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Google Nexus 7 (2013)
Europe 32 GBApple iPad Air
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 72.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2013-07-24 | 2013-10-22 |
| 7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.55 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 225.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 323 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 4.4 |
| 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 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3950mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.84 | 9.52 |
| 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
IPad Air has an overall score of 72.8, which is a little bit better than the Google Nexus 7 (2013)'s 70.8 overall score. The iPad Air design is heavier but somewhat thinner than Google Nexus 7 (2013), and they were only released with a few months difference. IPad Air counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Google Nexus 7 (2013) has Android 5.0 OS.
Google Nexus 7 (2013) has a bit more vivid display than iPad Air, because although it has a really smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit greater display pixel density. Apple iPad Air has just a bit better hardware performance than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because although it has an inferior number of cores and slower and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and a better graphics co-processor running at 600 MHz.
Google Nexus 7 (2013) has a very superior memory for games and applications than Apple iPad Air, because it has 16 GB more internal memory capacity. The iPad Air counts with a really longer battery life than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity. IPad Air takes much better videos and photos than Google Nexus 7 (2013). Both have a camera with a 5 mega pixels resolution, the same (Full HD) video definition, the same aperture and the same video frame rate.
The Apple iPad Air is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the Google Nexus 7 (2013).
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