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Google Nexus 10
32 GBApple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2012-10-29 | 2013-10-22 |
| 10.39 x 6.99 x 0.35 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.27 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 179.00 | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| True RGB Real Stripe PLS | IPS LCD |
| 299 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T604 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 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 |
| 7.04 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 500 hours standby time | -- |
| 9.6 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air has a score of 77.9, which is much better than Google Nexus 10's global score of 68.1. The iPad Air is a newer tablet, and it's also noticeably lighter and thinner than Google Nexus 10. The iPad Air has iOS 8.x operating system, and Google Nexus 10 comes with Android 5.1 operating system.
Apple iPad Air features a quite superior processing power than Google Nexus 10, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM, and they both have a Dual-Core processor, the Apple iPad Air also counts with a 64 bits processor and an extra GPU. Google Nexus 10 has just a bit better display than iPad Air, because it has a bit larger display, a little higher pixels density and a slightly better 1600 x 2560 resolution.
IPad Air features a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 10, because it has more internal memory capacity. IPad Air takes much clearer pictures and videos than Google Nexus 10. Both of them have a camera with a 5 MP, the same video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate.
The Google Nexus 10 has just a bit longer battery life than Apple iPad Air, because it has 9000mAh of battery capacity against 8820mAh.
Apple iPad Air costs a lot more money than the Google Nexus 10, but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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