Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Apple Apple
Announced June 2012 October 2012 October 2012
Status Available - July 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black Black/Slate, White/Silver Black, White
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 7.2 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in)
241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 308 g (10.86 oz) 652 g (23 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A N/A
3G Network N/A N/A N/A
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , 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 6 iOS 6
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A6X
GPU ULP GeForce PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR SGX554MP4 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.9 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.45% 71.76% 65.01%
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 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Video-calling Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No No
Edge No No No
3G N/A No N/A
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes No No
Browser HTML, HTML5 HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No

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 Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4325 mAh 16.3 Wh 11,560 mAh
Stand by 300 h - Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h Up to 10 h