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.
12 Comments
Where do I get a Nexus 7 here at the Philippines? Does Google/Asus ships them here?
Nexus 7 2 is really an iPad mini killah.
Nexus 7 II For The Win!! Price, Specs , Build Quality, And Fast OS Updates!!
ipad mini! APPLE i want it! :)
Better price and better quality. Nexus 7. I think ill buy this once it is released in the philippines. From what i know ipad mini 2 will not be release this year, i think early 2014.