Samsung and Google remain two of the biggest manufacturers offering Android-based products. Recently, both companies have been trying out the tablet market. Along with smartphones, tablets account for majority of the market share in tech these days. For this Android face off, we take a look at the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 and the Google Nexus Asus 7C. Which is the better Android tablet?

Design and Display

The Tab 3 T310 offers a lighter and thinner design compared to the Nexus 7C. Samsung's tablet measures around 7.4 mm thick and weighs 314 grams. Nexus' dimensions, on other hand, are 10.45 mm thick and 340 grams. What is surprising is that the Tab 3 T310 has bigger display at 8 inches while the Nexus 7C only has 7 inches. Likewise, the Tab 3 is bigger with a 4450 mAh battery. Nexus features a 4325 mAh battery. Despite the bulkier design, Nexus 7C offers better screen resolution at 1280x800 pixels. The tab's resolution is at 1280x768 pixels.

Connectivity

Probably the one of the main differentiating points of the two tablets comes in their connectivity options. The Nexus 7C features cellular connectivity though it does not allow SIM use. It provides 3G access along with NFC, GPS, Bluetooth, micro USB port and WiFi. The Tab 3 has GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and micro USB. The device does not offer SIM support and NFC connectivity options.

Storage

Asus included 32GB worth of internal storage to the Nexus but the company did not install a micro SD card slot for expandable memory. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 T310 starts with 16GB of internal storage and offers up to 64GB of micro SD card slot for expandable memory.

Battery

TAB 3 T310 has a larger battery, 4450 mAh Li-Ion battery offering up to 11 hours of battery. That is, 11 hours for talktime and 96 for playing music. The Nexus 7C features a 4325 mAh Li-Po battery. It provides 10 hours battery for internet browsing, 9 for video play and 300 hours when on standby.

Processor, OS, RAM

Tab 3 T310 comes with 1.5 GB RAM but Nexus delivers more with 1GB RAM. Nexus runs on a 1.2 GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 quad core processor while Samsung uses a 1.5 GHz dual core processor. Samsung's tablet has Android 4.1 Jelly Bean while the Nexus runs with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. Asus made sure their Android-based tablets get the latest OS and updates soon as they are launched.