We have with us the second generation compact tablet Apple , the iPad mini , which has been presented a few hours ago by the iPad Air . The first generation of the tablet was characterized by a striking design that won, even though certain shortcomings in technical specifications , make a success of sales. The second generation has left behind once these shortcomings but how about stop out if faced with compact tablet Google ? We show you a comparative facing the features of the two most popular compact tablets, iOS referents and Android , respectively: iPad mini Retina and new Nexus 7 .
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Design
If there is one aspect of the first generation of iPad mini which was unanimously praised undoubtedly was his design , with a thickness actually reduced and a size similar to that of 7-inch tablets, though incorporating a screen of nearly 8 inches. We can say that the second generation comes in this direction with the homework done, so that the Cupertino not have been forced to introduce any major change. Google and Asus , however, they have had to strive to improve this section in the second generation of Nexus 7 , whose side frames are have narrowed considerably, making it more comfortable to hold with one hand. As with the first generation of both tablets, the Apple continues to gain in materials (metal shell plastic against the the new Nexus 7 ) and colors available: silver gray / white and gr ay space / black.
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Dimensions
Incorporating Retina display has been an increase, as expected, the thickness of iPad mini , but it is noteworthy that this has been very minimal, from 7.3 mm to 7.5 mm , and still well below that of new Nexus 7 , with 8.7 mm . In regard to the length and width are again almost identical, despite the larger screen size Tablet Apple are the same length (20 cm ) iPad and Retina mini is only slightly wider ( 13.47 cm 11.4 cm in front ). By weight, however, the advantage is on this occasion to Google Tablet : 290 grams against 331 grams .
dir=”ltr”>Google set new records in pixel density when they presented the new Nexus 7 , because with its 7-inch screen resolution of 1920 x 1200 stood at 323 PPI , but Apple this time he has managed this time to catch up (the resolution of the first iPad mini was less than the first Nexus 7 , as you remember) when mounting the expected finally Retina display on your tablet compact, with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 , get a pixel density of 326 PPI .
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Performance
The new Nexus 7 mounted a powerful Snapdragon S4 Pro quad core to 1.5 GHz , with Adreno 320 GPU that while not a next generation processor is more than enough to ensure a great fluidity. Despite this good thing to Google Tablet , it is clear that the incorporation of powerful A7 of 64 bits in the new iPad mini Retina , in view of the excellent results of this processor benchmarks, it gives a clear advantage. In the section of RAM, however, Google Tablet prboablemente is superior, thanks to 2 GB, since, though not yet have this information for Apple , is virtually certain to be 1 GB . Have to wait and performance tests to see how much actually takes advantage Retina iPad mini in terms of power.
dir=”ltrR 21;>The new Nexus 7 is available only with two different storage capacities, 16GB and 32GB , while the mini iPad Retina can be achieved with up to 128 GB , an amount hard really spectacular for a compact tablet. Unfortunately, as you know, this is not the strength nor the Apple devices or the Google , who want to encourage the use of its storage services in the cloud, so that none of the two tablets will have the option to extend the space via micro-SD game (at the end of the day, the price of iPad mini Retina with 128 GB will be 659 euros , and that no mobile connection).
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House
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iPad mini was certainly the device that returned the stage to the rear cameras on tablets of 7 inches, making even the new Nexus 7 count with a primary camera of 5MP and can record 1080p at 30fps in addition to the 1.2 MP front . The improvement in this section of the new generation of iPad mini not too spectacular, so both tablets are fairly matched.
dir=”ltr”>As always, we must take into account that the autonomy of tablets depend on both the battery and consumption, so the best reference is always independent tests. For now, we can only compare the data of the battery capacity new Nexus 7 ( 3950 mAh ) with estimates of Apple (which must recognize that they have always been pretty close to reality) and point to 10 hours continuous video playback for iPad mini .
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Price
This is the section that Google devices are harder to beat, but the Cupertino have never seemed too concerned about competing in terms of nothing but quality and design. In fact, the mini iPad Retina is a significant price increase from the first generation, selling from 389 euro the model with connection Wi-Fi and 509 euros model with mobile connection . The new Nexus 7 , meanwhile, can be obtained by 229 euros with 16 GB of storage capacity, while the 32 GB and 3G reaches 349 euros . Given that the model with 32GB Tablet Google costs 269 euros and the iPad mini the same storage capacity reaches 479 euros , it is clear that also the increase in pri ce every time we double the hard disk is much higher. Overall, the iPad mini Retina seems to offer better specs , especially at the processor, but the price difference is significant.
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