Since Nexus 7 came out on the tablet market, the landscape has changed a lot. Yes, it was only two months ago but we have seen tablets reach the market that indicate that their footprint is very deep and that their bet, of a small tablet focused on content, has been a total success to be imitated. The tablet becomes a portable access window to movies, books, video games and music. We want to tell you about a few tablets that follow a strategy similar to Nexus 7 or that offer similar characteristics and therefore compete with it and can be a desirable purchase.
Without any doubt, the main competitor that has come out has been Kindle Fire HD. The Amazon tablet has features very similar to Google's by format, screen. The only difference is that the Nexus 7 has a slightly more powerful and gaming-friendly processor and that the Kindle Fire has HDMI output and its WiFi is potentially better, as well as having more storage capacity. From Amazon we also have the renewed version of Kindle Fire as a bet on savings and access to technology for only 159 euros.
But Kindle Fire HD has only arrived a few days ago. Actually, before that there were already many manufacturers that have released 7-inch models that compete with Nexus 7. Many of them are not yet available in Spain but will arrive soon.
We can start with Ainol and its Ainol Novo 7 Flame, Ainol Novo 7 Aurora II y Ainol Novo 7 Crystal. The first two are tablets that are already on sale, the second only in the United States. They have a brutal price of 189 dollars and 139 euros respectively and have efficient dual-core 1,5 GHz processors and good graphics management thanks to their Dual Mail-400 GPU. Both use ICS as the operating system. Third, Ainol Novo 7 Crystal It is a tablet very similar to the previous two but that will take 4.1 Android Jelly Bean From the beginning. Its competitive advantage with Nexus 7 is the price, 149 dollars and that it carries a card SD and port HDMI. Of course, the processor and screen are inferior but respectable.
Acer has also done good things in the 7-inch. For a month and a half he has been talking about Acer Iconia Tab A110, since it was hinted that it would be a low cost tablet with 4.1 Android Jelly Bean From the beginning. It will be very similar to Nexus 7, only with a worse screen. Tegra 3 from Nvidia will be the processor and on top it will have a card SD y HDMI. All for less than $ 200.
Lenovo has done its homework with the Lenovo IdeaTab A2107 as well. It is a tablet similar to those of Ainol but with the main advantage of its robustness thanks to the rough and padded cover. Ainol IdeaTab A2107 It will also come out for a price lower than 200 euros.
Following a bit the line of Kindle Fire HD, the two big companies that compete in the sale of e-books and e-readers with Amazon, Kobo and Barnes & Noble, are going to release tablets below $ 200 and interesting features. Kobo Arc and Nook Tablet they will give good access to content, in solvent tablets, very portable and cheap. From tablet nook It is said that it will have a screen that will match Retina in resolution and has direct access to video streaming portals such as Netflix and Hulu Plus, a joy that unfortunately only Americans enjoy. From Kobo-Arc highlights its intelligent interface that orders the contents by our interests.
Lastly, we must talk about iPad Mini. This device is still a mere rumor gathering but if it is finally released, it would mean the definitive recognition that Google Nexus 7 has marked a line in the world of tablets that cannot be ignored. Below we offer you a table where you can compare the specifications of the tablets that we know 100%. Of the others we have partial data that you can see in detail in the links that we have offered in this article.
| Tablet | Nexus 7 | Kindle Fire HD 7 | Kindle Fire | Ainol Novo 7 Aurora II |
| Size | 198,5 x 120 x 10,45 mm | 193 x 137 x 10,3 mm | 189 120 x x 11,5mm | 189mm x 123mm x 9mm |
| Screen | 7 inch - back light IPS LCD - Corning Glass | 7-inch HD LCD, IPS panel, 10-point multi-touch | 7-inch LCD, 2-point multi-touch | 7 inch IPS capacitive screen |
| Litigation, Arbitration | 1280 x 800 (216 ppi) | 1280 x 800 (216ppi) | 1024 x 600 (169ppi) | 1024 x 600 |
| Thickness | 10,45 mm | 10,3 mm | 11,5 mm | 9 mm |
| Weight | 340 grams | 395 grams | 400 grams | 313 grams |
| Operating system | 4.1.1 Android Jelly Bean | Modified Android (based on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) | Modified Android (based on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) | Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich |
| Processor | NVIDIA TEGRACPU: Quad Core (1,3GHz) GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 12-Core | OMAP 4460 Dual Core 1,2 GHz / Imagination PowerVR 3D Graphics Card | OMAP 4430 dual-core 1,2 GHz | AMlogic 8726-M6 / MX dual core CPU 1.5GHz Dual Mail-400 GPU |
| RAM | 1 GB | 1GB | 1 GB | 1GB DDR3 RAM |
| Conference proceedings | 8 GB / 16 GB | 16 / 32 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Extension | 5GB Google Drive | Cloud (20GB) | Cloud (20GB) | MicroSD (16GB) |
| Connectivity | WiFi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth, NFC | WiFi Dual band, dual antenna (MIMO), Bluetooth | 802.11 WiFi b / g / n | WiFi 802.11 b / g / n, |
| Ports | microUSB, 3.5 mm jack | USB 2.0, microHDMI, 3.5 Jack, | USB, 3.5 Jack | 3,5 mm jack, mini USB, mini HDMI |
| Sound | Rear speakers | 2 Speaker, Dolby Audio Dual | 2 Dolby rear speakers | |
| Camera | Front 1,2 MPX | Front HD | —– | Front 2 MPX |
| Standard | GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass | accelerometer, light sensor, gyroscope | GPS, accelerometer, light sensor, gyroscope, compass | Gravity sensor |
| Battery | 4325 mAh / 9-10 hours | 11h | 9h | 3700mAh / 7 hours |
| Price | 199 euros (8GB) / 249 euros (16GB) | €199 (16GB) / €249 (32GB) | 159 Euros | 139 Euros |