Cracking Open the Acer Iconia Tab (A500)

Summary: Bill Detwiler cracks open the Acer Iconia Tab. Inside this Android tablet, he found hardware from NVidia, Elpida, SanDisk, and Broadcom.

By Bill Detwiler | August 22, 2011 -- 06:42 GMT (23:42 PDT)

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The Acer Iconia Tab A500 is one of several 10-inch Android tablets priced below the Apple iPad. It has a stylish exterior, dual-core processor, and comes in 16GB and 32GB versions. Follow along as I crack open the Iconia Tab A500 for a look at the hardware inside.

For more analysis of the Iconia Tab's hardware, check out my post, "Acer Iconia Tab teardown: Easy-to-service, 3G-ready".

Photo by: Bill Detwiler / TechRepublic
Caption by: Bill Detwiler

Topics: Hardware, Android, Laptops, Mobility, Tablets

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price mistake

Hey u got the price wrong "16GB ($449.99) and 32GB ($499.99) versions."

nikrusty@...

22 August, 2011 23:00

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RE: Cracking Open the Acer Iconia Tab (A500)

The A500 is $429 at Costco, and it is for the 32GB version! Since yoiu always get more at Costco, the A500 also comes with the Acer Case Stand & mini-HDMI cable. If you want to buy a warranty, you can get a 2yr from SquareTrade for $99, and have 90 days from date of purchase to buy the warranty plan (which also covers accidental breakage).

Now seeing it has a chip that does Bluetooth, WiFi, and FM why was there no FM radio app?

manowaraz

23 August, 2011 16:39

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RE: Cracking Open the Acer Iconia Tab (A500)

Hi, my tablet slip off from my hands and it hit the floor... It cracked and I put the pieces all together but I think the small box with the lenses of the camera was harmed. Now the camera works but it cannot focus well, it is like myopic. Does somebody know a link or have a suggestion to fix the camera of the tablet A500?

josepho3412

2 December, 2011 13:18

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RE: Cracking Open the Acer Iconia Tab (A500)

Thanks for the teardown! Wondered about cracking open my W500 to expand the hard-drive memory, but doesn't look there is any "room" to do so. Will buy a sd card instead...thanks again!

imquick2@...

4 December, 2011 12:35

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