The iPad Mini is by far the best tablet if you want to read a book – its other features are no great shakes compared to its rivals, but it has one important advantage over the Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire HD, as you can buy books from all the stores, like Google Play, Kindle and of course iBooks.
Magazines on the iPad Mini look great, thanks to the 7.9 “display. All tablets are good enough for just browsing, but for reading, the iPad Mini just has it, thanks to the size of the screen.
The iPad Mini has the same resolution as the iPad 2, and there are loads of apps designed just for these iOS devices – loads more than you’ll get with the Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire HD. Google Play is growing of course, and the Amazon store is a decent place too, but neither can come close to the Apple Store just yet.
All the tablets are good for surfing, too, however the Kindle Fire HD shows more of each page in portrait mode. The iPad shows most in landscape orientation.
The Kindle Fire HD is the best for music, as it offers speakers at the side that give a clear, crisp sound until you whack it up to full volume, when it starts to sound tinny. This is quite a feat for a small device like a tablet, really.
The iPad Mini isn’t too bad either for music, but the Kindle Fire HD is badly let down by its rear speaker – this wasn’t thought out very well.
The Nexus 7 and the iPad Mini are level-pegging when it comes to video, as both offer really good images. The Nexus 7 is by far the best for YouTube vids, but the iPad Mini performs best on Netflix. The iPad Mini, however, doesn’t really give any advantage with its bigger screen, though.
The over-saturated images on the Kindle Fire HD are a bit disappointing, sadly.
For games, it’s the iPad Mini without a doubt, thanks to the huge number of games on offer in the App Store. The Kindle Fire HD is a close second thanks to those over-saturated colours, as they look good in games.
For LA Times, the best all-rounder is the iPad Mini, but this is hardly as surprise when you consider that at $ 329 it costs $ 130 more than the competition.
If you can afford this, fine, but you’ll still do well with the Androids if your budget’s a bit tighter.
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