Acer Predator 8, Android gaming tablet that's ready to compete with NVIDIA Shield

Acer Predator 8

The tablet variants available on the market today are very diverse. But tablet that's designed specifically for the games is still very rare. One big name that monopolizes this market is the NVIDIA Shield tablet.

But NVIDIA Shield now has a new competitor, Acer confirm their readiness to attract the mobile games enthusiasts around the world by releasing a new gaming tablet, Predator 8 at the Computex 2015.

Acer Predator 8

Acer Predator 8 has been pinned with quality components that are packaged especially to run upscale mobile game titles.

Unlike other gaming tablets that rely on Qualcomm processor, Acer equips the Predator 8 with 14nm Intel Atom x7 processor which also becomes its debut in the Android tablet packing. Previously the same processor was also used by Windows-based tablet, Microsoft Surface 3.

It's a quad-core processor component that produces the normal speed of 1.6GHz but can be increased to 2.3GHz in Burst mode. As the foundation of the graphics processing, Acer relies on16-core eight-gen Intel HD Graphics GPU. With it, the Predator 8 is expected to process the games and 3D videos without halting.

Acer Predator 8

On the outside, there are clear lines on the back of the tablet, gives muscular impression in accordance with the tough specification offered.

Unfortunately, there's not much information given by Acer in the Computex 2015 event, such as the screen specification, RAM, operating system, and also about the price and release date. But it's said that the tablet will also be equipped with four speakers on the corner of the device complete with red color that decorates them.