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Google Nexus 7 (2013)
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBApple iPad Air
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 69.5 | 74.1 |
| 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 | $ 214.00 |
| 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 | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 5.8 |
| 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
IPad Air is slightly better than Google Nexus 7 (2013), getting a global score of 74.1 against 69.5. Although the iPad Air and Google Nexus 7 (2013) were released with only 3 months difference, the iPad Air design is a lot heavier but thinner. The iPad Air works with iOS 8.x operating system, while Google Nexus 7 (2013) has Android 5.0 operating system.
The Google Nexus 7 (2013) has just a bit better looking display than iPad Air, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 and a really smaller display, it also counts with a just a little better quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen. The Apple iPad Air features a very superior storage to install games and applications than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because it has 16 GB more internal storage capacity.
Apple iPad Air counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because although it has an inferior number of cores and 1 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a much better graphics processing unit working at 600 MHz and a 64-bit CPU. Apple iPad Air captures better videos and photos than Google Nexus 7 (2013). They have a 5 megapixels back camera, the same (Full HD) video definition, the same video frame rates and the same camera aperture.
Apple iPad Air has a very superior battery performance than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity instead of 3950mAh.
The iPad Air not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bit cheaper.
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