Categories: Future Tech

The iPad Mini vs. The Competition: Fight!

The traditional trail of  inventory listings, leaked casings and internal components have teased us enough: it’s finally time to get down to the nitty gritty specs, and see how Apple’s latest (and daintiest) iPad shapes up to the competition. We’ve collected a trio of like-sized slabs to pit the device against, just for the fun of it. Read on to see how it stacks up against its peers.

 

iPad Mini

Nexus 7

7-Inch Kindle Fire HD

Nook HD

OS iOS 6.0 Android 4.1 Android 4.0 Android 4.0
Display 7.9-inch
LED-backlit IPS, 163 PPI
7-inch
IPS display, 216 PPI
7-inch LCD IPS, 216 PPI 7-inch LCD IPS, 243 PPI
Resolution 1,024 x 768 1,280 x 800 1,280 x 800 1,440 x 900
Processor Dual-core A5 1.7GHz quad-core
NVIDIA Tegra 3
Dual-core 1.2GHz TI OMAP4 4460 Dual-Core 1.3GHz TI OMAP 4470
Memory 1GB 1GB 1GB 1GB
Storage 16GB / 32GB /64GB 8GB / 16GB 16GB / 32GB 8GB / 16GB + microSD
Ports Lightning connector, 3.5mm audio micro USB,
3.5mm audio
microSD, micro HDMI, 3.5mm audio 30-pin connector,
3.5mm audio
Front camera FaceTime HD 1.2-megapixel HD None
Rear camera 5-megapixel
1080p video
None None None
Cellular radio Optional LTE None None None
WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n 802.11a/b/g/n 802.11a/b/g/n 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0
Accelerometer Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gyroscope Yes Yes Yes Yes
Battery 10 hours 4,325mAh 4,400mAh 4,050mAh
Thickness 7.2mm 10.45mm 10.3mm 11mm
Weight 308g
(0.68 pounds)
340g
(0.75 pounds)
395g
(0.87 pounds)
315g
(0.69 pounds)
Pricing $329 (16GB WiFi)
$459 (16GB LTE)
$429 (32GB)
$559 (32GB LTE)
$519 (64GB)
$659 (64GB LTE)
$199 (8GB)
$249 (16GB)
$199 (16GB)
$249 (32GB)
$199 (8GB)
$229 (16GB)
Availability November 2nd Available now Available Now Available now

Prateek Panda

Prateek is the Founder of TheTechPanda. He's passionate about technology startups and entrepreneurship and enjoys speaking to new founders every day. Prateek has also been consistently regarded as one of the top marketing experts in the region.

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