The Acer 16GB Iconia Tab A501-10S16u 10.1" Multi-Touch Screen Tablet PC is an ultra-portable tablet equipped with a high-definition 10.1" Active Matrix TFT color LCD display with cinematic WXGA 1280 x 800 resolution. It features an Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system with an nVidia Tegra 2 Dual-Core 1GHz Mobile Processor. It supports nVidia GeForce graphics and has 1GB of DDR2 SDRAM memory, as well as 16GB of internal storage capacity that can be expanded by utilizing the MicroSD/SDHC card slot.
The A501-10S16u features WLAN 802.11 b/g/n WiFi wireless connectivity for accessing the Internet through a wireless home network or from a WiFi hot-spot. It also supports Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology for wireless connection to Bluetooth-enabled devices, as well as WWAN HSPA+ connectivity through the fast AT&T 4G Mobile Broadband Network (plans sold separately). For enjoying multimedia, the tablet is outfitted with a 3.5 mm headphone/speaker jack, full-size USB 2.0 port, micro-USB 2.0 port and micro-HDMI (type-D) port. The availability of an HDMI interface affords quick and easy output of your stored video content or streaming Internet content to an HDTV for viewing on a large screen in uncompressed full HD.
Acer also outfitted the A501-10S16u Tablet with a MicroSD/MicroSDHC Card slot, as well as dual integrated front and back webcams. Used in combination with the integrated microphone and stereo speakers, the A501 front webcam is ideal for video-chats with friends/family or video-conferencing with work colleagues and business partners. The rear camera captures crisp, vibrant still or moving images in 720p HD. Plus, the portable power supply for the A501 is a two-cell lithium-polymer battery with 3260 mAh capacity and 24.1 Wh energy.
Depending on usage and configuration, the A501 rechargeable battery can last up to eight hours. With the tablet's successful synergy of sufficient storage capacity, ample battery life, flexible connectivity and extensive features, you'll surely encounter minimal interruptions or limitations when using your A501 during long sojourns with hours of layovers and plane travel; while playing games and listening to music on your daily commute; when engaging in video-chats with friends or video-conferencing with co-workers; during lazy days spent browsing the Internet or even when sharing your captured video in HD on a large-screen HDTV via the tablet's convenient HDMI port. Plus, the Iconia Tab A Series Tablets feature WEEE Green Compliance and RoHS Certification for added piece of mind.