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| Global Score | |
| 59.3 | 68.1 |
| 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 | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2012-06-27 | 0000-00-00 |
| 7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 11.99 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 110.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.01 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4325mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time | -- |
| 6.24 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini has a score of 68.1, which is much better than Google Nexus 7's overall score of 59.3. The iPad mini construction is extremely thinner and a little lighter than the Google Nexus 7. The iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Google Nexus 7 has Android 5.1 OS. Google Nexus 7 features a bit sharper display than iPad mini, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better display pixel density and a bit higher resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels.
The iPad mini counts with a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 7, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Google Nexus 7 features a bit superior processing unit than Apple iPad mini, because it has a better GPU, a higher number of cores (and also faster) and a larger amount of RAM.
The Apple iPad mini takes a lot better photos and videos than Google Nexus 7. Apple iPad mini counts with just a bit better battery life than Google Nexus 7, because it has 4440mAh of battery capacity.
Although iPad mini is a better device, it is way more expensive than Google Nexus 7, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Google Nexus 7. If you want to save some money, you can get Google Nexus 7, letting go a few features and specs, but you'll get the most with your money.
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