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iPad Mini Killer for Less Than Half the Price

Saturday, January 05, 2013 at 12:21 AM ET

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Google Nexus 7

Key Takeaways:

The Apple iPad Mini is expensive, especially the cellular models.
The Google Nexus 7 offers comparable functionality to the iPad Mini at half the price.
The Nexus 7 boasts a faster processor, sharper display, and includes GPS/WAAS and a gyro.
While Android aviation apps are less prevalent than iOS, Garmin Pilot provides a robust and comparable experience on the Nexus 7.

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For those of you who’ve been trying to get your hands on an Apple iPad Mini, there’s good news. You might not need one.

A commercial pilot, Isabel Goyer has been flying for more than 40 years, with hundreds of different aircraft in her logbook and thousands of hours. An award-winning aviation writer, photographer and editor, Ms. Goyer led teams at Sport Pilot, Air Progress and Flying before coming to Plane & Pilot in 2015.