We pit the Apple iPad Mini 2 and Google Nexus 7 to see which device is better.

Display

The iPad Mini 2 has a LED-backlit IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1536 x 2048 and ppi of 324. While the Google Nexus 7 has an LED-backlit IPS LCD display with a resolution of 800 x 1280 and pie of 216.

Hardware

Under the hood, the Google Nexus 7 runs on an NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor clocked at 1.2 GHz, while the iPad Mini 2 runs on an Apple A7 processor clocked at 1.3 GHz.

Furthermore, the iPad Mini 2 has a 1GB of RAM DDR3 and it has a PowerVR G6430 GPU, while the Google Nexus 7 has a 1GB of RAM and it has a ULP GeForce GPU.

Storage

The Google Nexus 7 has 8, 16, 32GB of variants and it does not offer a memory expansion. In comparison, the iPad Mini 2 has 16, 32, 64 and 128GB and it does not also offer a memory expansion. 

Camera

The iPad Mini 2 has a 5MP camera at the back and a 1.2MP camera on the front. The camera has Geo tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR and among others. However, the Google Nexus 7 has a 1.2MP camera at the back and it does not offer a camera on the front. It can record videos at 720p and has other photography features you can explore with.

Battery and Price

The Nexus 7 has a 4325 mAh, while the iPad Mini 2 has 6470 mAh.

Meanwhile, the Google Nexus 7 costs $204, while the iPad Mini 2 costs $304 according to Amazon.

So which device is better, the Google Nexus 7 or the iPad Mini 2? Sound off your comments below!