The Amazon Kindle Fire and Google Nexus 7 reinvented the 7 inch tablet market by making their devices extremely affordable. With the release of the Apple iPad mini, Apple is trying to prove to us that customers will be willing to spend extra money on their products based on its build quality and not on its internal hardware.
Do you agree with Apple's assumption? Watch the following video comparison and see how the two devices fair against each other.
The iPad Mini is the more expensive of the two, starting at $329 for the 16GB WiFi model. At higher price points, more storage and LTE connectivity is available. The device features a 7.9 inch display with a 1024 x 768 resolution which has a 162 ppi pixel density and it is powered by A5 dual-core chip with 512MB of RAM.
The Nexus 7 is just $199 for 16GB. You can double the storage for $249, then add HSPA+ data (coming soon) for another $50. The device has a 7.0 inch display with a 1280x800 resolution which has a 215ppi pixel density and is powered by a quad-core Tegra 3 CPU with 1GB of RAM. Which device do you prefer? Share your thoughts below.
source - PocketNow (YouTube)