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Apple iPad mini
Wi-Fi Only 32GBGoogle Nexus 7 (2013)
Wi-Fi Only 32 GB| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 70.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-07-24 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 10.23 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 255.00 | $ 215.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 300 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 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+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.8 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3950mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 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
The Google Nexus 7 (2013) has a general score of 70.7, which is a bit better than the iPad mini's general score of 66.3. Google Nexus 7 (2013) is a thicker but just a little lighter tablet device than the iPad mini. The Google Nexus 7 (2013) comes with Android 5.0 operating system, and iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x operating system.
Google Nexus 7 (2013) has a sharper display than iPad mini, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better 1200 x 1920 resolution and a much greater pixel count per display inch. Google Nexus 7 (2013) has a bit more powerful processor than Apple iPad mini, and although they both have a 400 megahertz graphics processor, the Google Nexus 7 (2013) also has a greater amount of RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores.
IPad mini has a much better camera than Google Nexus 7 (2013). Both of them have a 5 MP camera, the same video frame rate, the same diafragm aperture and the same (Full HD) video definition. The Google Nexus 7 (2013)'s memory capacity for games and applications is just as good as iPad mini's one, both of them have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory.
Apple iPad mini features a little longer battery performance than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because it has a 4440mAh battery capacity.
Despite of being the best tablet in this comparison, Google Nexus 7 (2013) is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this tablet a great choice.
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