Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G vs Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Dell Venue 7

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Asus Dell
Announced March 2011 June 2012 October 2013
Status Available - March 2011 Available - July 2012 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
193 x 118 x 9.6 mm
(7.6 x 4.65 x 0.38 in)
Weight 607 g (21.41 oz) 340 g (11.99 oz) 234 g (8.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 ULP GeForce -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 59.45% 62.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes no yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels 1.2 MP 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features No Video-calling Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSDPA; HSUPA N/A HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh)
Capacity 6930 mAh (25 Wh) 4325 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h -