The iPad mini vs. the competition: fight!
By Sean Buckley posted Oct 23rd 2012 2:12PM
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.
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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
1.2GHz 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
802.11b/g/n
802.11a/b/g/n
802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth
4.0
3.0
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)
(w/special offers)
$199 (8GB)
$229 (16GB)
Availability
November 2nd
(WiFi version)
Available now
Available Now
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