Lenovo IdeaPad A10 V/S Acer C720 Chromebook

the Lenovo Ideapad A10 and Acer C720 Chromebook both run on the same OS(Android ) created by Google. 

The tablet is undoubtedly among the most affordable computing devices you can buy these days. But they are not very good with productivity as they do not have keyboards and are not built to take on high-powered tasks.

But then the Lenovo IdeaPad A10 is different. It is an Android multi-mode tablet which you can use in a laptop mode with its keyboard and in a stand mode where the touchscreen is more dominant.

Lenovo IdeaPad A10 and Acer ChromeBook C720

some of the difference between those two devices are shown in a tabular form.

Differences	Lenovo Ideapad A10	Acer C720 Chromebook
1.Design	Ø  A10 is Lighter and Thinner   Ø  Weighs just a Kilogram   Ø  Screen size is 10.1 inch	Weighs 1.4Kg Screen size is 11.6 inch
2.Operating system	Ø  Runs on Android 4.2 OS                Ø  Supports all other Apps	Ø  It is actually a browser and runs Android OS and   Ø  It does not supports Skype(not yet added in chrome store)
3.Processing speed	Ø  Rockchip RK3188Cotex- A9 quad core processor.   Ø  Provides better Multi- tasking, power saving than Acer’s c720’s.   Ø  A10 offers full Android Multi-tasking.   Ø  The Battery life is it gives couple of hours more than chromebook.	Ø  Acer C720’s dual-core Intel Celeron Processor.   Ø  It gives 8 hours of battery life.
4. Touch screen	Ø  A10 is Laptop as well as a   Tablet with touch screen.   Ø  It offers a 360 degree fold option.	Ø  Chromebook is completely a Laptop and   Ø  Does not offers touch screen.
5. Price	Ø  The price is around Rs. 19,800.	Ø  The price is around Rs. 22,500

And it is not just about a cheaper price tag. The Lenovo IdeaPad A10 offers more features for the price, the touchscreen and the multi-mode design just being two of those. This is not taking away the fact that the Chromebook is still among the most affordable computing devices available in the market.