Acer Iconia B1 spotted, sells for Php12,000

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief February 6, 2013 · 1 min read

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Went around SM Cyberzone in Megamall this afternoon and spotted Acer’s new Jellybean tablet. This could be the Acer Iconia B1 Jellybean tablet which was supposed to retail for only $99 in the US but then re-priced to $150 by Acer during CES 2013.

We think that this is just a parallel import and not really the official release of Acer in the country, thus the discrepancy in the pricing.

The Jellybean tablet has a 7-inch display (1024×600 pixels), Mediatek 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 512MB RAM, 8GB internal storage, up to 32Gb via microSD card, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS.

We only spotted this in one store and only about 2 units were available. The Iconia B1 is supposed to be Acer’s answer to the affordable Nexus 7 (selling at Php13,995). At Php12k, it doesn’t seem that attractive but if they follow the $150 price tag (under Php6,200) then that’s another story altogether.

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28 Comments

jp · 13 years ago

512MB lang ang RAM, 8GB lang ang internal storage, then according to this site: http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/acer-iconia-launched-as-7-inch-super-cheap-tablet-1121208 2710mAh lang ang battery, tapos Php13,995? Okay rin ang Acer ano? Kung makaka denggoy nga naman, why not?

cyberjong · 13 years ago

ang mahal kung Credit Card,. dba bawal yan sa DTI,.

garz · 13 years ago

That’s the best Acer’s come up with to compete against the Nexus 7? At that pricetag? Ha!

reader · 13 years ago

not true… gilmore shops are selling this tablet at 6,500 pesos cash. 7,500 if using a credit card…..

writer · 13 years ago

san store sa gilmore, bibili na ako tomorrow kung P6500.

Name: · 13 years ago

PC Corner

http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=22232293

Acer Iconia B1-A471 tablet Key Features:

– Android JellyBean operating system
– Mediatek dual-core 1.2GHz processor (MTK 8317T)
– 7-inch diagonal WSVGA capacitive multitouch screen with 1,024 x 600 resolution display
– 8Gb of internal storage and 512Mb DDR3 memory
– Wireless connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n -Bluetooth® wireless technology 4.0 -GPS
– 3.5mm. headset/headphone/microphone jack
– internal speaker
– microSD™ expansion slot with up to 32GB support
– front-facing 0.3-megapixel webcam
– Rechargeable 2,710 mAh battery
– micro-USB (charging and PC connect) with USB 2.0
– Dimensions: 197.4 mm. x 128.5 mm. x 11.3 mm.
– Weight: 320g

PhP 6,500.00 cash
PhP 7,500.00 card / 0% – 12mos. to pay BPI BDO CiTi

Name: · 13 years ago

PC Corner

http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=22232293

Acer Iconia B1-A471 tablet

PhP 6,500.00 cash
PhP 7,500.00 card / 0% – 12mos. to pay BPI BDO CiTi

tab2 user · 13 years ago

Ayoos! konti na lang Ipad Mini na.

Apollo · 13 years ago

sir Abe, wlang wala to sa ramos w30. Sana ma review nyo din tong 10.1 inch quadcore tablet. Available sya sa Novotech for 12K.Sa StarMall meron nito.

nalla · 13 years ago

starmall alabang nyo po ba nakita yan? i want to check it out personally. it might be the answer to my prayers! hehe!

co0ljade · 13 years ago

sure akong flop ito. kasi yung galaxy tab 2 7.0 ay 9k nalang at yung nexus 7 na may quadcore CPU, 13k lang. goodluck nalang sa acer philippines parang walang bibili nito