Which tablet device is worth the purchase? We pit the Nexus 7 against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 to see which device is better.

In terms of design and display, the Nexus 7 is equipped with an IPS LCD display that is LED backlit and that measures 7 inches, which renders a resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a pixel density has 323ppi. The display also has multi touch capabilities, being able to recognize 10 fingers at a time and has the Corning Gorilla Glass for protection.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 also has an IPS LCD model of display that measures 7 inches and the pixel density is only 219ppi.

For the hardware, battery and camera specs, the Nexus 7 has a Krait processor working at 1.5 GHz paired up with the Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset from Qualcomm, which guarantees a smooth performance. It also has 1.5 GB of RAM backing up the processor. The operating system the tablet runs on is Android Jelly Bean, which you can upgrade to Android KitKat. As for battery, the unit is non removable but holds a very impressive capacity of 3950 mAh. Unfortunately, the tablet does not have a SIM card slot, which means that GPRS and EDGE services are not available.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 has a quad core working at 1.2 GHz backed up by 1.5 GB of RAM. As for internal memory, it offers two options: 8 GB and 16 GB. The only downside of the tablet is the missing microSD card slot, which the Google and Asus tablet has. It runs on on the Android KitKat and the battery unit has a larger capacity, and a longer battery life.

The Nexus 7 16 GB (internal memory) version cost around $210.00, while the Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 16 GB version is at $237.99.

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