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Ranked #2 and #3 in Wifi only tablets without Adobe Flash
$200
  • 7"
  • 16 GB
  • WiFi
  • Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Released July, 2012
It's fast, has GPS, the size is perfect for my hand and the price can't be better than this.
Rated 100% by by F.-A.-Perez (Jan, 2013)
 
$670
  • 9.7"
  • 64 GB
  • WiFi
  • iOS 6
Released November, 2012
The 1.3-pound iPad's 2048 x 1536 Retina display is still among the best we've seen on a tablet — I'd say the best, but the Nexus 10's display is also pretty great.
Rated 93% by by The Verge (Oct, 2012)
 

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Features Key features of the Google Nexus 7 compared to the Apple iPad 4

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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Angle view of Google Nexus 7
The things I like about the Nexus 7 are the speed, I absolutley love having the quad core speed.
Rated 100% by by Batmanfan2 (Jan, 2013)
Side view of Apple iPad 4

9.7”

iOS 6

Apple hasn't updated the display on the iPad 4 from the stunning Retina display of the iPad 3.
by TrustedReviews (Oct, 2012)

screen size

7"
9.7"
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.
Nexus 7 by Shaun-Russell (Jan, 2013)
The spectacular 9.7 inch Retina Display in Apple's full-size iPad is now matched with a custom System-on-Chip (SoC) that has the graphic muscle to take full advantage of its capabilities.
iPad 4 by Mac-Freak--Paul (Jan, 2013)

screen resolution

Google Nexus 7
Apple iPad 4
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.
Nexus 7 by chrisvioxxx (Dec, 2012)
Now just few days ago I`ve bought iPad 4 (the maximum configuration), it is much faster, good screen resolution, my first impression is very good!
iPad 4 by Vitaly-Chuban (Jan, 2013)

memory

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1 GB
1 GB

camera resolution

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1.2 MP
1.2 MP
2 MP
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).
Nexus 7 by Thaddeus-Cultt (Oct, 2012)
The integrated camera has excellent resolution, as does the video.
iPad 4 by Eagle-Vision

processor

Google Nexus 7
Apple iPad 4
Very fast, it has a really good quad core processor.
Nexus 7 by Flyguy (Jul, 2012)
The faster processor is fantastic and the graphics are beautiful.
iPad 4 by Jason-Gladstone (Apr, 2013)
 

Performance Real world tests of Google Nexus 7 vs Apple iPad 4

cpu speed

1.3 GHz
1.4 GHz
anandtech.com
The new processor is lightening fast!!! I multitasked, played Netflix, and loaded the thing and its speed held great.
Nexus 7 by Shanti--Shanti (Nov, 2012)
At its launch event, Apple SVP Phil Schiller said the A6X offers double the CPU and graphics performance of the A5X, which powers the third-gen iPad.
iPad 4 by The Verge (Oct, 2012)

sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark

Google Nexus 7
Apple iPad 4
iPad 4 @ daringfireball.net
Nexus 7 @ blog.gsmarena.com
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.
Nexus 7 by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)
Apple has touted improved Wi-Fi performance on the new iPad, which could also be contributing — either way, the browser performance is better than ever, though it's not an earth-shattering improvement.
iPad 4 by The Verge (Oct, 2012)

battery life

9 hour
10 hour
It reports about 8 hours of solid use and I must say that so far I haven't seen less than 12 hours.
Nexus 7 by Jay (Feb, 2013)
Battery life is essentially the same since Bluetooth and Wifi are always on with a 75% brightness.
iPad 4 by Eagle-Vision
 

Differences What are the advantages of each

Full specs comparison
Back view of Google Nexus 7

Advantages compared to the Apple iPad 4

More cores Quad core vs Dual core
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
Lighter 340 g vs 652 g
Around 50% lighter
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
Smaller 199 x 120 x 10 mm vs 241 x 186 x 9 mm
More than 40% smaller
Bottom view of Apple iPad 4

Advantages compared to the Google Nexus 7

Significantly more storage capacity 64 GB vs 16 GB
4x more storage capacity; Holds more music, movies and photos
Has a rear camera 5 MP vs None
Most tablets have a rear camera; Can be used like a point-and-shoot camera
Significantly bigger screen 9.7" vs 7"
Around 40% bigger screen
Much higher resolution screen 2048 x 1536 vs 1280 x 800
More than 3x higher resolution screen
Longer battery life 10 hour vs 9 hour
More than 10% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in
Faster sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark 850 ms vs 1,665.9 ms
Around 50% faster sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark; better web browsing experience
Sharper screen 263 ppi vs 215 ppi
More than 20% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images
Marginally newer Nov, 2012 vs Jul, 2012
Release date 3 months later
Faster processor 1.4 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Around 10% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster

Reviews Word on the street

Google Nexus 7

Apple iPad 4
Rated 88%
Read the review (Jun, 2012)
General OS performance was excellent — helped undoubtedly by Android 4.1 and its "Project Butter" initiative which is said to vastly improve touch response and smoothness in Android.
Rated 93%
Read the review (Oct, 2012)
And so too do our test results: I got almost exactly nine hours of continuous Wi-Fi browsing on the Verge Battery Test, which cycles through popular websites and high-res images with the brightness set to 65 percent.
Rated 79% by 903 users at amazon.com
Quality is excellent and the screen resolution is higher than the ipad mini, which doesn't have the retina display.
Rated 100% by by Mikey-likes-it (Dec, 2012)
The battery lasts pretty long, even with wifi turned on, It remained for over a week with low usage and a full day with heavy gaming and video streaming.
Rated 100% by by Abhishek (Dec, 2012)
A few accessories I recommend are a USB adaptor which lets you expand storage by using a thumb drive, a bluetooth speaker like the JBL Flip (great for music streaming and watching movies) on the Nexus 7 and a case (the Blurex N7 case is great).
Rated 100% by by Mikey-likes-it (Dec, 2012)
Rated 87% by 177 users at amazon.com
The IPS display is among the best; other brands do not make a clear IPS screen.
Rated 40% by by M.-J.-Johnson
The display on the screen is fabulous.
Rated 100% by by Sharon (Mar, 2013)
it has great battery life that lastest up to 10 hours or more, screen quality with very clear picture, and good sound thats clear and unmuffled.
Rated 100% by by JFB (Jan, 2013)

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