Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 8.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Apple Lenovo
Announced June 2012 October 2013 October 2014
Status Available - July 2012 Available - November 2013 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 17,177 ($252.60) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Space Gray, Silver Platinum
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
210 x 149 x 7 mm
(8.27 x 5.87 x 0.28 in)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 419 g (14.78 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE- all models -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Built-in 3-stage Kickstand

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2 iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.86 GHz, Intel Atom Z3745
GPU ULP GeForce PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) -
RAM 1 GB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.9 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.45% 71.76% 59.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker no yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.2 MP 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Video-calling Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G N/A DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML, HTML5 HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) -
Capacity 4325 mAh - 6400 mAh
Stand by 300 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 18 h (3G)