We were pretty sure Acer’s Iconia Tab will be riding Big Red — you already know, given the LTE modem and Verizon apps on board — nevertheless it looks as if the corporate may even support America’s GSM juggernaut with a “4G” radio of a few sort. AT&T just announced that the Acer Iconia Tab A501 will bring the ten.1-inch Honeycomb form factor and dual-core 1GHz Tegra 250 processor to its network sometime in Q2, giving the carrier a Android rival to Sprint’s HTC EVO View 4G , T-Mobile’s LG G-Slate , and naturally Verizon’s Motorola Xoom . What percentage Benjamins will it take to bring one home? Now that, my friends, is the question. You could join us in failing to search out the reply in an announcement below.
AT&T Network to Support Acer’s High Performance, Android-powered 4G Tablet10.1-inch, HD Ready, Android 3.0 4G Device Launching in Q2 2011
DALLAS, March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — AT&T* today announced plans to support Acer’s first 4G tablet, the Acer Iconia Tab A501, at the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network beginning this summer.
The ten inch Acer Iconia Tab A501 will feature the Android 3.0 operating system with Android Marketplace, and an NVIDIA Tegra 250 1GHz dual core processor with integrated graphics for the fastest HD gaming, web and multimedia experience.
Designed for both consumers and small business customers, the tablet can even sport a high-resolution display with a large viewing angle to view super sharp video and other multimedia content. It’ll come equipped with a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera, a high definition front-facing camera for video chat, and an HDMI port for enjoying 1080p video on a high definition big screen TV.
“Consumers are looking for cutting-edge mobile computing devices and we glance forward to giving them another great choice with the Acer Iconia Tab A501,” said David Haight, vice chairman of industrial development, AT&T Emerging Devices. “This tablet is filled with features to be able to enable HD gaming and exceptional video playback. It offers a primary-class on-the-go entertainment experience.”
“We are pleased to collaborate with AT&T on mobile solutions that allow consumers to remain connected and entertained in any environment,” said Sumit Agnihotry, vice president of product marketing, Acer America. “The Acer Iconia Tab A501 combined with AT&T’s wireless service enables consumers to enjoy their favorite movies, games, blogs and social networking sites at the go.”
Distribution and pricing would be announced at launch, expected within the second quarter.
For more info on AT&T, please visit www.att.com.*AT&T services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and never by AT&T Inc.
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