There are many tablets on the market to choose from this holiday season. Two of those tablets are Apple's iPad 4 and Google, Samsung Nexus 10 tablet.
Specs
The iPad 4 comes with the same 9.7-inch Retina display as the third generation iPad but with an A6X processor, which is twice as fast as A5, and a 1024 x 768 resolution. It has the next generation ISP with 10 hours of battery life and a FaceTime HD camera with 720p. It has WiFi 802.11n, which is twice as fast, and also comes with the new lightening dock connector and enhanced LTE. It sells for $499 for the 16 GB Wi-Fi only version, and $629 for the LTE version.
The new Nexus 10 tablet features a 10.05-inch display with a resolution of 2,560x1,600 versus the iPad's resolution of 2,048x1,536 and a 300 ppi with a WQXGA Gorilla Glass 2 screen. It will have nine hours of continuous battery life and feature a 5MP rear-camera and a 1.9MP front-camera. It has 2GB of RAM and a 9,000 mAh battery. The tablet will also have micro USB and micro HDMI ports and has advanced MIMO WiFi, 4x faster than normal WiFi, according to Google Play, and runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. It comes with both 16GB and Wi-Fi for $399.99 or 32GB with Wi-Fi for $499.99. It has a release date of Nov. 13.
Competition
Nexus 10 is a high-end tablet that was basically designed to compete with iPad.
"People increasingly have more than one device, and they switch between them many times a day. Nexus - Google's hardware line for Android devices - gets rid of the hassle," Google's Senior Vice President of Android, Andy Rubin, said in a Google post, according to ABCNews. "Just sign in with your Google Account and everything is there ready to go, whatever device you're using: photos, emails, contacts, bookmarks, your entertainment on Google Play."
In a comparison by iDesignTimes, the Nexus 10 is thinner and lighter than the iPad 4 despite having a larger screen. However, the iPad 4 "remains the most visually impressive tablet on the market" because of its curved edges and aesthetic design including aluminum black panel, along with its "futuristic and sleek" design.
The Nexus 10 has a better display with its Super PLS LCD screen with 2560x1600 pixel resoluation and 300 ppi vs iPad 4's Retina Display LC multi-touch screen with 2048x1536 and 264 ppi.
Also, the Nexus 10's ARM next-generation Cortex-A15 processor is more powerful than the iPad 4's A6X processor. The fifth-gen dual core Samsung Exynos 5250 chipset that runs at 1.7Ghz and 2GB RAM. Apple's new tablet has 1GB RAM with a PowerVR SGX543MP4 quad-core graphic processing unit with 1.4Ghz.
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean vs Apple's latest software, iOS 6, is more of a personal choice.
"The real difference is that while Apple provides a carefully constructed and cultivated mobile experience, Android offers an open source software that can easily manipulated by the tech-savy user. So if you enjoy Apple's devices you should stick with them, but if you wish you had more control over your smartphone or tablet Android may be the better choice," iDesignTimes said.
Overall, the Nexus 10 has a better display and processor, bigger, and probably most important of all, it's cheaper for better.
It looks like Apple may be running out of steam for its new products though.
Reports surfaced about short lines for the new iPad Mini, which was very surprising. There were also short lines for the iPad 4; only a few customers were eager to get the new products.
According to Nasdaq, only about 15 people were on line for the new devices in Detroit, 13 for the iPad Mini and two for the iPAd 4. The two were there to turn in their iPad 3 for the newest device.
"I just got the [iPad] 3 a couple weeks ago," said Jennifer Novak, the first person in line. "I of course said, 'They probably won't come out with anything new.' And they did, so they let me return [the iPad 3]. Since I'm going to have it for a while, I figured I might as well get in line for the 4."
Muhammad Amin was there for the iPad Mini, but wasn't getting an iPad 4.
"I'm not gonna get the iPad 4 because I don't see much of a difference even though I'll probably get, you know, like, murdered for not getting the newest one," he said. "But that's fine."
He went on to say, "What they do need to do is come out with a new iPad in March like they've always had, because this one wasn't an update. Nothing changed. It's the same body style they had two years ago. It's the same exact look. That's the problem."
So, of these two tablets, which one is better for you? Sound off below!
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