Google Nexus 7 (2013)

Google has launched its latest version of the Google Nexus 7 tablet, in its first serious attempt to take on the iPad Mini.The new model is thinner, lighter and has an improved screen compared to its previous incarnation, launched last year.The Nexus 7 is, without doubt, the best non-Apple tablet on the market.

Key features:

1. 7" LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, 16M colors
2. Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
3. 1.5 GHz quad-core Krait CPU, Adreno 320 GPU, 2GB of RAM, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset
4. 5 MP autofocus camera with face detection; 1080p video recording @ 30fps
5. Wireless charging (Qi charging standard)
6. 1.2MP front-facing camera
7. 16/32GB internal storage
8. Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n support
9. Optional LTE support
10. NFC connectivity
11. Bluetooth v4.0 LE
12. microUSB port with USB host and TV-out (1080p) support, MHL, charging
13. Accelerometer, gyroscope and proximity sensor
14. Built-in stereo speakers
15. Thin and light construction; solid build quality

The screen is the Nexus 7’s killer feature, and it’s amazing.It’s hugely impressive, and breathtaking. The display's resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels is the highest available on a compact tablet at the moment.The resulting pixel density of 323ppi eclipses the Retina display equipped Apple iPad's 264ppi, and completely wipes the floor with the 162ppi of the 7.9" iPad Mini or even the 216ppi of the Amazon Kindle Fire HD. Google's own Nexus 10 is the only tablet that's close to what the Nexus 7 offers, with a pixel density of 299ppi.