Acer Iconia Tab A200 available in U.S. on January 15th

2012/01/05By Jerome Skalnik

Acer Iconia Tab A200 Acer today announced that its Iconia Tab A200 tablet will be available in the U.S. starting on January 15^th.

“The Acer Iconia Tab family of tablets is an excellent example of Acer’s ability to deliver high-performance, full-function mobile devices at unbeatable values,” said Eric Ackerson, senior product marketing manager for Acer America. “Acer brings the Iconia Tab A200 to consumers at an affordable price, without making sacrifices on key tablet features such as expansion, connectivity to other devices, HD displays and cameras.”

Acer Iconia Tab A200 specifications:

Processor: 1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2
Operating system: Google Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) with Acer Ring
Cellular connectivity: None
Other connectivity: GPS, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, DLNA
Display: 10.1-inch WXGA (1280×800)
Input: Capacitive touchscreen
Memory: 1GB RAM
Storage: 8GB or 16GB onboard / microSD cards
Rear-facing camera: None
Front-facing camera: 2MP
Connectors: 3.5mm audio jack, USB 2.0, microUSB 2.0
Battery: 3,260mAh
Dimensions / weight: 260 x 175 x 12.4 millimeters / 720 grams

An update to Android 4.0 is expected to be available in mid-February.

The 8GB version of the Acer Iconia Tab A200 will sell for US329.99. The 16GB version will sell for US$349.99.

There is no word yet on a Canadian launch at this time.

Read more: Acer America

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