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Apple iPad mini
Verizon and SprintA1455
Google Nexus 10
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2012-10-29 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 10.39 x 6.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 21.27 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 281.00 | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | True RGB Real Stripe PLS |
| 162 pixels per inch | 299 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T604 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 9000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 500 hours standby time |
| 6.32 | 9.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini is a bit better than Google Nexus 10, having a 68.1 score against 68.1. The iPad mini design is somewhat thinner and lighter than the Google Nexus 10. IPad mini has iOS 8.x operating system, and Google Nexus 10 comes with Android 5.1 operating system. The Google Nexus 10 features a sharper display than iPad mini, because it has a way higher 1600 x 2560 resolution, a lot greater screen density and a bigger display.
Google Nexus 10 has a little faster processor than Apple iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, and they both have 2 processing cores, the Google Nexus 10 also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory. The Apple iPad mini counts with a better camera than Google Nexus 10. Both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, a back facing camera with a 5 megapixels resolution and the same video frame rates.
Apple iPad mini has a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 10, because it has 64 GB internal storage. Google Nexus 10 features a superior battery lifetime than iPad mini, because it has a 103% larger battery capacity.
Although iPad mini is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Google Nexus 10, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Google Nexus 10. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy the iPad mini, else you can save some dollars and buy the Google Nexus 10, giving up some features and specs.
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