It is again that time of the year when the juggernauts of operating systems, iOS and Android put their best foot forward with their mini tablets. Google has launched the extremely high value for money Nexus 7 and Apple has launched the iPad Mini 2 with Retina Display. A lot many tablets are coming into the arena, thereby increasing options for the customers. We think it is time to compare a few and determine the best choices. Let us have a comparative look at the Apple iPad Mini 2 and the Google Nexus 7 (2013):

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ipad-mini-2-in-indiaBuilt: The dimensions of iPad Mini 2 are 135 x 200 x 7.5 mm and it weighs about 331 and 341 grams (Wi-Fi only and Wi-Fi + cellular variant, respectively). Where as, the dimensions of the Nexus 7 are 120 x 199 x 8.65 mm and it weighs approximately 290 grams and 299 grams (Wi-Fi only and 32 GB + mobile data variant, respectively). Both of them are pretty handy and none of them feels like a weight to carry around so it’s a tie.

Display: iPad Mini 2 offers a 7.9 inch display with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a pixel density of 326 ppi which is better in all aspects as compared to the Nexus 7 (2013)’s 7 inch touch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and a pixel density of 323 ppi. Its not about the pixel density and the Retina Display surges ahead of the full HD display.