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| Global Score | |
| 59.2 | 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 |
| 12.24 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 269.00 | $ 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, HSPA, 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 general score of 68.1, which is better than the Google Nexus 7's 59.2 global score. IPad mini comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Google Nexus 7 comes with Android 5.1 OS. IPad mini's body is somewhat lighter and a lot thinner than Google Nexus 7. The Google Nexus 7 features just a little better performance than iPad mini, because it has a much better graphics processor working at 416 MHz, 2 more processing cores and more RAM memory.
The Google Nexus 7 features a little bit better display than Apple iPad mini, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better pixel density and a quite better resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels. The Apple iPad mini features a lot bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Nexus 7, because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity.
The iPad mini counts with a little longer battery life than Google Nexus 7, because it has 4440mAh of battery capacity. Apple iPad mini counts with a lot better camera than Google Nexus 7.
IPad mini is a little more expensive than the Google Nexus 7, but it's still a great deal, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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