Gadgets24.10.2012

iPad Mini vs Nexus 7 vs Galaxy Tab 2 hardware comparison

iPad Mini

Apple announced the iPad Mini at a special event in San Jose, California on Tuesday evening (23 October 2012).

The device competes head-on with the likes of the Google Nexus 7 (which is made by Asus), Amazon‘s Kindle Fire, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0.

Unfortunately, Amazon’s content ecosystem that the Kindle Fire depends on is not available in South Africa, nor is the device itself available through an official distribution channel.

For this reason it is excluded from the comparison below.

The Nexus 7 is available through Asus’ South African distribution channel at a recommended retail price of R2,999 for the 16GB model. It is Wi-Fi only and the cheaper 8GB model has not yet been announced locally.

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 has been available in South Africa for somewhat longer than the Nexus 7 and the model with both Wi-Fi and 3G support sells for R4,789 from Samsung SA’s own online store.

iPad Mini, Nexus 7 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0

iPad Mini, Nexus 7 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0

Specifications iPad Mini Nexus 7 Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0
Operating System iOS 6 Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Display 7.9-inch 1024×768 IPS 7″ WXGA (1280×800) IPS 7″ WVGA (1024×600) PLS
Rear camera 5MP None 3MP
Front camera 1.2MP 1.2 MP VGA (0.3MP)
Storage, internal 16/32/64GB 16 GB 16GB
Storage, expandable None None microSD (32GB)
Dimensions 200 x 134.7 x 7.2mm 198.5 x 120 x 10.45mm 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5mm
Weight 308g (Wi-Fi) / 312g (LTE) 340g 345g
Chipset Apple A5 Nvidia Tegra 3 TI OMAP 4430
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz quad-core 1GHz dual core
Battery 16.3Wh 4,325mAh 4,000mAh
Mobile data HSPA+ and LTE None 21 Mbps HSPA+
US price $329 for 16GB (Wi-Fi only)
$459 for 16GB (LTE)
$199 for 8GB
$249 for 16GB
$199 for 8GB (W-Fi only)
SA price Unannounced R3,000 for 16GB R4,789 for 16GB (3G)
* Samsung pricing from their own online store

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