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The follow-up to last year’s Acer Iconia Tab A500 – aptly named the A510 – is hanging out in the NVIDIA booth at CES. The 10.1-inch, 1280 x 800 display comes with Android 4.0 on board, alongside a 5MP rear camera and 2MP front-facing cam. The tablet feels lighter than its predecessor (as it should, since it loses the USB 2.0 port), and we prefer the soft-touch plastic backing to aluminum finish on the last-gen model. That 1080p display is also impressive – not just because of its superlative pixel count, but because the viewing angles are surprisingly wide (this isn’t an IPS panel, after all). Our own Dana Wollman got a chance to play with it in a separate meeting, and said she had no problem following along with a movie, even though the person holding the tablet was sitting a foot or two away.
What’s most interesting about the A510, though, is not the fact that it has Ice Cream Sandwich pre-loaded, but that it has a custom UI, similar to what you’ll find on the Honeycomb-packing A200. Thankfully, Acer’s choice of skinning is low-key, and makes for an enjoyable, unobtrusive experience. First off, the UI is very ring-centric: tapping a virtual button in the middle of the task bar launches a ring with four customizable shortcuts, as well as a carousel on the right. Additionally, the lock screen offers a similar circular batch of four direct-access points, rather than the stock two. We appreciate that Acer isn’t looking to add a full fifteen pieces of flare to its proprietary user interface. To see some more of the Tab, we’ve got a gallery of photos below, along with a short walk-through video after the break.
Gallery: Acer Iconia Tab A510 hands-on
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