Balanced, well-rounded review. Good to see.

One thing not mentioned in this comparison is that the Nexus 7 screen is significantly brighter than the iPad mini display (over 200 nits brighter according to Anandtech). Therefore the battery life tests at "75% brightness" are completely skewed in the iPad's favor. The actual battery life of the two tablets at equal brightness is actually about equal.

Work colleague has the new 7. Great for reading books and web material.
I opted for the Air over the Mini in the end because of the larger screen.
All I can say is if you are mostly using the 7 for surfing the net and the odd game/media experience, you can stretch battery to almost a week if you're using it a 1-2 hours a day.
Speaking for the Air, with about 25% brightness, which I consider to be quite bright, I nearly hit two weeks the first time I got it with light use. The ability of the new architecture to scale down power usage when not used is amazing.
We have come far !

Since AAPL has managed to develop the finest Desktops, and Laptops, the integration of all this from one to the other is superb. They are always talking to each other and that is a huge plus.

Another thing they forgot to mention is the Nexus has a built in gps and the mini doesn't' unless you get the LTE or 4g model for an extra $120. The Nexus also has a built in accelerometer at the base price.

My grandson has both the Mini and the 7, he said four apps on Mini and it is "full", he has put "many, many" apps on the 7 without hitting capacity.

Whilst the Nexus 7 is considerably cheaper than the iPad Mini Retina, so is the build quality of every single component. If you buy Apple, you buy quality that is controlled by Apple from start to finish. If you buy Google, it only goes as far as the point of sale. Apple's are "generally" sold through Apple controlled retailers. However, even if you buy an Apple product from a non-directly controlled Apple retailer, Apple shops still support the products. Try doing that with any of their rivals. Apple's customer care is legendary, Google products are cheaper for a reason, they're not as good, period (as you Americans say!)

Well rounded review. I am a converted apple fanboy and have owned both versions of the Nexus and iPad mini. As the 2nd gen Nexus 7 has become my tablet of choice, I have to concede the fact that the App store still has a larger selection, but it is important to remember that the Play store grows everyday. Furthermore, when you compare the fact that the Play store covers almost 98% of the App store's top 250 apps in every category you quickly realize that the difference in total number apps is not a big deal. When people ask me for advice for what to buy I tell them...If you want the best tablet (any size) for the money, hands down Nexus 7 won't disappoint. If you have unlimited funds the best tablet (any size) is the Retina Mini. Of course there always arguments of OS, but the beauty of tablets is that you can get them to do what you want them to do with minimal effort.

One thing nobody ever mentions in any article, and the ONE reason I chose the Nexus 7 over the iPad mini: the Nexus 7 fits in my back pocket and jacket pocket. The iPad mini is just a BIT too wide. If the mini was a just 1/4" narrower, I'd go with Apple. That make a huge difference to me, since I don't carry a man-purse around.

Once saw what this guy said about the display, I stopped reading and had to comment.
How could you say "The Nexus 7 only gives you 74 percent as much display area as Apple's tablet does. "??? That's comparing it to the Mini! Do you not see anything wrong with that? How could that be a negative for the nexus 7. I have a nexus 7 and used to have a mini and the mini was just uncomfortable to hold for me. People say "I need that extra .9 inches for web browsing and emails". How? Is it really that bad web browsing on a pure 7 inch tablet? And emails?? Htf does that work out? Its HUGE my thumbs can't even reach across I have to use my index for each letter.
The Nexus 7 has a MUCH better display. Its been proven that it have a better color reproduction and gamut. Stuff retina. Apple's 'holier than thou' terminology is disgusting. The nexus 7 has 323 PPI and the retina mini has 326. Is that really that much better?
For the price, the mini is a piece of crap in my eyes.