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Nexus 7 vs Ipad 3: Complete List

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cyprusx:
Nexus 7 AU$299 16GB

More portable
Easier one handed use
Ergonomic
Much lighter
NFC
Proximity Sensor
GPS
Better voice assistant (faster, better Voice, accurate)
Better search bar
dedicated digital buttons
True multitasking
advanced notification system
Open system
More free apps
Faster charging
More sharing options
Better google integration
16:10 format
Launchers
Lock screens
Live wallpapers
Widgets
Music/Video players
Messaging/keyboard apps
More Durable
microusb support
Slightly Better performance, it does benchmark higher than the ipad when doing heavy usage task, due to quad core gpu
better for gaming (desirable form factor, weight)
better for reading ebooks (desirable form factor, weight)
faster booting
Better battery life
Easier scaling from Phone apps

Total: 31


Ipad 3 AU$539 16GB

Natural Whites
Viewing angles
Bigger screen - Better Viewing
-Documents
-Photos
-Web browsing
-Videos
Thinner
Higher PPi
Rear facing camera
Much better Front facing camera
Better gestures
Apple integration
More accessories
less ad-ware on AppStore
4x AppStore Devs
Better optimized tablet apps
Premium Feel
Better Audio?

Total: 19

Undo:
First, let me say I am not an iPad fan (yet) and I own a Nexus 7.

Your lists are very subjective. It really depends on what you want to do with your device, where and how. The iPad does have GPS. You can do web browsing on the Nexus 7. I don't know why some of the items ended up on one list but not the other.

But thanks.

Portsider:
You forgot the most glaring Apple advantage, Cyprusx....................overconfident, overly smug, sometimes condescending fanboys!  ;)

Zell:
I think comparing the N7 to the iPad is like comparing apples (pardon the pun) and oranges.  They're two different beasts and serve different purposes in many ways.  I have an iPad2 and a iPhone4 and am very linked-in to iTunes with and other Apple services.  If Apple comes out with an iPad Mini like I'm hearing, it will be very tempting to sell my N7 and get a Mini -- if the price is right.  Although one of the things I really like about the N7 is that it's on a different OS than what I'm used to and that's kind of fun.  For me, the huge advantage of the N7 is its size and that it's linked-in to Google, which I'm a huge fan. 

Scott99:

--- Quote from: Zell on July 31, 2012, 11:16:45 AM ---I think comparing the N7 to the iPad is like comparing apples and oranges.  They're two different beasts and serve different purposes in many ways.  I have an iPad2 and a iPhone4 and am very linked-in to iTunes with and other Apple services.  If Apple comes out with an iPad Mini like I'm hearing, it will be very tempting to sell my N7 and get a Mini -- if the price is right.  Although one of the things I really like about the N7 is that it's on a different OS than what I'm used to and that's kind of fun.  For me, the huge advantage of the N7 is its size and that it's linked-in to Google, which I'm a huge fan.

--- End quote ---

I'm kinda in the same boat, in that I'm a HUGE Apple fan.  I never bought an iPad, because I can pretty much do the same thing with my iPhone 4, and I could never justify the $500+ price tag. Did I want one ? Sure, but I refused to spend that much. THEN, around Christmas, I saw the Kindle Fire, I messed around with it, and because I liked and, and because of the price point, I could justify $200 for a tablet. Then I saw the Nexus 7, and realized, this is a different league completely, at the same price point. I've since sold my Amazon Fire, which felt like an Apple product, due to the fact it was a pretty closed platform (especially app and gamewise on Amazon market). The Nexus 7, even though there isn't the sheer amount of apps to chose from like on Apple products, at least feels more like an open platform (even without rooting), and I find it's one of the things I like (I like EVERYTHING about my Nexus 7).

So even if Apple comes out with a mini, regardless of price, they'll be hard pressed to come out with a better product than the Nexus 7, at the same price point.

As far as the list by the OP, I'm not sure I agree with everything, including the final totals.

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