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Google Nexus 7 (2013)
Europe 32 GBApple iPad Air 2
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 74.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3 | iOS 8.x |
| 2013-07-24 | 2014-10-16 |
| 7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.55 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 225.00 | $ 231.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1536 x 2048 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 A8X chipset |
| Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.82 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.82 | 8.47 |
| 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 | 7340mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.84 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is slightly better than Google Nexus 7 (2013), getting a 74.2 score against 70.8. Even though iPad Air 2 is much heavier than Google Nexus 7 (2013), it's incredibly thinner and also newer. The iPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x OS, while Google Nexus 7 (2013) counts with Android 5.0 OS. The iPad Air 2 counts with a bit better performance than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor and lesser processing cores, and they both have 2 GB of RAM, the iPad Air 2 also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
Google Nexus 7 (2013) features a little sharper screen than iPad Air 2, because although it has a lot smaller display and a bit lower 1200 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a little higher pixels number per inch in the display. Google Nexus 7 (2013) features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than iPad Air 2, because it has 32 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air 2 features a lot better camera than Google Nexus 7 (2013), and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a same size aperture, the iPad Air 2 also has a lot better 8 mega-pixels resolution camera. IPad Air 2 features a really longer battery performance than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity.
The iPad Air 2 costs a bit more than the Google Nexus 7 (2013), but you can get a better tablet for that few more dollars.
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