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Google Nexus 7 (2013)
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBApple iPad Air
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 69.5 | 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 |
| 10.23 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 | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 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, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 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
Apple iPad Air has a score of 72.8, which is a bit better than Google Nexus 7 (2013)'s 69.5 score. Although the Apple iPad Air and the Google Nexus 7 (2013) were released only a couple months apart, Apple iPad Air's construction is somewhat thinner but also heavier. Apple iPad Air has iOS 8.x OS, and Google Nexus 7 (2013) comes with Android 5.0 OS.
The iPad Air features just a little better hardware performance than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and lesser and slower processing cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and a better GPU working at 600 MHz. Google Nexus 7 (2013) has just a bit better looking screen than iPad Air, because although it has a way smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1200 x 1920px, it also counts with a bit greater pixels count per inch of screen.
The iPad Air counts with as much storage to store more apps and games as Google Nexus 7 (2013), they have exactly the same 16 GB internal storage. Apple iPad Air counts with a superior battery performance than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity instead of 3950mAh. Apple iPad Air shoots better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 7 (2013). They have a back facing camera with a 5 mega pixels, the same aperture, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rates.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the iPad Air is also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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