Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display

Asus Google Nexus 7
asus google nexus 7
Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display
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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Apple
Announced June 2012 October 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Available - November 2013
Colors Black Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor 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)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE- all models
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

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

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No 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
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

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