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| Global Score | |
| 59.3 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.1 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2012-06-27 | -- |
| 7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 inches | -- |
| 11.99 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 110.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 216 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.55 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4325mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time | -- |
| 6.24 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has a global score of 60.6, which is a little bit better than the Google Nexus 7's global score of 59.3. Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Google Nexus 7 has Android 5.1 operating system. Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) is a thinner but incredibly heavier tablet than Google Nexus 7.
The Google Nexus 7 counts with a sharper screen than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a way worse resolution of 800 x 1280px, a really smaller screen and a just a bit inferior pixel number per display inch. The Google Nexus 7 has a really superior hardware performance than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has less RAM and 4 less cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a graphics processor.
IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) features a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 7, because it has 64 GB internal memory. The iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) features a way better camera than Google Nexus 7. Google Nexus 7 features a way better battery life than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
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