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Google Nexus 7 (2013)
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBApple iPad Air 2
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 69.5 | 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 |
| 10.23 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 | |
| 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 | 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, 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 | 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
The iPad Air 2 is a bit better than Google Nexus 7 (2013), with a 74.2 score against 69.5. IPad Air 2 is a newer and thinner portable tablet than Google Nexus 7 (2013), although it's extremely heavier. The iPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x OS, and Google Nexus 7 (2013) works with Android 5.0 OS. The Google Nexus 7 (2013) has a little bit better screen than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher screen density.
The iPad Air 2's storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as Google Nexus 7 (2013)'s one, they have exactly the same internal storage capacity. IPad Air 2 features just a bit better hardware performance than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because although it has an inferior number of cores and doesn't have a graphics processor, and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPad Air 2 also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a really longer battery life than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because it has a 7340mAh battery capacity instead of 3950mAh. The iPad Air 2 captures much clearer photos and videos than Google Nexus 7 (2013), and although they both have the same video frame rates, a same size aperture and the same video resolution, the iPad Air 2 also has a way more mega-pixels back camera.
The Apple iPad Air 2 is a little more expensive than the Google Nexus 7 (2013), but you can get a better tablet for that few more dollars.
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