With the refresh of the Nexus 7 tablet, Google has a solid offering that has a very good chance at taking the crown from the iPad mini as the best tablet on any platform. The newly announced Nexus 7 (2013) simply has the better screen, the better price and also the better processor and the bigger RAM compared to the iPad mini.
Specifically, the Nexus 7 (2013) has a sharper 1920×1200-pixel display (323ppi), which clearly blows away the Apple iPad mini’s 1024×768 resolution (163ppi) display. The New Nexus 7 is powered by 1.5-GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 320 graphics card while the iPad mini has a dual-core Apple A5 processor with 512MB of RAM.
In terms of pricing, the new Nexus 7 is priced at a cheaper $229 compared to the more expensive $329 iPad mini. The two tablets have similar 8-megapixel rear cameras and 1.2-megapixel front facing shooters. The only advantage of the iPad mini over the new Nexus 7 is the screen size since it has a 7.9-inch display compared to the smaller 7-inch display on the latter.
Here are the specs comparison between the Nexus 7 (2013) and the iPad mini.
Google Nexus 7 (2013) vs. iPad mini: Specs and Price Comparison
Google Nexus 7 (2013) | iPad mini | |
Display | 7.0-inch IPS LCD |
7.85-inch IPS LCD |
Resolution | 1920 x 1200 (323 ppi) |
1024 x 768 (163 ppi) |
Processor | 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro |
1GHz dual-core A5 processor |
GPU | Adreno 320 | PowerVR SGX543MP2 |
RAM | 2GB | 512 MB |
Storage | 16GB / 32GB | 16GB / 32GB / 64GB |
Rear camera | 5-megapixel | 5-megapixel |
Front camera | 1.2-megapixel | 1.2-megapixel |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, dual-antenna |
Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
Network | No | GPRS / EDGE / UMTS / LTE |
NFC | Yes | No |
Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
Height Width Thickness |
201 mm 114 mm 8 mm |
200 mm 134.7 mm 7.2 mm |
Weight | 318 grams | 308 grams |
OS | Android 4.3 Jelly Bean | Apple iOS 7 |
Price | $229 / $269 (Wi-Fi) $349 (32GB Cellular) |
$329 / $429 / $529$459 / $559 / $659 (Cellular) |
The Google Nexus 7 (2013) is clearly better than the iPad mini, in terms of hardware that is. The OS platform is a different matter altogether.
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iPad mini vs Nexus7 to Compare
Google and Apple have been competing in mobile for a few years now, and it has reached a point where users of any skill level could switch from one OS to the other with very little difficulty. Both options offer an impressive user experience with app stores filled with more quality apps than anyone could reasonably expect to download and install, much less use.
The biggest differences now are with hardware, specifically display quality, performance, and battery life. With that in mind, you can, and should, consider the 7-inch tablet competition as the Retina iPad mini versus the Nexus 7.
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Nexus 7 for me, really great value for money with clearly better specs than the ipad mini!