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Apple iPad Air
32 GBGoogle Nexus 7 (2013)
Wi-Fi Only 32 GB| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 70.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2013-07-24 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 10.23 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 214.00 | $ 215.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 300 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3950mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 9.52 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air is a bit better than Google Nexus 7 (2013), with a general score of 74.1 against 70.7. The Apple iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x operating system, and Google Nexus 7 (2013) works with Android 5.0 operating system. Although Apple iPad Air and the Google Nexus 7 (2013) were released with only 3 months difference, the Apple iPad Air body is thinner but also way heavier than the Google Nexus 7 (2013).
The Apple iPad Air has just a little better hardware performance than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because although it has an inferior number of cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU and a faster graphics processor working at 600 megahertz. Google Nexus 7 (2013) features a slightly better looking display than iPad Air, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a way smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per display inch.
IPad Air counts with a much better camera than Google Nexus 7 (2013). Both of them have the same video frame rate, the same resolution camera in the back, the same 1920x1080 video definition and a F2.4 aperture. Google Nexus 7 (2013) has as much memory capacity to store more apps and games as the iPad Air one, both of them have the same internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air features a much better battery lifetime than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because it has an 8820mAh battery capacity against 3950mAh.
The iPad Air is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the Google Nexus 7 (2013).
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