Google's Nexus, Apple's iPad Mini and Kindle Fire HD are some of the best 7 inch tables in the market. Confused about which one to pick up? Read on for a review of the best features each device has to offer to see which one suits your needs the most.
The Kindle Fire HD 7-inch tablet comes in 16Gb or 32GB. It runs on a custom Android operating system. It has a 1280 x 800 HD display with polarizing filter and anti-glare technology for rich color and deep contrast from any viewing angle. It features Dolby Digital audio and dual-driver stereo speakers. Amazon says that its dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi allows for 40 percent faster downloads and streaming compared to the iPad 3. It has a 1.2 Ghz dual-core processor with Imagination PowerVR 3D graphics core with free unlimited cloud storage for Amazon content. It also has reduced screen glare. The 16GB model costs $199.
The Nexus 7 has a 7-inch HD display with a Back-lit IPS display and scratch-resistant Coming(R) glass with 1,280 x 800 pixels resolution. It runs on Nvidia Tegra 3 processor and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It has 8/16GB internal storage and 1GB of RAM. It also has a 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera and features NFC and GPS. It has a 4325 mAh battery that runs up to 8 hours of active use. 16GB sells for $199, the 32GB Wi-Fi version costs $249, and the 32GB with Wi-Fi, HSPA+ and AT&T service asks $299.99
The iPad Mini has a 7.9-inch IPS LCD screen and runs on Apple's new iOS 6 software. It is 23 percent thinner than the fourth-generation iPad. It has a display screen resolution of 1,024 x 768 and has a 35 percent larger display area than the Google Nexus 7. It has an A5 dual-core chip, 5 megapixel iSight camera on the rear of the tablet which can shoot 1080p HD video, 4G LTE and Wi-Fi support as. It comes with a FaceTime HD camera and 10 hours of battery life. It has Wi-Fi that is twice as fast as previous generation iPads. It costs $329 for the 16GB model.