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 |
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