- 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 4
- Barnes and Noble Nook HD
- Apple iPad mini
- Apple iPad 2
- Amazon Kindle Fire HD
Rated 80% by by Judy (Apr, 2013)Very nice tablet...does what I want with internet and books...tapestries was a bit to understand, and battery life could be better.
Rated 100% by by Omar (Oct, 2012)It's very light and using it is very smooth (Jelly bean and quad core ) , I love it.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Kobo Arc compared to the Google Nexus 7
“7
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
7”
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Rated 100% by by Sivle-M-Xinu (Aug, 2012)The quad-core CPU is really nice as transitions and page loading very fast (this being helped more by Jelly Bean).
screen size
7"
7"
Nexus 7 by yesindeedie1 (Oct, 2012)The display is good and I like the 7" size in that I can hold it in one hand with ease while reading.
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.
memory
| 0 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 1.3 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).
processor
Nexus 7 by John-AstonThe Novo 7 Fire / Flame has a Dual Core processor that is fast - making web browsing quick; and so is using Apps like a trial version of the new MS Office Suite for Android that Microsoft officially releases next month; as well as using processing-intense programs such as 3D games - which work well with no lag time - based on some of the popular titles I tested out.
Performance Real world tests of Kobo Arc vs Google Nexus 7
cpu speed
Nexus 7 by D.L.C (Aug, 2012)Resolution is expected to be bumped up to 1920 x 1080, new Qualcomm Snapdragon processor for increased speed, 2 gigs of RAM, a back camera, and for the cellular plan, LTE.
battery life
10 hour
9 hour
Nexus 7 by rabbi (Jul, 2012)Good display of 1920 x 800, tegra 3, long battery life, front facing camera, corning glass, GPS, you even get a free $25 for use in google play.
Differences What are the advantages of each
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 | |||
| Longer battery life | 10 hour | vs | 9 hour |
| More than 10% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in | |||
| Supports Adobe Flash | Yes (Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) | vs | No (Android 4.1 Jelly Bean) |
| Somewhat common; Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash | |||
| Faster processor | 1.5 GHz | vs | 1.3 GHz |
| Around 20% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Marginally newer | Nov, 2012 | vs | Jul, 2012 |
| Release date 3 months later | |||
Advantages compared to the Kobo Arc
| More cores | Quad core | vs | Dual core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Has a light sensor | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Automatically adjust screen brightness for environmental factors | |||
| Has a compass | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Great for maps and navigation apps | |||
| Has a GPS | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Get directions and navigation, geotag photos | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Kobo Arc | Google Nexus 7 | ||
 |   Rated by 4 users at amazon.com | Rated by 903 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by CaptainBrown Rated 60% by by Erika-D.-Evans (Jan, 2013) Rated 60% by by Michigan-Shopper (Sep, 2012) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Apple iPad 4 Faster sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark |
 | 2 | Barnes and Noble Nook HD Longest battery life |
 | 4 | Apple iPad 2 2-way tie: Biggest screen |
 | 5 | Amazon Kindle Fire HD Newest on the market |
 | 6 | BlackBerry PlayBook Really high resolution front camera |
 | 7 | Kobo Vox 2-way tie: Supported card formats |
 | 8 | Lenovo Ideatab S2107A 5-way tie: Supports Flash |
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March 29, 2013
Kobo arc or Google nexus 7
I wanna buy either the kobo arc or the google nexus 7 but I'm not sure which one is better. My main purpose would be reading on it and organization is key . So which one should I get.
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