Battle of the Tablets: Nexus 10 vs. iPad 4, Surface and Kindle Fire HD [CHART]

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Google announced on Monday its brand new 10-inch Nexus 10 tablet, which is being touted as "the world’s highest resolution tablet display." Although it may beat competitors such as the Surface, iPad 4 and Kindle Fire HD in terms of screen resolution, you may be wondering how it stacks up in other areas.

For starters, it runs on Android 4.2 (still called Jelly Bean), so it one-ups the Kindle Fire HD and its Android 4.0 operating system in terms of software. It's reasonably priced too -- its 16GB model is $100 less than the iPad, but it's still about $100 more than the Kindle Fire HD.

One major drawback to the Nexus 10 is that it will only be available online -- at least for now -- so consumers looking to give the tablet a test drive in a store before purchasing will be out of luck.

To make your purchasing decision easier based on what specs you're looking for, we pitted the Nexus 10 against Microsoft's Surface, the iPad 4 and Kindle Fire HD in a nicely-packaged chart below.

Which do you think is the best investment? Let us know in the comments below.

The Battle of the Tablets

Microsoft Surface RT

Apple iPad 4

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9

Nexus 10

Screen Size

10.6 inches

9.7 inches

8.9 inches

10 inches

Resolution

1,366 x 768

2,048 x 1,536

1,920 x 1,200

2,560 x 1,600

Pixel Density

148 ppi

264 ppi

254 ppi

300 ppi

Weight

1.5 pounds

1.44 or 1.46 pounds

1.25 pounds

1.33 pounds

Dimensions (WxHxD)

6.7 x 10.8 x 0.37 inches

7.3 x 9.5 x 0.37 inches

6.4 x 9.4 x 0.35 inches

263.9 x 177.6 x 8.9 mm

CPU

Quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3

Dual-core 1.3GHz A6X

Dual-core 1.5GHz TI OMAP4470

Dual-core A15

Storage

32GB or 64GB

16GB, 32GB or 64GB

16GB or 32GB

16GB or 32GB

Connectors

USB 2.0, microHDMI

Apple 9-pin dock Lightning connector

microUSB, microHDMI

microUSB, microHDMI

Operating System

Windows RT

iOS 6

Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

Battery Life

8 hours of mixed activity

10 hours of video playback

9 hours

9 hours

Camera

Two 720p HD cameras, front- and rear-facing

5MP rear camera, VGA front camera

HD front camera

5 MP, main; 1.9 MP front

Networking

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0

Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi and 2G, 3G, 4G LTE; Bluetooth 4.0

Dual-band Wi-Fi or dual-band Wi-Fi and 2G, 3G, 4G LTE; Bluetooth

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0

Price

$499 for 32GB, $599 for 32GB and Touch Cover, $699 for 64GB and Touch Cover

$499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB, $699 for 64GB (Wi-Fi); $629 for 16GB, $729 for 32GB, $829 for 64GB (Wi-Fi + LTE)

$299 for 16GB, $369 for 32GB (Wi-Fi); $499 for 32GB, $599 for 64GB (Wi-Fi + cellular)

$399 for 16GB, $499 for 32GB