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what's up cries fight fans i'm brian tong and the two seven inch tablet kings are finally ready to duke it out it's a prize five foot shout between the iPad Mini with Retina display and the new Nexus 7 our judges for this fight are senior editor Eric the tank man Franklin associate editor Xiomara knocked out Blanco and you know who can't go wrong Tom will take all three judges blind scores and average them out to the nearest tenth of a point the final prize fight score will be an average of all rounds between the same system let's get ready to rumble round one is design the iPad Mini retina finally brings the upgrade people have been waiting for with its 7.9 inch Retina display at 326 pixels per inch its design is still superior with an all-metal body weighing in at 331 grams with clean edges and a 4 by 3 screen ratio but it's a lower color gamut is noticeable when matched up side by side now the new Nexus 7 brings a slightly thicker but lighter design at 290 grams with its plastic body and rubber backing but we all missed the leathery feel from the first gen its 7-inch 323 pixels print screen is just a sharp to the naked eye but it brings a fuller color gamut that's more vibrant with its 16 by 9 ratio that's also brighter design is in the eye of the beholder but the retina minis bigger screen and sleeker design get smooth edge with the 4.3 took for next round is controls and user interface the iPad Mini retina brings iOS 7 and it will always be the easiest pick-up-and-play interface the home button has multiple functions to access current apps and a few basic settings or you can hold it for Siri get me tickets to frozen Cheers frozen plating today I could get tickets for you you'll also have a notifications pull down from the top and Control Center from the bottom up but its lack of customization is limiting the new Nexus 7 brings the latest pure KitKat 4.4 experience with multiple users and restricted profiles for family members androids customization for widgets and putting folders in the dock isn't going away notifications started in Android before anyone else swiping from the bottom up get you Google now and swiping from the top right and down get you quick access to your key settings now it may not be as user friendly but customization is key here and the Nexus 7 takes this round 4.3 took 4 so after averaging 2 rounds we're tied next round is paper-boat tablets packed Wi-Fi Bluetooth and 4G LTE options but you won't find any memory expansion slots here the retina comes in 16 32 64 and 128 gig flavors with the newest a7 dual-core processor that's on par with the full sized iPad air now Siri has a prettier interface but Google now is still better and Apple's maps have improved a lot you can view the content that's on your iPad Mini 2 a TV set connected with an Apple TV if you live in the Apple ecosystem and it's still that ecosystem that's Apple's strongest feature with its App Store that really has the most tablet dedicated apps now the new Nexus 7 comes with 16 or 32 gigs of storage and a quad-core Snapdragon s4 pro processor that delivers but we're talking about the most feature packed 7-inch tablet here who will now search and commands are unmatched in speed and accuracy compared to Siri Google Maps is still more reliable than Apple's you'll have gesture typing by tracing over letters to make words Android Beam brings NFC capabilities and you can now stream some of your content wirelessly to a television set with the chromecast it also brings surround sound speakers that the iPad is still lacking and the new Nexus 7 even supports wireless charging the Nexus 7 shines here with a perfect 5 and the iPad Mini gets a 4 next round is web browsing and multimedia Google's new Nexus 7 brings the best mobile browsing with Chrome it has an incognito mode for private browsing and syncs your bookmarks across devices the iPad Mini brings Safari which is just as solid with a snappy pinch and zoom cloud syncing of bookmarks on other eye devices and its own private browsing mode but chrome works on both platforms and it's our browser of choice now video quality looks great on these two tablets but the new Nexus 7 has the edge with its brighter screen and fuller color gamut that's noticeable and it's 16 by 9 resolution makes the iPad minis 4 by 3 res look like a lot of wasted space at times but if you're talking web browsing then the iPad Mini gets the edge now the multimedia gap between the iTunes Store and Google Play Store has really closed but Apple still brings more exclusive content overall BOE tablets have front-facing cameras and 5 megapixel rear cameras that shoot 1080p video but how many of you actually use them for this in public well actually a lot of you now this round could go either way and we're calling it a tie at 4.3 points a piece it's after averaging 4 rounds the new Nexus has a slight lead round 5 is performance both of these tablets feel fast and snappy overall but we'd give the iPad Mini retina the real world edge with pinching and zooming in apps and overall it's just a hair faster now benchmarks don't mean everything but the Geekbench 3 benchmarks show a significant advantage with the iPad Mini retina in single core and multi-core processor performance over the new Nexus 7 the 3d mark ice storm unlimited graphics performance benchmarks also shows the same really the iPad Mini retina spur formance is on par with full-size tablets now let's get to battery life and in CNET's video playback drain test the new Nexus 7 gave us an impressive 11 and a half hours of video playback but the iPad Mini retina boasts an industry best 14 plus hours of apple juice for a 7 have the iPad Mini retina gets a perfect 5 and the Nexus 7 gets a for the final round that decides it all is value the new Nexus 7 16 gig Wi-Fi model starts at 229 the iPad Mini retina 16 gig Wi-Fi model starts at 399 now the 32 gig Wi-Fi new Nexus is only 269 the iPad Mini 32 gig Wi-Fi is $4.99 and that's 230 bucks more now if you want to get to 32 gig 4G LTE versions for both the new Nexus 7 is 349 and the iPad Mini is 629 for a 280 dollar difference that's just brutal there's nothing to dispute here the new Nexus 7 takes this round at the 4.7 and the iPad Mini gets a 3 point 7 so let's average out all six rounds and in a battle that was neck-and-neck until the end it's the final round value that decides it and the new Nexus 7 takes this battle 4 point for the 4 point 2 and is your prize fight winner at the end of the day you're looking at the iPad Mini retina with full size tablet performance and a full sized price versus the customizable feature pack view Nexus 7 at a reasonable price and the choice always comes down to you i'm brian tong thanks for watching we'll catch you guys next time for another prized by hey hey hey