- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Apple iPad 2
- Apple iPad 1
- Asus Eee Pad Transformer Infinity TF700
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 2
- Sony Tablet S
Rated 80% by by c|net (Jun, 2012)The 1,280x800-pixel resolution packed into a 7-inch display gives visuals like text and graphics a sharper look than what I'm typically used to seeing on most 7-inchers.
by TrustedReviews (Nov, 2012)Apple has managed quite a feet of engineering by giving the iPad mini an impressive 10-hr battery life, which trumps its nearest rivals by a couple of hours.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Google Nexus 7 compared to the Apple iPad mini
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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Rated 88% by by The Verge (Jun, 2012)Text and images look crisp and clear on the 7-inch screen — not Retina display quality, but not too far off either.
7.9”
iOS 6
Rated 90% by by The Verge (Oct, 2012)For instance, because the screen real estate is so much larger than an iPhone but icons are now roughly iPhone size, apps with lots of navigational elements can be a little less intuitive to navigate.
screen size
7"
7.9"
Nexus 7 by Shaun-Russell (Jan, 2013)Not only is the 7" more affordable than the full size tablets, its the perfect fit for your hand and the screen is more than big enough.
iPad mini by Crabigail-Cassidy--Crabby-Abby (Nov, 2012)It makes this the perfect device to use as an ereader because it can be held in one hand, yet it has the full functionality of a full size iPad minus advanced retina display.
screen resolution
Nexus 7 by chrisvioxxx (Dec, 2012)I am very happy with my Apple iPad and its amazing Retina display but there are times that I do not want to carry a heaver 10inch tablet around and so I waited for the arrival of Apple's iPad Mini.
iPad mini by Fatmir-Sadiku--Fatmir (Dec, 2012)I cannot imagine what a package like this will look like with retina display, looking FWD to that (this one looks very good too, not retina but much better than the Ipad 2).
memory
| 0 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 1.2 MP | 2 MP |
Nexus 7 by Thaddeus-Cultt (Oct, 2012)The front camera is 1.2 megapixels, and the quality of it puts the one on my Apple devices to shame (I'm only talking about the front camera, the back camera on the iPad is far superior to this one).
iPad mini by Jason-Baker--Jason-Baker (Nov, 2012)The iSight 5 megapixel camera takes great pictures and shoots decent movies for what it is.
processor
Nexus 7 by Batmanfan2 (Jan, 2013)The things I like about the Nexus 7 are the speed, I absolutley love having the quad core speed.
iPad mini by Scott-Showalter+ Processor: A5 (dual core) vs. A6X (dual core with quad core graphics) - same as the new iPod touch, but not quite as powerful as the latest iPad, yet it doesn't need to be because the iPad mini display totes a quarter as many pixels!
Performance Real world tests of Google Nexus 7 vs Apple iPad mini
cpu speed
Nexus 7 by Shanti--Shanti (Nov, 2012)The new processor is lightening fast!!! I multitasked, played Netflix, and loaded the thing and its speed held great.
sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark
Nexus 7 by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)In the Sunspider benchmark, it scored a respectable 1732ms, which isn't too much slower than the Transformer Prime with its non-low-end Tegra 3 chip.
iPad mini by Reviewer-MHM-3-5--Reviewer-3-5 (Jan, 2013)Web browsing is very fast but here's where we come to the issue.
battery life
9 hour
10 hour
Nexus 7 by Jay (Feb, 2013)It reports about 8 hours of solid use and I must say that so far I haven't seen less than 12 hours.
iPad mini by alspachslOn my first charge I got over 15 hours of usage (which included a lot of internet surfing and video watching) and on my second charge I already have over 5 hours of usage and 62% battery charge left.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Apple iPad mini
| More cores | Quad core | vs | Dual core |
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| Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Supports multitasking | Yes (Android 4.1 Jelly Bean) | vs | No (iOS 6) |
| Somewhat common; Run multiple apps at once | |||
| Has a GPS | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Get directions and navigation, geotag photos | |||
| Has an open source operating system | Yes (Android 4.1 Jelly Bean) | vs | No (iOS 6) |
| Somewhat common; Allows you the freedom to use your tablet however you like | |||
| Supports face unlock | Yes (Android 4.1 Jelly Bean) | vs | No (iOS) |
| Somewhat common; bypass PIN entry, easier to unlock with one hand | |||
| Significantly sharper screen | 215 ppi | vs | 163 ppi |
| More than 30% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
| Faster processor | 1.3 GHz | vs | 1 GHz |
| More than 30% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| More RAM | 1 GB | vs | 0.5 GB |
| Twice as much RAM; Better able to run big apps with lots of content | |||
| Higher resolution screen | 1280 x 800 | vs | 1024 x 768 |
| More than 30% higher resolution screen | |||
Advantages compared to the Google Nexus 7
| Has a rear camera | 5 MP | vs | None |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most tablets have a rear camera; Can be used like a point-and-shoot camera | |||
| More storage capacity | 32 GB | vs | 8 GB |
| 4x more storage capacity; Holds more music, movies and photos | |||
| Longer battery life | 10 hour | vs | 9 hour |
| More than 10% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in | |||
| Bigger screen | 7.9" | vs | 7" |
| More than 10% bigger screen | |||
| Marginally newer | Nov, 2012 | vs | Jul, 2012 |
| Release date 3 months later | |||
Reviews Word on the street
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 | Rated by 903 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by F.-A.-Perez (Jan, 2013) Rated 100% by by Mikey-likes-it (Dec, 2012) Rated 100% by by Abhishek (Dec, 2012) | Rated by 269 users at amazon.com Rated 60% by by BGH (Jan, 2013) Rated 80% by by JP (Jan, 2013) | |
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Apple iPad 2 3-way tie: Supports 3G |
 | 2 | Apple iPad 1 3-way tie: Supports 3G |
 | 4 | Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 2-way tie: OK operating system |
 | 5 | Sony Tablet S 4-way tie: Supported card formats |
 | 6 | Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 3-way tie: Decent amount of expandable storage |
 | 7 | Kobo Arc Largest amount of storage capacity |
 | 8 | BlackBerry PlayBook Really high resolution front camera |
Popular Questions
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