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Nexus 7 vs Nexus 10: How do they compare
Initially unveiled during Google’s annual developer conference in June 2012, Nexus 7 was only made available in Singapore at the end of September. Looking at today’s pace of product rollout and innovation, 3 months lag between product unveiling and its availability seems like a long long time. Less than one month after Nexus 7 release in Singapore, Google unveiled Nexus 10.
When I talked to most people, not many can pinpoint exactly what are the main differences between Nexus 7 and 10, other than their screen sizes. Obviously, based on the number alone, we can tell that Nexus 7 is a 7-inch device while Nexus 10 is a 10-inch device. Does the size of the device alone justify the US$200 price difference between the two? Absolutely not. There are significant differences between the two and they are best summarized in the table below.
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| Screen Dimension | 7″ | 10.055″ |
| Screen Resolution | 1280×800 | 2560×1600 |
| Screen Pixel Density | 216ppi | 300ppi |
| Screen Material | Corning glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 2 |
| Number of Cameras | 1 | 2 |
| Rear Camera | N.A. | 5MP |
| Front Camera | 1.2MP | 1.9MP |
| WiFi | Yes | Yes (MIMO) |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
| 3G HSPA+ | Optional | No |
| Storage | 16GB | 32GB | 16GB | 32GB |
| RAM | 1GB | 2GB |
| CPU | NVDIA® Tegra® 3 Quad-core | Dual-core A15 |
| GPU | N.A. | Mali T604 |
| OS | Android 4.1 Jelly Bean | Android 4.2 Jelly Bean |
| Connectivity | Micro USB | Micro USB Magnetic Pogo Pin Charger Micro HDMI 3.5mm headphone jack |
| Battery | 4,325mAh | 9,000 mAh |
| Weight | 340g | 603g |
From the table comparison above, it is easy to see the differences between Nexus 7 and Nexus 10. In plain words, Nexus 10 has a bigger screen, twice higher screen resolution with much higher pixel density, twice the number of camera and twice the RAM size of Nexus 7. In terms of OS, Nexus 10 comes with a newer version of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Nexus 10 is a computing beast equipped with A15 and dedicated GPU which is non-present in Nexus 7.
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These are features that I think set the two Nexus apart. How much do you pay for these additional features? US$200 if you bought it from the U.S. Play Store. I’m not sure how much will it convert to S$. My guess is somewhere between S$300 to S$350. Since the 16GB Nexus 7 is selling at S$399, we could be looking at S$749-S$849 when Nexus 10 makes its landing in Singapore.