14 DAY TRIAL // Before this week is over, AT&T's customers will have the possibility to purchase more 4G devices on their wireless carrier's network, including the Acer Iconia Tab A501 tablet PC that sports a large 10.1-inch touchscreen display. The new device will arrive on the market with support for the wireless carrier's HSPA+ network, while running under the Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system, offering support for a wide range of applications and services designed specifically for the larger screen of tablets.
The Acer Iconia Tab A501 arrives on shelves with an NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core application processor, with each core clocked in at 1GHz, and with integrated GeForce GPU, which should result on support for high-definition video playback, as well as in fast browsing capabilities.
“Staying in touch, informed, productive and entertained has never been so easy," said Sumit Agnihotry, vice president of product marketing, Acer America.
“Whether it's posting a birth announcement on Facebook or staying connected to the office via email, people are connecting more online and in a more personal way.”
The tablet PC arrives on shelves with a 1280 x 800 pixels TFT WXGA touchscreen display for brilliant HD video delivery, and a light aluminum design, measuring 10.24 x 6.97 x 0.52-inches and weighing in at 1.69 pounds.
The new device also comes to the market with HDMI port, full size USB 2.0 port, microUSB port, and with a microSD memory card slot so that users can expand the available internal memory. It also sports a built-in GPS receiver, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity capabilities.
On the back, the tablet PC was packed with a 5-megapixel photo snapper with HD video recording capabilities, complemented by a 2MP camera on the front with support for video calling on the go.
“The Acer Iconia Tab A501 with AT&T 4G provides our customers with one of the fastest and most fluid ways to stay on the cutting-edge of technology and at the center of what's happening in the world today,” Sumit Agnihotry continued.
“The Iconia Tab A501 is not only intuitive, but it's fashionable, which is important to mobile consumers.”
The new device packs two 3260 mAh Li-polymer batteries that can deliver up to eight hours of playback for casual games, or up to eight hours of HD video playback. It will land on shelves in two flavors, one with 16GB of internal memory, and another one with 32GB of storage.
On Sunday, September 18th, the Acer Iconia Tab A501 should arrive on shelves with a price tag of $499.99 attached to it for the 16GB model, or at $549.99 for the 32GB model. (via)