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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBGoogle Nexus 7 (2013)
Wi-Fi Only 32 GB| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 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 |
| $ 211.00 | $ 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 | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 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, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.5 | 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 has a general score of 72.6, which is slightly better than the Google Nexus 7 (2013)'s global score of 70.7. The Apple iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Google Nexus 7 (2013) has Android 5.0 OS. The Apple iPad Air design is notably heavier but thinner than Google Nexus 7 (2013), and both were released with only 3 months difference.
Apple iPad Air has a little better hardware performance than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because although it has less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores and they are also slower, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and a faster graphics processor working at 600 megahertz. The Google Nexus 7 (2013) features a little sharper screen than iPad Air, because although it has a lot smaller display and a little bit lower 1200 x 1920px resolution, it also counts with a little higher pixels count per display inch.
The Apple iPad Air takes better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 7 (2013). They have a same size aperture, the same video frame rate, the same resolution back camera and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality. Google Nexus 7 (2013) counts with a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad Air, because it has more internal storage.
The Apple iPad Air has a superior battery duration than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because it has a 123% greater battery size.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, iPad Air is also the cheapest one, making it easy to pick between these devices.
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