a price tag of Php28,900.

The model supports the regular SIM card and comes in 32GB internal storage.

Acer Iconia Tab A501 3G specs:
10.1â€³ capacitive display @ 1280Ã—800 pixels
NVidia Tegra 2 1.0GHz dual-core processor
1GB RAM
32GB internal storage
HDMI port (1080p output)
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1,
GPS w/ aGPS support
HDMI with Dual Display
USB Host
microSD slot
micro USB port
5MP rear camera w/ flash
2MP front-facing camera
Acer UI 4.5
2 x 3260mAh, 24Wh battery
Android 3.0 Honeycomb
Price: Php 28,900

The Iconia Tab A500 was the first and most affordable (can be had for as low as Php18,500) Honeycomb tablet when it first came out in the Philippines and the 3G models look like the cheapest in its category as well.

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54 Comments

Antonio C. Mendoza · 14 years ago

I’ve got an Ipad-2, but looks like will get an A501 3G instead of a Ipad3….would think this will be a wise decision?

SKi @ Sulit · 14 years ago

That depends on which OS you prefer.. But in case you decided to get an A501, I’m selling mine to buy an Android phone..

Jomel · 14 years ago

Can anyone tell where I can buy a ‘micro HDMI to VGA’ cable for my Iconia A500? I really need to have one for my presentations. Will appreciate your help….

Marco Britanico · 14 years ago

how does tether works on this gadget?

Bernard · 14 years ago

The A100 is awesome. I have one. It’s like taking the A500 and shrinking it down to a 7″ mini tablet. It has the same Tegra2 dual core processor and is the ONLY 7″ tab with Android honeycomb 3.2. People who have purchased the A series tablets will be glad to know as well that we are all being upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich this April. Pretty cool.

Bernard · 14 years ago

The A100 is awesome. I have one. It’s like taking the A500 and shrinking it down to a 7″ mini tablet. It has the same Tegra2 dual core processor and is the ONLY 7″ tab with Android honeycomb 3.2. People who have pruchased the A series tablets will be glad to know as well that we are all being upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich this April. Pretty cool.

Bernard · 14 years ago

The Acer A501 in my opinion is the most well rounded tablet on the market. First of all it’s full sized (10.1″ screen), has a tegra 2 processor so you’re already up to par with an Ipad2 sporting an A5 dual core processor, you’ve got the convenience of a regular USB port so you can stick your flash drives in it, and you have an HDMI slot which is handy for connecting to a projector for presentations. The kicker though is the fact that it has all those things plus it’s 3G (simcard) and it’s still thousands of pesos less than the Ipad2 which you need to buy a seperate accesory for in order to have all the slots and ports that the Acer already has which costs more of course. Now a lot of “Apple people” will come back at you and say “well you can’t beat the Apps.” Honestly, the android market offers just as many apps plus a lot of the Apps that were exclusive to Ipad before now have an android version so you’re not really missing out on anything. In conclusion, if one is contemplating on purchasing a full sized tablet then it’s the Acer A501 for me no doubt. Just my 2 cents on the matter.

Thomas watson · 14 years ago

hi friends this is Thomas watson and i want to share my feeling.
I want to thank you for the efforts you have contributed in composing this blog post! I feel strongly about it and enjoy learning more on this topic.I purchage Acer Iconia Tab A501 32GB Tablet from http://www.electronicbazaar.com.au/tablet/acer/acer-iconia-tab-a501-32gb-tablet.html and that’s a nice deal.

Ana · 15 years ago

what stores yung nagtitinda nito?

edwin braga · 15 years ago

how do i configure and have prepaid sun or smart sim card work on my acer iconia tab 501, bec in application , settings, theres no mobile network settings ? thanks in advance

fedjodap · 15 years ago

i just bought one, still exploring but i thought that this tab is ok, looks good, not like ipad2 and galaxy 10.1 looks like toys, kids are playing, iconia looks professional

Andrei Anderson · 14 years ago

No offenses to your opinion but the galaxy tab 10.1 and 8.9 also look professional (I actually wrote this on my galaxy tab 10.1)

archibald · 15 years ago

…nakakatext ba ang 3g version ng iconia tab???

mkbm · 15 years ago

yes.

Sonny · 15 years ago

how about the a100?

William Co · 15 years ago

I think the Asus eeepad is still a better buy. Unless you need the 3G connectivity of the new variant. The eeePad IPS screen is the key differentiator, the optional, but expensive BUT way cool keyboard is neat as well. The Galaxy 10.1 is great but no MicroSD expansion is a big downer.

The iConia main selling point is price, it’s a little cheaper than the eeePad but not by much. Acer should at least have bumped up the CPU to a higher clock speed, but maybe NVidia haven’t produce them, since it haven’t showed up elsewhere…

benjie · 15 years ago

San mo nabili yung 15 thousand? At saan PO young may 3g?

Joseph07 · 15 years ago

im selling my Acer Iconia a500 with shop warranty it 2 weeks used only

very smooth po sya maingat po ang pag kaka gamit ko po dito

for 21000 only….

no hidden defect
no repair

txt me 0915*******

jonaflormicfren · 15 years ago

pretty good, a new creation that will induce profit and opportunity.

Wil · 15 years ago

still looking for a tablet, that i could hook my portable hard disk/camera and play at least 720p of videos. does this tablet can do that? bec it said USB Host.